PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seedling transplanting machine equipped with a preliminary seedling frame, surely holding a seedling-taking plate at an unused state, and also capable of performing the auxiliary conveyance of loading of the seedlings.SOLUTION: This seedling transplanting machine includes a seedling-planting part 4 including a seedling tank 1 for loading the seedlings and a planting device 3 for taking the seedlings loaded in a seedling tank 1 and planting them in a field as freely lifting up and down in the rear part of a traveling machine body 5 a steering part 7 for steering the traveling machine body 5 at the front side of the traveling machine body 5 side steps 8 each disposed at both sides of the right and left of the steering part 7 a preliminary seedling frame 9 including a plurality of preliminary seedling-loading stands 10 for loading boxes for housing the preliminary seedlings, each disposed at the right and left outside of the side steps 8 and a seedling-taking plate-holding member 13 for holding the seedling-taking plate 11 for scooping the seedlings loaded on the preliminary seedling-loading stands 10 disposed at the inside of the machine body of the preliminary seedling-loading stands 10.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】予備苗枠を備えた苗移植機において、非使用時の苗取り板が確実に保持されると共に、苗の積み込み補助搬送が可能な苗移植機を提供する。【解決手段】走行車体5の後部に、苗を積載する苗タンク1と苗タンク1に積載した苗を取って圃場に植え付ける植付装置3を備えた苗植付部4を昇降自在に設け、走行車体5の前側に走行車体5を操縦する操縦部7を設け、操縦部7の左右両側にサイドステップ8を各々設け、サイドステップ8の左右外側に予備の苗を収納する箱を載置する予備苗載せ台10を複数備える予備苗枠9を各々設けた苗移植機において、予備苗載せ台10の機体内側に、予備苗載せ台10に載置した苗を掬い取る苗取り板11を保持する苗取り板保持部材13を設けて構成する。【選択図】図5
