Patent ID: 8145395

Claim:
A ground engaging work vehicle, comprising: a frame; a plurality of tractive elements coupled to said frame, said tractive elements engaging the ground; a movable extension connected to said frame; a hydraulic fluid using attachment coupled to said movable extension; a hydraulic fluid pump selectively fluidly coupled to said attachment; and an accumulator selectively fluidly coupled to said attachment dependent upon at least one fluid flow requirement of said attachment; a plurality of sensors including a pressure sensor coupled to said accumulator and a flow sensor coupled to a hydraulic flow between said pump and said attachment; and a controller configured to receive information from said pressure sensor and said flow sensor, said controller being further configured to select a timing and duration of release of fluid from said accumulator to said attachment dependent upon said information, and being configured to substantially simultaneously initiate a fluid flow from both the accumulator and the pump to the attachment.