Patent ID: 11867280
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A method of controlling a temperature of an axle fluid, the method comprising:
sensing a temperature of an axle fluid of a vehicle;
selectively operating a fluid cooling system if the sensed fluid temperature satisfied a first selected criteria;
detecting the temperature of the axle fluid as the fluid cooling system is being selectively operated;
selectively ceasing operation of the fluid cooling system when the sensed axle fluid temperature no longer satisfies the first selected criteria, sensing a viscosity of the axle fluid;
determining whether the viscosity of the axle fluid satisfies a second selected criteria; and
passing the axle fluid through a filter when the sensed axle fluid temperature does not satisfy the first selected criteria and when the sensed axle fluid viscosity does not satisfy the second selected criteria.