Programmable grain cart function control system

A grain cart control system for a grain cart connected to a towing vehicle in which the grain cart includes an auger fold actuator for folding and unfolding an unloading auger of the grain cart, a gate actuator for opening and closing a gate of the grain cart, and at least one spout actuator for controlling orientation of a spout of the unloading auger, each actuator including first and second valves associated therewith for controlling actuation in opposing first and second directions of the actuator;

• the control system comprising:
• an input device adapted to be received within an operator cab of the towing vehicle to receive operator commands from an operator of the towing vehicle and generate corresponding command signals responsive to the operator commands;
• an electronic controller adapted to be operatively connected to the input device and operatively associated with at least one of the actuators of the grain cart;
• a valve actuator adapted to be operatively connected to each valve of said at least one of the actuators of the grain cart;
• the controller including command criteria associated with an operator command stored thereon whereby the controller is operable to generate activation signals for the valve actuators to execute the operator command in response to one or command signals from the input device which meet the command criteria associated with the operator command;
• the controller is being arranged to generate activation signals associated with more than one actuator of the grain cart in response to saki one or more command signals that meet the command criteria associated with a single operator command stored on the controller.

A grain cart control system for a grain cart connected to a towing vehicle in which the grain cart includes an auger fold actuator for folding and unfolding an unloading auger of the grain cart, a gate actuator for opening and closing a gate of the grain cart, and at least one spout actuator for controlling orientation of a spout of the unloading auger, each actuator including first and second valves associated therewith for controlling actuation in opposing first and second directions of the actuator;

• the control system comprising:
• an input device adapted to be received within an operator cab of the towing vehicle to receive operator commands from an operator of the towing vehicle and generate corresponding command signals responsive to the operator commands;
• an electronic controller adapted to be operatively connected to the input device and operatively associated with at least one of the actuators of the grain cart;
• a valve actuator adapted to be operatively connected to each valve of said at least one of the actuators of the grain cart;
• and
• a position sensor associated with one of the actuators to detect a position thereof;
• the controller including command criteria associated with an operator command stored thereon whereby the controller is operable to generate activation signals for the valve actuators to execute the operator command in response to one or command signals from the input device which meet the command criteria associated with the operator command;
• and
• the controller being arranged to generate the activation signals for said one of the actuators having the position sensor associated therewith in response to determination of a single operator command such that the activation signals are arranged to operate said one of the actuators having the position sensor associated therewith until the position thereof reaches a prescribed target value.