A harvesting machine (10), in particular baler or loading wagon, with a cutting device (30) for agricultural crop material, includes a cutting device (30) having a plurality of in each case in a cutting plane (44) acting cutting elements (32), wherein the cutting elements (32 ) are arranged in relation to a traversed by crop Erntegutkanal (18) next to each other, and (during operation of the cutting device 30) by one with recesses (46) provided Gutleitelement (28) at least partially protrude into the Erntegutkanal (18) and (with a bedknife 48) co-operate for crushing the crop, and a drivable conveying rotor (20) for conveying the crop. According to the invention, the cutting device (30) about a rotation axis (38) is freely rotatably mounted and drivable formed.
