Agricultural Harvester and Method of Operating the Same

Abstract

Agricultural harvester (10), having a frame or a framework (12) on which a chassis (14) and/or an attachment device for receiving on a carrier vehicle engages, having working units (17) which, in a working position of the harvester, are supported via supporting devices (20) on a ground surface, having ground relief devices (21, 24) via which, in the working position of the harvester, a contact force or a contact pressure of the working units (17) on the ground surface is settable, having sensors (22) which are configured to measure for each working unit (17) a working weight thereof or a weight of the crops situated thereon or a contact force according to this, or a contact pressure according to this, of the respective working unit (17) on the ground surface, and having a control unit (23) which is configured to control the ground relief devices (21, 24) according to the measurement variables of the sensors (22) in order to influence the contact forces or contact pressures of the working units (17). FIG. 1

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