Systems and methods for detecting material accumulation relative to disk gang assemblies of agricultural implements

A method for detecting material accumulation relative to disk gang assemblies of an agricultural implement, the agricultural implement including a frame and first and second disk gang assemblies supported relative to the frame, each of the first and second disk gang assemblies including a toolbar coupled to the frame and a plurality of disks supported by the toolbar, the method comprising:

• receiving, with a computing system, data indicative of an applied load through each of the first and second disk gang assemblies;
• comparing, with the computing system, the applied loads to a load threshold, wherein the load threshold comprises a load differential threshold between the first and second disk gang assemblies;
• determining, with the computing system, that the first disk gang assembly is in a plugged state when the applied load through the first disk gang assembly exceeds the applied load through the second disk gang assembly by the load differential threshold;
• and
• initiating, with the computing system, a control action when it is determined the first disk gang assembly is in the plugged state.

A system for detecting material accumulation relative to disk gang assemblies of agricultural implements, the system comprising:

• an implement frame and a disk gang assembly supported relative to the implement frame, the disk gang assembly including a toolbar coupled to the implement frame and a plurality of disks supported by the toolbar;
• a load sensor configured to provide data indicative of an applied load through the disk gang assembly;
• and
• a computing system communicatively coupled to the load sensor, the computing system being configured to:
• monitor the load applied through the disk gang assembly based on the data provided by the load sensor;
• select a load threshold based at least in part on a ground speed of the agricultural implement and a penetration depth of the plurality of disks of the disk gang assembly;
• compare the monitored load to the load threshold selected for the disk gang assembly;
• and
• determine that the disk gang assembly is in a plugged state when the monitored load differs from the load threshold.