Abstract: A hydraulic system for excavators or other working machines, comprising a branching device for feeding special consumers with particularly high power consumption. The special consumer is supplied with priority until a maximum supply level is reached, which is lower than the maximum output of the hydraulic source. The remaining output difference is made available without restriction to the other consumers in the hydraulic system, wherein the distribution of the remaining flow of hydraulic fluid is not influenced. Thus, the operating ability of the machine equipped with the hydraulic system is maintained completely and in the standard manner. Any possible slow-down of the adjustment movement of a consumer is reflected proportionally in the movements of all other consumers, so that the ratios of the operating speeds or reaction speeds of the individual consumers among themselves remain the same.