Patent ID: 8209094

Claim:
A hydraulic implement system, comprising: a boom member; a boom actuator situated to move the boom member; a boom operator control device movable through a range to indicate a related operator desired boom member velocity and to affect a corresponding motion of the boom actuator; an implement pivotally connected to the boom member; an implement actuator situated to move the implement relative to the boom member; an implement operator control device movable through a range to indicate a related operator desired implement velocity and to affect a corresponding motion of the implement actuator, the range of the implement operator control device being divided into a first portion and a second portion; a single common pump configured to supply pressurized fluid to both the boom actuator and the implement actuator; and a controller in communication with the boom operator control device, the boom actuator, the implement operator control device, and the implement actuator, the controller being configured to determine that an amount of fluid required to satisfy both the operator desired implement velocity and the operator desired boom member velocity exceeds a capacity of the single common pump, and to selectively limit a velocity of the implement in response to the determination during manipulation of the implement operator control device within the first portion such that a lift velocity of the boom member of at least 65% of the operator desired boom member velocity is maintained.