Methods of operating an agricultural implement coupled to a three-point hitch, and related systems and control systems

An agricultural system, comprising:

• a towing vehicle comprising:
• a chassis supported on a ground, and
• a three-point hitch coupled to the chassis;
• an agricultural implement coupled to the three-point hitch, the agricultural implement comprising:
• a frame,
• a toolbar coupled to the frame, the toolbar carrying row units coupled to the toolbar by parallel linkages, and
• at least one contouring actuator coupled to the frame and configured to lift or lower a plurality of the row units relative to the ground;
• and
• a control system configured to:
• cause the at least one contouring actuator to move the toolbar and at least one row unit to a central portion of a range of travel of the at least one row unit,
• display a position of the toolbar relative to the three-point hitch, and
• display a direction of movement of the three-point hitch that would cause the at least one contouring actuator to move the toolbar to a center of a range of travel of the toolbar while the at least row unit is within the central portion of the range of travel of the at least one row unit.

A control system for an agricultural machine, the control system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the control system to:
• provide a visual indication of a position of a toolbar of an agricultural implement relative to a three-point hitch of a towing vehicle, the agricultural implement coupled to the towing vehicle by the three-point hitch;
• move at least one row unit coupled to a toolbar of the agricultural implement with at least one contouring actuator coupled to a central portion of a range of travel of the at least one row unit;
• determine a direction of movement of the three-point hitch that would cause the toolbar to move toward a center of travel of the toolbar while the at least one row unit is within the central portion of the range of travel of the at least one row unit;
• and
• display the direction of movement of the three-point hitch.