One or two conventional picking units (40) are mounted on a two-wheel, high clearance running gear or frame (12). A two-point hitch (44) is coupled to the draft links of a tractor (24) or an equal-angle hitch is coupled to the tractor drawbar. Hitch and tongue interface on the harvester (10) facilitates sharp turn angles between the implement and the tractor through use of a pivoting member (74) containing the driveline powering the units from the tractor. A center pivot tongue (20) allows offset for appropriate row alignment and provides improved maneuverability and implement steering on headlands and turn rows. A hydraulic cylinder (56) connected to the tongue or a crossed four-bar linkage structure controls tongue angle. A basket (26) is supported at the rear of the frame (12) and the row units (40) are located forwardly of the frame to provide counterbalancing forces about the wheel axis (16a).
