An agricultural baler having - a bale forming chamber, - a feeder duct for receiving cut crop material from the ground prior to the cut crop material being discharged to the bale forming chamber - conveying means for moving cut crop material from the ground to the bale forming chamber along a pick-up direction of the agricultural baler, the conveying means having a stuffer for discharging the cut crop material to the bale forming chamber and rotating means provided for conveying cut crop material in the feeder duct by conveying elements of the rotating means mounted around an axis of the rotating means such that the conveying elements can rotate along a working direction, - a reversing mechanism for the conveying means, the reversing mechanism comprising a ratchet provided to be mounted to the axis such that the ratchet rotates together with the conveying elements and a pawl carried by a reverser of the reversing mechanism, the pawl being provided to engage the ratchet when the reversing mechanism is activated such that the conveying elements rotate in a direction opposing the working direction, characterized in that the reversing mechanism further comprises: - reciprocating means for reciprocating the reverser such that the pawl engaging the ratchet provides for the conveying elements to rotate in a direction opposing the working direction, - a driving pulley mounted for rotation together with the conveying elements provided to be connected to the axis such that the axis and the conveying elements can be rotated along the working direction by a driving belt engaging the driving pulley and - a tensioning pulley provided for controlling the tension of the driving belt such that by sufficiently engaging the driving belt, the driving belt engages the driving pulley such that the axis is rotationally driven by the driving belt, and by sufficiently releasing the driving belt, the driving belt no longer engages the driving pulley and the axis is no longer rotationally driven by the driving belt. - a bale forming chamber, - a feeder duct for receiving cut crop material from the ground prior to the cut crop material being discharged to the bale forming chamber - conveying means for moving cut crop material from the ground to the bale forming chamber along a pick-up direction of the agricultural baler, the conveying means having a stuffer for discharging the cut crop material to the bale forming chamber and rotating means provided for conveying cut crop material in the feeder duct by conveying elements of the rotating means mounted around an axis of the rotating means such that the conveying elements can rotate along a working direction, - a reversing mechanism for the conveying means, the reversing mechanism comprising a ratchet provided to be mounted to the axis such that the ratchet rotates together with the conveying elements and a pawl carried by a reverser of the reversing mechanism, the pawl being provided to engage the ratchet when the reversing mechanism is activated such that the conveying elements rotate in a direction opposing the working direction, - reciprocating means for reciprocating the reverser such that the pawl engaging the ratchet provides for the conveying elements to rotate in a direction opposing the working direction, - a driving pulley mounted for rotation together with the conveying elements provided to be connected to the axis such that the axis and the conveying elements can be rotated along the working direction by a driving belt engaging the driving pulley and - a tensioning pulley provided for controlling the tension of the driving belt such that by sufficiently engaging the driving belt, the driving belt engages the driving pulley such that the axis is rotationally driven by the driving belt, and by sufficiently releasing the driving belt, the driving belt no longer engages the driving pulley and the axis is no longer rotationally driven by the driving belt.