Patent ID: 8041485

Claim:
A machine comprising: a body; an engine mounted within the body and powering the machine; a transmission coupled to the engine; a seat assembly being rotatably mounted to the body and moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the seat assembly includes a seat assembly position sensor operable to detect the first position and the second position; an electronic control module in electrical communication with the engine, the transmission, and the seat assembly position sensor; a first transmission controller in electrical communication with the electronic control module and operable to control the transmission with a first transmission command; and a second transmission controller in electrical communication with the electronic control module and operable to control the transmission with a second transmission command; wherein the first transmission control operable to control the transmission using a forward command and a reverse command only when the seat assembly is in the first position and the second transmission command is neutral; wherein the second transmission controller is operable to control the transmission using forward command and the reverse command only when the seat assembly is in the first position and the first transmission command is neutral.