LEITEINRICHTUNG FUER EINE ROTIERENDE SCHOPFSCHERE

The invention relates to a guide means for a rotating cropping cutter, wherein a horizontally and vertically pivotable guide pipe (5) is arranged at the feed side of the cutter heads (2, 3,) a wire directing guide 7 is located in the region of the cutter heads (2, 3) and a discharge guide (8) is located at the discharge side of the cutter heads (2, 3,) said guide pipe (5) being arranged in a cooling jacket 6 with its guiding tip 38 extending into the wedge shaped mouth of the cutter heads 2, 3. The directing guide 7 forming an extension of the guide pipe 5, and extending as far as the plane containing the centre axes of the cutter heads 2, 3. The guide 7 adjoins a base plate 24 of the discharge guide 8 and the guide (8) is provided with a guide wall 25 which overlaps the directing guide 7 and guide pipe (5).