Soil processing machine

A method for operating a soil processing machine, the soil processing machine including:

• a machine frame having two longitudinal members positioned parallel to a machine longitudinal direction and spaced from each other transversely to the machine longitudinal direction, and two transverse members positioned extending transversely to the machine longitudinal direction and spaced from each other in the machine longitudinal direction,
• a soil processing roller supported on the longitudinal members such as to be rotatable about a roller rotational axis and positioned between the transverse members in the machine longitudinal direction,
• a coupling assembly for coupling the machine frame to another machine frame of the soil processing machine or to another machine,
• a chassis assembly comprising at each one of the two longitudinal members a chassis unit, each one of the two chassis units comprising a caterpillar chassis supported on one of the two longitudinal members such as to be height adjustable relative to the one of the longitudinal members, the caterpillar chassis of the two chassis units being independently height adjustable,
• the soil processing machine further including, an oscillation mechanism having at least one imbalance mass disposed in the interior of the soil processing roller rotatable about an imbalance rotation of axis and a lifting assembly including the chassis assembly, wherein the soil processing roller is positionable in and out of contact with a soil underlying the soil processing roller by the lifting assembly and/or a bearing load exerted by the soil processing roller on the soil underlying the soil processing roller is variable,
• wherein the method comprises:
• a) at the beginning of a soil processing procedure, operating the lifting assembly to position the soil processing roller such that the soil processing roller is out of contact with the underlying soil or a bearing load exerted by the soil processing roller on the underlying soil is reduced with respect to a maximum bearing load,
• b) after implementing step a), putting the oscillation mechanism into operation,
• c) after implementing step b), operating the lifting assembly such that the soil processing roller comes into contact with the underlying soil or a bearing load exerted by the soil processing roller on the underlying soil is increased.

A method for operating a soil processing machine, the soil processing machine including:

• a machine frame having two longitudinal members positioned parallel to a machine longitudinal direction and spaced from each other transversely to the machine longitudinal direction, and two transverse members positioned extending transversely to the machine longitudinal direction and spaced from each other in the machine longitudinal direction,
• a soil processing roller supported on the longitudinal members such as to be rotatable about a roller rotational axis and positioned between the transverse members in the machine longitudinal direction,
• a coupling assembly for coupling the machine frame to another machine frame of the soil processing machine or to another machine,
• a chassis assembly comprising at each one of the two longitudinal members a chassis unit, each one of the two chassis units comprising a caterpillar chassis supported on one of the two longitudinal members such as to be height adjustable relative to the one of the longitudinal members, the caterpillar chassis of the two chassis units being independently height adjustable,
• the soil processing machine further including, a soil processing roller rotatably supported on a machine frame about a roller rotation of axis, an oscillation mechanism having at least one imbalance mass disposed in the interior of the soil processing roller rotatable about an imbalance rotation of axis, and a lifting assembly including the chassis assembly, wherein the soil processing roller is positionable in and out of contact with a soil underlying the soil processing roller by the lifting assembly and/or a bearing load exerted by the soil processing roller on the soil underlying the soil processing roller is variable,
• wherein the method comprises at least one of the following steps:
• a) for performing a soil processing procedure with the oscillation mechanism in operation, operating the lifting assembly such that a bearing load exerted by the soil processing roller on the underlying soil is reduced with respect to a maximum bearing load,
• b) while performing a soil processing procedure with the oscillation mechanism in operation, operating the lifting assembly such that a bearing load exerted by the soil processing roller on the underlying soil is changed with respect to a maximum bearing load.