Patent ID: 7596935

Claim:
A method of suspending a floating header, a component of a fixed-frame, towed implement, the towed implement comprising a tongue to which a prime mover is attached, a frame, the floating header, a first hydraulic cylinder, and a hydraulic accumulator, the method comprising: (a) operatively attaching a first end of the first hydraulic cylinder to the frame; (b) operatively attaching a second end of the first hydraulic cylinder to the floating header; (c) lifting the floating header by pressurizing a hydraulic system to move a ram of the first hydraulic cylinder while simultaneously pressurizing the hydraulic accumulator; (d) reducing a pressure in the hydraulic accumulator to a predetermined value of pressure, thereby reducing a pressure to the first hydraulic cylinder; (e) lowering the floating header of the fixed-frame, towed implement to a supporting surface while reducing the pressure in the hydraulic accumulator; and (f) suspending a portion of the floating header of the fixed-frame, towed implement with the first hydraulic cylinder, thereby allowing said floating header to float.