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Wheel position control system for an agricultural implement

  • US 10,117,377 B2
  • Filed: 07/18/2016
  • Issued: 11/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An agricultural implement system, comprising:

  • a toolbar assembly configured to support at least one row unit;

    a plurality of wheels configured to support the toolbar assembly above a soil surface, wherein the plurality of wheels comprises an aligned wheel and an offset wheel, a centerline of the aligned wheel is configured to be substantially laterally aligned with a centerline of a corresponding wheel or track of a tow vehicle, a centerline of the offset wheel is configured to be laterally offset from the centerline of the corresponding wheel or track of the tow vehicle, and the tow vehicle is configured to tow the agricultural implement system; and

    a wheel position control system configured to control movement of each wheel of the plurality of wheels relative to the toolbar assembly, wherein the wheel position control system is configured to instruct an aligned actuator and an offset actuator to lower the aligned wheel and the offset wheel, respectively, relative to the toolbar assembly to transition the toolbar assembly to a non-working position, in which the aligned and offset wheels engage the soil surface and the at least one row unit is disengaged from the soil surface, the wheel position control system is configured to instruct the aligned actuator and the offset actuator to raise the aligned wheel and the offset wheel, respectively, relative to the toolbar assembly to transition the toolbar assembly to a working position, in which the aligned wheel engages the soil surface and the at least one row unit engages the soil surface, and the wheel position control system is configured to instruct the offset actuator to raise the offset wheel above the aligned wheel relative to the toolbar assembly while the toolbar assembly is in the working position such that the offset wheel is disengaged from the soil surface.

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