Patent ID: 9637889
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: E02F

Claim:
1. A ground engaging vehicle, comprising: a machine frame having front and rear wheels connected thereto; a variable and controllable vehicle drive system; a wheel lean control system for tilting a set of the wheels; a moldboard adjustably connected to the frame for engaging ground lying material; a rotation sensor system for determining a rotation angle to which the moldboard has been adjusted; and an electronic controller controllably coupled to said wheel lean control system, said rotation sensor system, and said variable and controllable drive system, said electronic controller configured for determining a required adjustment of said variable and controllable drive system for said wheels and said wheel lean control system in response to draft forces resulting from the rotation angle of said moldboard, and for issuing commands to said wheel lean control system and said variable and controllable drive system to make adjustments in response to changes in said draft forces.