Patent ID: 8909435

Claim:
A farm implement having a toolbar configured to be coupled to a towing vehicle, and a bulk fill hopper mounted to a frame that is supported by a lift wheel assembly, a pair of gull wings, and a hydraulic system for raising and lowering the lift wheel assembly and the gull wings, comprising: a connector for coupling the toolbar to a hitch of the towing vehicle; an ISOBUS connection that facilitates communication with remotes for controlling hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic system; a first electrical input that receives a hitch position signal from the towing vehicle; a second electrical input that receives a frame position signal; an electronic control unit (ECU) that receives the hitch position and the frame position signals and being configured to: provide a first command signal to the remotes of the towing vehicle via the ISOBUS connection in response to the hitch position and the frame position signals to automatically activate the lift wheel assembly to maintain the frame in a level position as the vertical position of the hitch changes; and provide a command signal to the remotes of the towing vehicle via the ISOBUS connection to raise and lower the gull wings in response to the hitch position signal.