The invention provides a plateau machine operating system, and relates to the field of air compressors. The plateau machine operating system comprises an air compressing device, a circulating heating device and a cold starting air path control device. The air compressing device comprises a diesel engine, an air compressor and a buffering energy storage tank. The diesel engine is connected with the air compressor. One end of the buffering energy storage tank is connected with an air outlet of the air compressor. The circulating heating device comprises a circulating water heating assembly and a tail gas heating assembly. The circulating water heating assembly is connected with the diesel engine. One end of the tail gas heating assembly is connected with the circulating water heating assembly, and the other end of the tail gas heating assembly extends into the cold starting air path control device. The cold starting air path control device is connected with the diesel engine. Compared with the prior art, by means of the plateau machine operating system, the diesel engine can be normally started and run under the plateau environment, and meanwhile, a plurality of drilling machines can be driven to normally operate.