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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2019
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Nathaniel S. Doy, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Lee M. Hogan, Champlin, MN (US);
Jason W. Muir, Andover, MN (US);
Hyppolite Kuissi, Peoria, IL (US);
Jacob M. Saari, Otsego, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
An implement with a ground-engaging tool may include a frame supported above a surface of a ground by a ground-engaging portion and a suspension, a tool supported by and adjustable relative to the frame and configured for working the ground, a housing arranged around portions of the tool and secured to the frame, and a monitor system configured for identifying an exposed condition of the tool. A method of managing an exposed condition of a ground-engaging tool and a method of operating an implement with a ground-engaging tool are also described.