System and method for monitoring tool float on an agricultural implement

A method for monitoring tool float on an agricultural implement, the agricultural implement including a frame, a rocker arm pivotably mounted to the frame, a tool coupled to the rocker arm, and a biasing element coupled between the frame and the rocker arm, the biasing element configured to permit the tool to move relative to the frame, the method comprising:

• receiving, with a computing device, data from a rotational position sensor configured to detect a parameter indicative of a rotational position of the rocker arm relative the frame;
• determining, with the computing device, an additional amount of available relative movement between the tool and the frame based on the received data;
• and
• when the determined additional amount of available relative movement between the tool and the frame falls below a predetermined threshold, initiating, with the computing device, a control action associated increasing the additional amount of available relative movement between the tool and the frame.

A system for monitoring tool float on an agricultural implement, the system comprising:

• an implement frame;
• a tool supported by the implement frame;
• a rocker arm pivotably mounted to the implement frame;
• a first biasing element coupled between a first end of the rocker arm and the implement frame;
• and
• a second biasing element coupled between a second end of the rocker arm and the tool,
• wherein the first biasing element and the second biasing element configured to permit the tool to move relative to the implement frame.