belts is disposed and operable for directing the harvested crop toward the center of header 14 reel 24 of header 14 is rotatably driven in direction a by a drive 34 which preferably includes a fluid motor 36 fluid motor 36 is connected in fluid communication with a reel driveline 38 of tractor 12 by fluid lines 40 and 42 for receiving pressurized fluid therefrom sickle cutter 20 and draper 26 are separately driven utilizing any desired drive such as a fluid pto drive or the like header 14 is removably mountable on a pair of lower arms 50 which extend forwardly from frame 18 of tractor 12 and which are movable upwardly and downwardly for positioning the header at a desired cutting height or at an elevated transport position using one or more lift cylinders not shown also in the well known manner the upper end of the header is connected to frame 18 by an upper or center link connected to a mechanism operable for tilting the header to a desired orientation again in the well known manner reel driveline 38 includes a fluid valve arrangement 52 controllably operable for directing pressurized fluid through fluid lines 40 and 42 as desired or required for powering reel 24 the flow of.