Patent ID: 7894963

Claim:
A backhoe loader comprising: an engine; an engine speed sensor configured to sense the speed of the engine; a transmission coupled to the engine; a transmission status sensor configured to sense the status of the transmission; a pump coupled to the engine and having a first torque mode and a second torque mode; an actuator hydraulically coupled to the pump; a hydraulic implement operably coupled to the actuator and independent of the transmission; and a controller in communication with the engine speed sensor and the transmission status sensor, the controller being configured to: select one of a backhoe mode and a loader mode based on the transmission status sensor; switch the pump from the first torque mode to the second torque mode when the engine speed exceeds a first set point and when the controller is in the loader mode; and switch the pump from the first torque mode to the second torque mode when the engine speed exceeds a second set point and when the controller is in the backhoe mode, wherein the second set point is less than the first set point.