A cam reel for use on a harvesting header. The reel comprises a plurality of reel bats (33) disposed evenly around the reel shaft (8), each attached to radial arms (36) extending outwardly from the reel shaft by bat arms (38) pivotally attached to the radial arms such that the bat member itself can pivot about a pivot axis (40) around the end of the radial arms. The reel ends of the radial arms define a circular bat path and the reel bats once attached can be pivoted about the pivot axis, parallel to the reel axis, in a bat pivot path to move both inside and outside of the radius of the circular bat path. The reel can be attached to various header assemblies using interchangeable end kits. A header using the reel is also disclosed.
