SELF-PROPELLED GROUND WORKING MACHINE WITH AN ELECTTRICALLY DRIVEN WORK DEVICE AND BALANCED WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION

A self-propelled earth working machine (10) comprises a machine frame (14) and a traveling gear (12), wherein the traveling gear (12) comprises a plurality of rollable drive units (18, 22), wherein the machine frame (14) supports a working apparatus (28) for ground removal work, wherein the working apparatus (28) is accommodated on the machine frame (14) so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation (R), wherein the earth working machine (10) comprises an electric work drive (50) in order to drive the working apparatus (28) to perform a rotating working movement effecting the ground removal work, wherein the earth working machine (10) comprises an electrical energy source (56), which outputs electrical energy to the working apparatus (28) during the ground removal operation, and wherein the earth working machine (10) comprises a receiving configuration (42) for receiving a conveyor apparatus (40) for transporting removed ground material.According to the invention, the electrical energy source (56) is an electrical energy store (56), wherein in a reference state, in which the earth working machine (10) stands on level ground (U), the electrical energy store (56) on the one hand and the receiving configuration (42) on the other hand are situated on different sides of a reference plane (BE) that contains the axis of rotation (R) and that is orthogonal to the contact surface of the ground (U).