Method for operating an agricultural
forage wagon (1), wherein the
forage wagon (1) has a loading unit (2) preferably positioned in a lower front area (13) thereof, by means of which harvested material can be picked up, preferably chopped, and transferred into a loading space (3) of the
forage wagon (1) during a loading process, wherein the forage wagon (1) further comprises a transport device (4) by means of which, during the loading process of the forage wagon (1), the harvested material can be transported within the loading space (3) towards an unloading flap (6) of the forage wagon (1) positioned in a rear area (14) of the forage wagon (1), and wherein the forage wagon (1) further comprises a filling flap (11) positioned in an area above the loading unit (2), wherein, during the loading process of the forage wagon (1), the filling flap (11) presses against the harvested material with a force to compact it.and during the loading process of the loading wagon (1), the displacement of the filling flap (11) is monitored and, depending on this, the transport device (4) is controlled, namely such that if, during the loading process of the loading wagon (1), the displacement of the filling flap (11) is greater than a
limit value, the transport device (4) is driven to transport the harvested
crop further towards the unloading flap (6), whereas, if, during the loading process of the loading wagon (1), the displacement of the filling flap (11) is less than the
limit value, the transport device (4) is stopped, the filling flap (11) interacts with a
hydraulic cylinder (18), namely such that an actual pressure prevailing in the
hydraulic cylinder (18) determines the force with which the filling flap (11) presses against the harvested
crop during the loading process, characterized in that the actual pressure in the
hydraulic cylinder (18) is regulated to a target pressure,that the filling flap (11) presses against the
crop with a
constant force dependent on the target pressure during the loading process of the loading wagon (1).