Patent ID: 7856301

Claim:
A control system for a construction vehicle to which at least two different types of working implements are or can be attached either one-at-a-time by exchanging implements or simultaneously, the construction vehicle having a driveline that includes an engine and a transmission gearbox and the control system comprising: an operator control device configured to be set to a plurality of operational control configurations, the operational control configurations each corresponding to a different realm of use of the construction vehicle, and a control unit, operationally connected to and responsive to the operator control device, for controlling operation of the engine in response to operator command inputs and a control unit, operationally connected to and responsive to the operator control device, for controlling operation of the transmission gearbox in response to operator command inputs; wherein the maximum speed of the engine varies as a function of the operational control configuration to which the operator control device is set; wherein transmission shifting points vary as a function of the operational control configuration to which the operator control device is set; and wherein a plurality of different working implements can be utilized within at least one of the realms of use of the construction vehicle.