Systems, methods, and controllers to enhance heavy equipment warning

A system to change an operational state of one or more lights positioned on hydraulic equipment to provide warning that the hydraulic equipment is in an operation mode, the system comprising:

• an initiation lever positioned proximate an operator's seat of the hydraulic equipment and configured to be actuatable to an inactive position and an active position, (a) the initiation lever when in the inactive position configured to prevent operation of the hydraulic equipment and (b) the initiation lever when in the active position configured to allow one or more of (i) all operation of the hydraulic equipment, (ii) activation of operation controls of the hydraulic equipment, or (iii) hydraulic operation of the hydraulic equipment;
• a power source;
• one or more lights configured to provide illumination to warn that the hydraulic equipment is in the operation mode when the initiation lever is in the active position;
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• a switch connected to the power source, the one or more lights, and the operation controls, the switch positioned proximate the initiation lever, the initiation lever configured to close the switch when the initiation lever is in the active position and open the switch when the initiation lever is in the inactive position, and when the switch is closed, the switch creates a circuit between the power source and the operation controls and a circuit between the power source and the one or more lights to change an operational state of the one or more lights from a first operational state to a second operational state, thereby to provide warning that the hydraulic equipment is in the operation mode.

A system to change an operational state of one or more indicators positioned on hydraulic equipment, the system comprising:

• an actuator configured to transition to an inactive position and an active position, (a) the actuator when in the inactive position to prevent hydraulic operation of the hydraulic equipment and (b) the actuator when in the active position to allow one or more of (i) hydraulic operation or (ii) activate one or more hydraulic operation controls;
• one or more indicators including one or more lights;
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• a switch connected to the one or more indicators and the actuator such that the actuator is configured to close the switch when the actuator is transitioned to the active position to change an operational state of the one or more indicators from a first operational state to a second operational state, thereby to provide warning that the hydraulic equipment is in an operation mode.