System and method for detecting plugging of an agricultural implement based on tool scraper loading

An agricultural implement, comprising:

• a frame;
• a plurality of rotating discs supported relative to the frame, the plurality of rotating discs including a first disc;
• a disc scraper positioned relative to the first disc such that the disc scraper is configured to remove field materials from the first disc;
• a sensor configured to detect a parameter indicative of a load on the disc scraper;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, the controller configured to monitor the load on the disc scraper based on data received from the sensor, the controller further configured to determine when the first disc is experiencing a plugged condition based at least in part on the monitored load.

A method for detecting plugging of an agricultural implement, the agricultural implement including a ground-engaging tool configured to engage soil within a field as the agricultural implement is moved across the field, the agricultural implement further including a tool scraper configured to remove field materials from the ground-engaging tool as the ground-engaging tool engages the soil, the method comprising:

• monitoring, with a computing device, a load on the tool scraper as the agricultural implement is moved across the field;
• determining, with the computing device, when the ground-engaging tool is experiencing a plugged condition based at least in part on the monitored load;
• and
• initiating, with the computing device, a control action associated with de-plugging the ground-engaging tool when it is determined that the ground-engaging tool is experiencing the plugged condition.