Height-adjustable agricultural vehicles and methods of transferring loads therein

A method of operating an agricultural vehicle comprising a chassis, four ground-engaging elements configured to support the chassis above a ground surface, and four support assemblies supporting the chassis on the ground-engaging elements, wherein each support assembly comprises a height-adjustment actuator, each height-adjustment actuator configured to operate independently of other height-adjustment actuators, the method comprising:

• receiving a command to transfer a load from a first of the ground-engaging elements to second, third, and fourth ground-engaging elements;
• adjusting at least one of the height-adjustment actuators such that the first ground-engaging element is at a different height than the second, third, and fourth ground-engaging elements;
• transferring a load from a first portion of the ground surface providing a first traction at the first ground-engaging element to at least a second portion of the ground surface at at least one of the second, third, or fourth ground-engaging elements, the second portion of the ground surface providing a second traction greater than the first traction;
• and
• driving at least one of the second, third, and fourth ground-engaging elements while the load is carried by the second, third, and fourth ground-engaging elements.