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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael C. Gentle, Maroa, IL (US);
Ethan M. Tevis, Bloomington, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/84 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01); E02F 3/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/844 (2013.01); E02F 3/764 (2013.01); E02F 3/7659 (2013.01); E02F 9/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A grading machine may include a machine body, a grading blade, a drawbar connecting the grading blade to the machine body, a drawbar centershift cylinder, a user interface, and a control system. The control system may be configured to receive an input from the user interface and extend or retract the drawbar centershift cylinder to adjust a centershift of the drawbar to one of a plurality of predetermined centershift positions based on the input.