A crop handling apparatus (1) comprises a mobile chassis (2). The chassis (2) is mounted on ground-engaging wheels (4). A tow-bar (5) is provided at a front of the chassis (2) for releasable attachment to a towing vehicle such as a tractor. A crop conditioning rotor (7) is mounted in a horizontal position on the chassis (2) and has a plurality of outwardly projecting radial tines. Drive for the crop conditioning rotor (7) is by way of a drive transmission on the chassis (2) which connects via a drive input (9) with a PTO shaft on a tractor behind which the crop handling apparatus (1) is drawn in use. A crop gathering conveyor (10) is mounted on the chassis (2) in front of the crop conditioning rotor (7). The crop gathering conveyor (10) has an inner discharge end (11) located in front of an inlet of the crop conditioning rotor (7) at a front of the crop conditioning rotor (7) to feed crop material to the inlet of the crop conditioning rotor (7) in use. The crop gathering conveyor (10) comprises a pair of rake conveyors (14, 15) mounted at opposite sides of the inlet to the crop conditioning rotor (7). Each rake conveyor (14, 15) extends forwardly and outwardly from the inlet to the crop conditioning conveyor (7) to funnel crop material inwardly towards the inlet of the crop conditioning rotor (7) in use. Each rake conveyor (14, 15) has a plurality of tines (36) on an endless belt mounted on and driven by rollers on a mounting frame within a downwardly open outer casing (37), the tines (36) projecting downwardly through an opening (39) in the casing (37).
