Patent ID: 6555932
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
A tractor having an electronic circuit adapted for use with an implement to be operatively coupled to the tractor, the tractor comprising:a tractor body including a cabin having an implement control for regulating an implement; a sensing apparatus for detecting data regarding the tractor; and said electronic circuit coupled to the sensing apparatus and operatively coupled to the implement control for switching between a first and second mode and operating in one of the two modes including: a) the first mode allowing the sensing apparatus to operate; and b) the second mode disallowing the sensing apparatus to operate wherein the implement control has a positive position for activating the implement and a negative position for activating the implement, and wherein the electronic circuit operates in the first mode in response to the implement control being in the positive position and operates in the second mode in response to the implement control being in the negative position, the sensing apparatus coupled to detect only when the implement is altering or detecting an environment outside the tractor such that the electronic circuits operates in the second mode when the implement is not to alter or detect an environment outside the tractor.