A crop harvester and distributor assembly for a combine harvester (10) comprising: a straw chopper (60) having a rotor (74) rotatable about a horizontal axis (98) and chopper knives (76) attached thereto defining an outer envelope (96) and at least one throwing fan (82) arranged downstream of the straw chopper (60) with throwing paddles (84) rotatable about a vertically extending pivot (88), characterized in that the throwing paddles (84) are complementary to the envelope (96) of the chopper knives (84). 76) adapted to have it conforming outer edges (94).
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