An agricultural harvester (10) defining a longitudinal axis (LI) includes a chassis； at least one ground engaging traction member carried by the chassis (12)； a cleaning system (26) carried by the chassis that is configured to clean crop material； and a generally vertical crop material elevator (60) carried by the chassis. The crop material elevator (60) includes a housing (78) having an inlet (76) formed therethrough； a driving loop (88) held within the housing； a plurality of paddles (90) connected to the driving loop； and a rotating element (92) configured to rotate the plurality of paddles about an axis of rotation that is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. The agricultural harvester (10) also includes a crop material conveyor (70) configured to supply cleaned crop material to the inlet of the crop material elevator from the cleaning system.
