An agricultural harvesting machine (10) comprising:a main frame (24)a rotatable power source (22), mounted on said main frame (24)a feeder (16) mounted to said main frame (24) for pivotal movement relative thereto about a pivotal axis (34) anda drive comprising a first gear box (62) mounted on said feeder (16) for pivotal movement therewith and having a rotatable input (60) for receiving power from said rotatable power source (22) and at least one rotatable output (64,66,68) characterised in that said drive further comprises a plurality of drive shafts (30,52) that are rotatably connected in end to end relation, one to the other, between said rotatable power source (22) and said rotatable input (60) of said first gear box (62).