Patent ID: 6195604
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
An apparatus for mapping the performance of an agricultural tractor including an engine, a transmission, a power take off, and a three point linkage during operation in an agricultural field comprising:an engine sensor that generates a signal that is representative of an operating characteristic of the engine;a speed sensor that generates a signal that is representative of the speed of the tractor;a power take off sensor that generates a signal that is representative of an operating characteristic of the power take off;a linkage sensor that generates a signal that is representative of an operating characteristic of the three point linkage;a position sensor that generates a signal that is representative of the position of the tractor in the agricultural field; anda controller that is responsive to said signals from said engine sensor, said speed sensor, said power take off sensor, said linkage sensor, and said position sensor and that generates a map of the performance of the agricultural tractor during operation in the agricultural field.