Skid steer loader blade control

A method of operating a work vehicle comprising:

• providing a motor associated with selectable movement of a frame by a first operator control;
• providing the frame structurally carrying a cab structure and a manipulating structure associated with an implement for performing work, wherein the manipulating structure is selectably movable by a second operator control located in the cab structure, the manipulating structure is configured to position the implement with respect to three different rotational axes via a first hydraulic circuit and a second hydraulic circuit, the first hydraulic circuit is configured to position the implement with respect to one rotational axis, the second hydraulic circuit is configured to position the implement with respect to two remaining rotational axes, the three rotational axes comprise a first axis, a second axis, and a third axis, the first hydraulic circuit controls pitching movement of the implement about the first axis, and the second hydraulic circuit respectively controls tilting and yawing movement of the implement about the second and third axes, wherein a third operator control is coupled to the second operator control and configured to move in a direction that corresponds to a secondary rotational axis, wherein the secondary rotational axis is parallel to the first, second, or third rotational axis, and wherein the third operator control is a thumbwheel;
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• positioning the implement with respect to the three different rotational axes by controlling the first and second hydraulic circuits via manipulation of the second operator control, wherein rotation of the second operator control about each of three control axes causes corresponding rotation of the implement about a respective one of the three different rotational axes.

A work vehicle comprising:

• a motor associated with selectable movement of a frame by a first operator control;
• the frame structurally carrying a cab structure and a manipulating structure associated with an implement for performing work;
• a second operator control located in the cab structure, wherein the second operator control is configured to manipulate all control functions associated with positioning the implement with respect to three different rotational axes by selectively moving the manipulating structure, the second operator control is a hand control configured to move in three different directions, movement of the hand control in each of the three directions causes corresponding movement of the implement with respect to a respective one of the three different rotational axes via only two hydraulic circuits, the three different rotational axes comprise a first axis, a second axis, and a third axis, a first hydraulic circuit controls pitching movement of the implement about the first axis, and a second hydraulic circuit respectively controls tilting and yawing movement of the implement about the second and third axes;
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• a third operator control coupled to the hand control and configured to move in a fourth direction that corresponds to a secondary rotational axis, wherein the secondary rotational axis is parallel to one of the three different rotational axes.