Implement weight management systems, methods, and apparatus
AssigneePrecision Planting LLC
InventorsDerek Sauder, Jason Stoller
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Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for managing implement weight. In some embodiments, a position sensor is used to determine a position of the wing section and a downforce applied to the wing is modified in order to lower the wing section. In some embodiments, the position sensor indicates the position of a wing wheel assembly of the wing section. In other embodiments, the position sensor indicates the position of a center wheel assembly of a center section of the implement.
Claims18
A weight transfer control system for an agricultural implement, the agricultural implement having a wing section, the wing section having a wing wheel disposed to rollingly support the wing section, the weight transfer control system comprising:
- a wing flex actuator configured to modify downforce applied to the wing section of the implement;
- a wing flex valve in fluid communication with the wing flex actuator;
- a wing position sensor;
- processing circuitry in data communication with the wing position sensor, the processing circuitry configured to determine a position of the wing section;
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- a shut-off valve configured to selectively cut off fluid flow to the wing flex valve.
A method of transferring weight of an agricultural implement, comprising:
- drawing an implement across a field;
- passing a fluid from a wing flex valve to a wing flex actuator to modify a wing downforce applied to a wing section of the implement by the wing flex actuator;
- monitoring a wing section position of the wing section with a wing position sensor;
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- terminating fluid flow to the wing flex valve with a shut-off valve after determining the wing section position to be within a selected range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.