System and method for identifying plugging of ground engaging tools based on lifting pressure

An agricultural implement, comprising:

• a frame;
• a basket assembly configured to be supported by the frame;
• a fluidic actuator coupled to the basket assembly, the fluidic actuator operable to adjust the basket assembly between a lifted position and a ground engaging position;
• a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure of fluid supplied to the fluidic actuator;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the pressure sensor, the controller configured to receive, from the pressure sensor, a pressure signal that corresponds to the pressure of fluid supplied to the fluidic actuator, the controller further configured to determine when the basket assembly is plugged based at least in part on the pressure signal from the pressure sensor exceeding a predetermined threshold corresponding to a position fluidic actuator indicating additional material present on the ground engaging tool.

A method for identifying plugging within an agricultural implement, the method comprising:

• receiving a signal from a pressure sensor, the signal corresponding to a measured pressure of fluid supplied to a fluidic actuator coupled to a ground engaging tool;
• comparing, with a computing device, the measured pressure of fluid supplied to the fluidic actuator to a predetermined threshold;
• and
• identifying, with the computing device, that the ground engaging tool is plugged in response to the measured pressure of fluid supplied to the fluidic actuator exceeding the predetermined threshold while the ground engaging tool is in a lifted position.