Forage cutter for use on a forage harvester, comprising: a frame extending transversely with respect to a forwards direction, a number of mowing elements (16, 16') which are distributed on the front side of the forage cutter over the width thereof, can be set into rotation about the vertical axis and are intended for cutting off crop from the ground, and two transverse conveyors (18, 22) which are arranged at the sides of the forage cutter and are designed to convey the crop which has been cut off by the mowing elements arranged in front of it in the forwards direction to the centre of the forage cutter where the crop can be conveyed away to the rear through a rear discharge opening of the forage cutter by a discharge conveyor which is configured to also convey away the crop cut off by the mowing elements arranged in front of the discharge conveyor, wherein the frame has a central part and two outer parts (24, 26) which are movable by an associated adjusting drive between a lowered operating position and a raised transport position in which they are pivoted upwards in relation to the central part about horizontal pivot axes (38, 40) extending in the forwards direction, and the outer parts (24, 26) of the frame each support a transverse conveyor (18, 22) and the mowing elements arranged in front of the latter, and the central part supports the discharge conveyor, characterized in that the outer parts (24, 26) also each support the half, which is adjacent to them, of the mowing elements arranged in front of the discharge conveyor, and therefore said mowing elements are pivotable together with the outer parts (24, 26) into the upwardly pivoted transport position. a frame extending transversely with respect to a forwards direction, a number of mowing elements (16, 16') which are distributed on the front side of the forage cutter over the width thereof, can be set into rotation about the vertical axis and are intended for cutting off crop from the ground, and two transverse conveyors (18, 22) which are arranged at the sides of the forage cutter and are designed to convey the crop which has been cut off by the mowing elements arranged in front of it in the forwards direction to the centre of the forage cutter where the crop can be conveyed away to the rear through a rear discharge opening of the forage cutter by a discharge conveyor which is configured to also convey away the crop cut off by the mowing elements arranged in front of the discharge conveyor, wherein the frame has a central part and two outer parts (24, 26) which are movable by an associated adjusting drive between a lowered operating position and a raised transport position in which they are pivoted upwards in relation to the central part about horizontal pivot axes (38, 40) extending in the forwards direction, and the outer parts (24, 26) of the frame each support a transverse conveyor (18, 22) and the mowing elements arranged in front of the latter, and the central part supports the discharge conveyor, characterized in that the outer parts (24, 26) also each support the half, which is adjacent to them, of the mowing elements arranged in front of the discharge conveyor, and therefore said mowing elements are pivotable together with the outer parts (24, 26) into the upwardly pivoted transport position.