HARVESTING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR HARVESTING BY MEANS OF A HARVESTING MACHINE

摘要

The present application relates to a harvesting machine (1) for harvesting crops (2) located on a working field (19), in particular in the form of a forage harvester, comprising two crawler tracks (6) which are arranged at opposite ends of a front axle of the harvesting machine (1) , the crawler tracks (6) each comprising two main wheels (7, 8) arranged one behind the other in the direction of travel of the harvesting machine (1), at least one auxiliary wheel (9) arranged between the main wheels (7, 8) and one spanning the main wheels (7, 8) Running belt (10), the auxiliary wheel (9) being able to interact with a lower section (11) of the running belt (10) so that forces to be diverted into a subsurface can be diverted at least in part by means of the auxiliary wheel (9) via the respective crawler unit (6). In order to provide a harvesting machine by means of which the shear forces introduced into the respective subsoil can be reduced in the course of executing a turning maneuver, it is proposed according to the invention n that at least one lifting element (12) is arranged on each of the caterpillars (6), by means of which at least the front of the two main wheels (7, 8) of the respective crawler unit (6) in the direction of travel of the harvesting machine (1) starting from a zero position in a lifting position can be transferred, the harvesting machine (1) having at least one control device (13) by means of which the transfer of the front main wheel (7) can be triggered automatically as a function of a steering angle of the harvesting machine (1).