Vehicle with always forward system

A method of operating a system for a vehicle that includes a movable chassis and an operator station rotatable relative to the chassis, the method comprising:

• sensing an orientation of the operator station relative to the chassis with a sensor;
• generating a signal indicative of the operator station orientation;
• delivering the signal to a controller;
• selectively varying an indicator assembly between a first indicator and a second indicator of the indicator assembly based on the signal indicative of the operator station orientation, the indicator assembly disposed in the operator station;
• illuminating the first indicator when the operator station is oriented in a forward-facing direction;
• illuminating the second indicator when the operator station is oriented in a rearward-facing direction;
• detecting a change in the orientation of the operator station between the forward-facing direction and the rearward-facing direction;
• and
• varying the indicator assembly between the first indicator and the second indicator using the controller in response to detecting the change in the operator station orientation.

A method of operating a vehicle that includes a movable chassis having a forward end and a rearward end, an operator station rotatable relative to the chassis, and a chassis movement control, the method comprising:

• providing a direction control system in communication with a transmission of the chassis;
• providing a switch mechanism in communication with the direction control system;
• orienting the operator station in one of a forward-facing direction and a rearward-facing direction;
• enabling the direction control system by engaging the switch mechanism;
• engaging the chassis movement control and moving the chassis movement control in a direction indicative of forward chassis movement;
• moving the vehicle in the direction of orientation of the operator station in response to the direction control system being enabled regardless of the operator station being oriented in the forward-facing direction or the rearward-facing direction;
• disabling the direction control system;
• engaging the chassis movement control in a direction indicative of forward vehicle movement;
• and
• moving the chassis in the forward-facing direction in response to the direction control system being disabled and regardless of the operator station orientation.

A method of operating a vehicle that includes a movable chassis having a forward end and a rearward end, an operator station rotatable relative to the chassis, and a chassis movement control, the method comprising:

• providing a direction control system in communication with a transmission of the chassis;
• providing a switch mechanism in communication with the direction control system;
• orienting the operator station in one of a forward-facing direction and a rearward-facing direction;
• enabling the direction control system by engaging the switch mechanism;
• engaging the chassis movement control and moving the chassis movement control in a direction indicative of forward chassis movement;
• moving the vehicle in the direction of orientation of the operator station in response to the direction control system being enabled regardless of the operator station being oriented in the forward-facing direction or the rearward-facing direction;
• sensing a parameter of the vehicle;
• generating a first signal indicative of the vehicle parameter;
• sensing a parameter of the direction control system;
• generating a second signal indicative of the direction control system parameter;
• delivering the first signal and the second signal to a controller;
• and
• overriding the second signal in response to the first signal indicative of the vehicle parameter in an active state when the second signal is indicative of the direction control system being enabled.

A system for a vehicle that includes a movable chassis having a transmission, a forward end and a rearward end, an operator station rotatable relative to the chassis, and a chassis movement control, the system comprising:

• a sensor configured to detect an orientation of the operator station relative to the chassis and to generate a signal indicative of the orientation of the operator station;
• an indicator assembly disposed in the operator station, the indicator assembly including a first state indicative of the operator station oriented in a first direction, and a second state indicative of the operator station oriented in a second direction;
• a direction control system in communication with the transmission and with the chassis movement control, the direction control system operable to facilitate movement of the vehicle in the direction of orientation of the operator station in response to engagement of the chassis movement control in a direction indicative of forward chassis movement regardless of the operator station being oriented in the forward-facing direction or the rearward facing direction;
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• a controller in communication with the sensor to receive the signal indicative of the operator station orientation from the sensor, the controller further in communication with the indicator assembly to selectively vary the indicator assembly between the first state and the second state based on the signal indicative of the operator station orientation, the indicator assembly variable between the first state and the second state in response to the sensor detecting a change in the operator station orientation between a forward-facing direction and a rearward-facing direction.