Patent ID: 7412827

Claim:
A hydraulic control system, comprising: a first pump configured to pressurize a fluid; a second pump configured to pressurize the fluid; an operator control device movable through a range of motion from a neutral position to a maximum position to generate a corresponding control signal; and a controller in communication with the first pump, the second pump, and the operator control device, the controller configured to: receive the control signal; affect operation of the first pump in response to the control signal as the operator control device is moved throughout the range of motion; and affect operation of the second pump in response to the control signal only as the operator control device is moved through a portion of the range of motion, wherein as the operator control device is moved to a point at a beginning of the portion of the range of motion, the controller affects operation of the second pump, such that both the first pump and the second pump pressurize fluid simultaneously at a level below full output capacities of each of the first pump and the second pump.