Patent ID: 8086370

Claim:
A stabilizer system for an industrial vehicle, comprising: one or more stabilizer cylinders mounted to an end of the industrial vehicle, wherein the stabilizer cylinders are configured to contact ground when deployed and to increase a longitudinal stability of the industrial vehicle; a pressure sensor configured to determine a hydraulic system pressure; and a processor configured to calculate a stabilizing pressure to be applied to the one or more stabilizer cylinders based on the hydraulic system pressure and a predetermined threshold axle reaction force associated with an axle of the industrial vehicle, wherein the predetermined threshold axle reaction force is based on a minimum lateral stability of the industrial vehicle, and wherein in response to applying the stabilizing pressure to the one or more stabilizer cylinders: the end of the industrial vehicle is lifted off the ground; an axle reaction force acting on the axle is reduced to the predetermined threshold axle reaction force; the longitudinal stability is increased; and a lateral stability of the industrial vehicle is decreased while maintaining the minimum lateral stability.