An agricultural combine, comprising: a chassis; a plurality of ground support devices (14,16) carrying said chassis in a direction of travel; a threshing section carried by said chassis, said threshing section producing residue; and a spreader system for discharging the residue from the agricultural combine to a ground surface, characterized in that the spreader system has a spreading orientation and a transport orientation, the spreader system comprising: a first support device and a second support device in ground contact and being positioned to a side of the agricultural combine relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural combine when the spreader system is in said spreading orientation, said support devices (74,76) being positioned immediately aft of a chassis of the agricultural combine relative to the direction of travel when said spreader system is in said transport orientation, said transport orientation resulting from a movement of said support devices (74,76) from an extended position that is to the sides of the agricultural combine, to a retracted position immediately aft of the agricultural combine; at least one actuator for serving to retract a portion of said first support device and said second support device toward the agricultural combine; and at least one spreader carried by each one of said support devices (74,76), said spreader being configured to receive at least some residue generated by the agricultural combine. a chassis; a plurality of ground support devices (14,16) carrying said chassis in a direction of travel; a threshing section carried by said chassis, said threshing section producing residue; and a spreader system for discharging the residue from the agricultural combine to a ground surface, characterized in that the spreader system has a spreading orientation and a transport orientation, the spreader system comprising: a first support device and a second support device in ground contact and being positioned to a side of the agricultural combine relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural combine when the spreader system is in said spreading orientation, said support devices (74,76) being positioned immediately aft of a chassis of the agricultural combine relative to the direction of travel when said spreader system is in said transport orientation, said transport orientation resulting from a movement of said support devices (74,76) from an extended position that is to the sides of the agricultural combine, to a retracted position immediately aft of the agricultural combine; at least one actuator for serving to retract a portion of said first support device and said second support device toward the agricultural combine; and at least one spreader carried by each one of said support devices (74,76), said spreader being configured to receive at least some residue generated by the agricultural combine. a first support device and a second support device in ground contact and being positioned to a side of the agricultural combine relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural combine when the spreader system is in said spreading orientation, said support devices (74,76) being positioned immediately aft of a chassis of the agricultural combine relative to the direction of travel when said spreader system is in said transport orientation, said transport orientation resulting from a movement of said support devices (74,76) from an extended position that is to the sides of the agricultural combine, to a retracted position immediately aft of the agricultural combine; at least one actuator for serving to retract a portion of said first support device and said second support device toward the agricultural combine; and at least one spreader carried by each one of said support devices (74,76), said spreader being configured to receive at least some residue generated by the agricultural combine.