Residue handling system for an agricultural harvester

An agricultural harvester, comprising:

• a chassis;
• and
• a residue handling system carried by said chassis, said residue handling system including:
• a housing;
• a set of rotating knives disposed in said housing, crop residue encountering the residue handling system, the crop residue moving in a crop residue flow direction;
• a first set of counter-knives configured to enter said housing proximate to said set of rotating knives;
• a residue pivoting platform positioned proximate to said first set of counter-knives in an upstream direction relative to the crop residue flow, said residue pivoting platform is configured for contacting said crop residue, said residue pivoting platform comprising an end which at least partially receives said first set of counter-knives such that said first set of counter-knives at least partially extend through said residue pivoting platform and extend beyond said end of said residue pivoting platform;
• and
• a second set of counter-knives, said second set of counter-knives being configured to enter said housing proximate to said set of rotating knives, said second set of counter-knives being in a downstream direction relative to the crop residue flow from at least one of said residue pivoting platform and said first set of counter-knives.