Electronic controller and turf maintenance vehicle incorporating same

A method of operating a turf maintenance vehicle, the method comprising:

• detecting, while the vehicle is in a first state, whether a power take-off (PTO) associated with a prime mover of the vehicle is engaged or disengaged, wherein the PTO operatively connects an implement associated with the vehicle to the prime mover when the PTO is engaged, and operatively disconnects the implement from the prime mover when the PTO is disengaged;
• recording, while the vehicle is in the first state, an accumulated time that the PTO has been engaged exclusively to a system memory and a first property memory;
• recording, while the vehicle is in a second state different than the first state, an accumulated time that the PTO has been engaged exclusively to the system memory and a second property memory without recording to the first property memory;
• and
• selectively erasing contents of the first property memory while preserving contents of the second property memory and the system memory.

A turf maintenance vehicle comprising:

• a chassis supported upon a ground surface by a plurality of ground-engaging members;
• a prime mover supported by the chassis;
• an implement connected to the chassis, the implement operatively connected to the prime mover when a power take-off (PTO) is engaged, and operatively disconnected from the prime mover when the PTO is disengaged, the implement adapted to perform a maintenance task;
• and
• an electronic controller (EC) carried on the chassis, the EC comprising a system memory, a first property memory, and a second property memory, wherein the system memory, the first property memory, and the second property memory each include a first storage portion adapted to record an accumulated time during which the PTO has been engaged, wherein the EC is configured to:
• simultaneously record the accumulated time to the system memory and to the first property memory without recording to the second property memory when the vehicle is in a first state;
• and simultaneously record the accumulated time to the system memory and to the second property memory without recording to the first property memory when the vehicle is in a second state.