Method for operating an agricultural machine and agricultural machine

Abstract

The present disclosure refers to a method for operating an agricultural machine, the agricultural machine having a boom horizontally extending, a balancing system balancing an orientation of the boom in operation, and a tension system adapted for applying pretension to the boom, in which the method includes: moving the agricultural application machine over soil; balancing the orientation of the boom by the balancing system; limiting or completely preventing balancing of the orientation of the boom by the balancing system, and keeping the boom in a pre-tensioned orientation by activating the tension system; and enabling balancing of the orientation of the boom by the balancing system by deactivating the tension system. Further, an agricultural machine is disclosed.

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