Feeder housing for agricultural machine

A feeder housing for an agricultural machine, said feeder housing comprising:

• a housing body comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, two opposing side surfaces each extending between the top and bottom surfaces, a front opening through which crop material is directed into the feeder housing from a header of the agricultural machine, and a rear opening that is substantially opposite the front opening through which crop is expelled from the feeder housing and is delivered to a threshing mechanism of the agricultural machine;
• a cross member extending between and either directly or indirectly connecting the opposing side surfaces;
• a first bracket that is connected to the cross member and one of the side surfaces;
• and
• a second bracket that is connected to the cross member and the other of the side surfaces,
• wherein each bracket is a unitary member having three different mounting surfaces, a first mounting surface of the three different mounting surfaces being directly mounted to the bottom surface, a second mounting surface of the three different mounting surfaces being directly mounted to an end of the cross member, and a third mounting surface of the three different mounting surfaces being directly mounted to one of the two opposing side surfaces.