Patent ID: 9510498
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A01B,A01C

Claim Text:
1. A method for automatically leveling a farm implement having a frame and a pair of gull wings pivotally coupled to the frame, and being towed by a tractor that is coupled to the farm implement by a hitch and has a hydraulic system controllable by at least one hydraulic remote, comprising: receiving a hitch position signal from the tractor with an electronic control unit (ECU); receiving a frame position signal with the ECU from a sensor that detects a position of the frame; and operatively connecting the ECU to the hydraulic system, the ECU being configured to provide operational commands to the hydraulic remote of the tractor based on the hitch position signal and the frame position signal to automatically raise and lower the frame in response to changes in hitch position of the tractor.