the present invention relates to a hooiverzamelmachine at min u00ad ste a harktol, a body and a support aandrijfbaar harktolas roamed by car on a bottom afgesteund, with a hoogteverstelinrichting for height adjustment of the afsteunrijtuig by the harktalas is provided.and a method for operating such a hooiverzamelmachine. according to the invention is a stuurin u00ad direction for the use of the hoogteverstelinrichting and send for the rake of the harktollen in dependence of at least one of the bedrijfsparameter hooiverzamel machine. the faces of the harktollen is online during the rakes were appropriate.