Crop pick-up header

A crop pick-up header for use with an agricultural implement, the crop pick-up header comprising:

• a frame;
• a rotatable reel;
• an auger that is rotatable about a central rotation axis and that is configured to receive crops which have been picked up by the rotatable reel, the auger comprising flights for moving the received crops towards a central area of the crop pick-up header, wherein the auger is mounted between two support arms which are pivotable relative to the frame, about a common axis that is parallel to the central rotation axis of the auger such that a height position of the auger with respect to a floor portion of the frame is variable as a function of a rotational speed of the auger and of throughput of the received crops that are being transferred from the reel to the auger;
• at least one sensor configured to determine the height position of the auger relative to the floor portion, or a parameter representative thereof;
• and
• a speed drive configured to drive the rotational speed of the auger independently from other rotating components of the crop pick-up header or of the agricultural implement;
• wherein a control unit in the crop pick-up header or the agricultural implement is configured to control the rotational speed of the auger as a function of the height position as determined using the at least one sensor such that the rotational speed is reduced when the height position of the auger drops below a predefined value.