Reversible drive system for an agricultural machine

An agricultural harvesting machine comprising:

• a header configured to gather crop material;
• a feed system configured to feed the crop material from the header through a threshing section along a conveyance path, the feed system including:
• a conveyance mechanism configured to convey the crop material along the conveyance path from the header to a feed accelerator configured to accelerate the crop material into the threshing section;
• and
• a drive system configured to rotationally drive the feed accelerator during a first state to convey the crop material into the threshing section, and to reverse rotation of the feed accelerator during a second state, the drive system comprising:
• first and second drive mechanisms that are operable independent of one another;
• and
• a transmission component configured to:
• operably couple the first drive mechanism to the feed accelerator during the first state;
• and
• operably couple the second drive mechanism to the feed accelerator during the second state;
• wherein the feed accelerator is rotated in a first, forward direction during the first state and in a second, reverse direction during the second state.