Patent ID: 7114747

Claim:
A system for automatically raising a stabilizer of a work vehicle, comprising: an input device configured to generate signals indicating a plurality of stabilizer rates of movement; an electronic controller configured to receive the signals from the input device and generate corresponding valve signals; and at least one hydraulic valve coupled to the controller to move the stabilizer in response to the valve signals; wherein; the controller has a first mode of operation in which it configured to signal the at least one hydraulic valve to raise and lower the stabilizer proportionate to the input device position; the controller has a second mode of operation in which it automatically raises the stabilizer to a predetermined upper position; the controller is configured to change from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation based upon the operator's positioning of the input device in at least one position of a range of positions for a period of time; the controller is configured to damp stabilizer movement in the first mode of operation; the controller is configured to enter a third, less damped, proportional control mode of operation; and the controller is configured to enter the third mode when an operator oscillates the input device.