a crop pick - up arrangement and height gauge arrangement is proposed in which , on the one hand , a skid shoe and on the other hand , a wheel are attached to a pivot arm assembly and can be pivoted about a horizontal transverse axis located between the skid shoe and the wheel . the skid shoe extends under the crop pick - up arrangement and therefore does not increase its width . crop pick - up arrangements and height gauge arrangements may be used on various kinds of agricultural machines for lifting crop into the machines for further processing or transport .