Cutting mechanism for harvesters

A cutting mechanism for harvesters, for harvesting both grain and crop with low located crop positions, comprising a cutter bar;

• a cutting mechanism trough;
• a plurality of skids arranged near one another in a traveling direction and connecting said cutter bar with said cutting mechanism trough, said skids being movable between an upper and a lower position in a vertical direction or arrestable in the upper position by an arresting device arranged in a front region, said cutting mechanism trough having frame parts;
• rigid screw connections which mount said skids at their rear ends directly on said frame parts of said cutting mechanism trough;
• and means for arresting said skids in the upper position and selected from the group consisting of a rope device which lifts and arrests said skids in the upper position, at least one pivot hook with at least one cooperating mounting pin which arrests said skids in the upper position, and both;
• and another such rope device, said rope devices being arranged in lateral regions of the cutting mechanism, at least one of said rope devices including a rope mounted on a pin of said skid associated with a ground support, said rope leading over deviating rollers to a drive arranged at a rear wall and formed as a drive selected from the group consisting of a rotary drive and a pulling drive.