Patent ID: 8914198

Claim:
A method for controlling movements of a farm implement that is coupled to a prime mover during transport of the farm implement along a travel path at a ground speed, the method comprising: electronically monitoring a position of the farm implement as it is being transported by the prime mover, an implement steering system of the farm implement being enabled as the farm implement is being transported by the prime mover; determining if the farm implement is in a correctable position; and if so, determining if the ground speed has exceeded an allowable operating limit and a safe implement steering speed limit, and if the farm implement is in the correctable position and if the ground speed has exceeded the allowable operating limit but not exceeded the safe implement steering speed limit, maintaining the implement steering system of the farm implement as enabled and continually centering the position of the farm implement relative to the travel path with the implement steering system as the farm implement is transported by the prime mover if the farm implement is in the correctable position and the ground speed exceeds the allowable operating limit but not the safe implement steering speed limit; and if the ground speed has exceeded the safe implement steering speed limit, automatically disabling the implement steering system; if the farm implement is not in a correctable position, automatically disabling the implement steering system; if the ground speed is below the allowable operating limit, automatically disabling the implement steering system; continuing to electronically monitor the position of the farm implement as it is being transported by the prime mover; and enabling the implement steering system if the farm implement is in a correctable position and if the ground speed has exceeded an allowable operating limit but not exceeded the safe implement steering speed limit.