Work vehicle with operator selected load control and fuel economy control
CA 2352906 A1 · Owner: Kilworth, Timothy Joel · Inventors: Goodnight, Trent Lynn; Kilworth, Timothy Joel
Overview
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A work vehicle such as an agricultural tractor includes means for the operator to select between manual or automatic engine speed control and to select among multiple automatic modes each having a different amount by which the engine speed, is reduced when the load is reduced and the transmission is up-shifted. This enables, the operator to match the degree of engine speed reduction to the particular task at, hand for improved performance and productivity. Preferably the transmission , is an, infinitely variable transmission whereby the engine speed and the transmission can, both be varied infinitely.
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- Filed July 11, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 11, 2021.
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