HARVESTING EQUIPMENT, IN PARTICULAR HARVESTING ATTACHMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINES USED TO GATHER AND TRANSPORT CEREALS

The invention concerns a harvesting implement, particularly a front harvesting attachment ( 14 ) for agricultural harvesting machines ( 10 ) for taking up and conveying cereal crops further, for example, corn plants, and that can be moved across a field during the harvesting operation in a forward operating direction, with a center part ( 36 ), a first side part ( 32 ) and a second side part ( 34 ) that are connected in joints on each side of the center part ( 36 ) so as to pivot between an operating position and a transport position about a first or a horizonta horizonta second horizontal axis ( 38, 40 ) extending in the forward operating direction, where the center part ( 36 ) and the side parts ( 32, 34 ) include mowing and conveying elements ( 16, 18, 20 ) arranged alongside each other in the operating position and the mowing and conveying elements ( 16, 20 ) of the side parts ( 32, 34 ) are located above mowing and conveying elements ( 18 ) of the center part ( 36 ) in the transport position. The invention proposes that the first axis ( 38 ) be arranged at a first height in such a way that the first side part ( 32 ) is arranged in the transport position approximately horizontally above the center part ( 36 ), and that the second axis ( 40 ) be arranged at such a height that the second side part ( 38 ) be located approximately horizontally above the first side part ( 32 ) in the transport position.