Patent ID: 8733242

Claim:
A combination of an agricultural apparatus and a hauling or towing vehicle, the hauling or towing vehicle having a power take-off shaft that is selectively activated and deactivated by way of a coupling, the apparatus having drivable elements that are connected to the power take-off shaft, an electronic control unit of the apparatus connected via a bus to an electronic control unit of the hauling or towing vehicle, and the electronic control unit of the hauling or towing vehicle is connected to an external-power-activated actuator for activating and deactivating the coupling of the power take-off shaft wherein: the electronic control unit of the apparatus is connected to a sensor for detecting a living creature present in a danger zone of the apparatus, the danger zone being monitored by the sensor depends on a speed of the combination and the danger zone being monitored by the sensor being smaller at a higher speed than at a lower speed; and, wherein in the case that a living creature located within the danger zone is detected by the sensor, the electronic control unit of the apparatus causes the electronic control unit of the hauling or towing vehicle to one of order the actuator to separate the coupling of the power take-off shaft and to prevent the actuator from closing the coupling.