The present invention relates to a cutting platform comprising a centresectiondisposed on a base frame and at least two side sections disposed adjacent tothecentre section, a back wall essentially extending perpendicularly to the baseframe,one flexible cutter bar extending across the width of the cutting platform,and at leastone conveyor disposed behind the cutter bar, the said conveyor being designedas atleast one endless belt on the corresponding side sections and disposedadjacent tothe centre section in order to transport the harvested crop cut off by thecutter barsideways toward the centre section, with the side sections featuring aplurality ofpivotable carrying arms disposed on the base frame, the said carrying armssupporting the cutter bar, whereby the respective side section features aplurality ofcarrying elements bearing the conveyor belt, which are mounted in a bearingpositionand can be pivoted axially in relation to the base frame.