PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mowing work machine which is easily operated and is excellent in the handleability by continuously changing postures in a horizontally rotating direction and a slanting direction by one motion in changing the postures for a ridge upper surface and a slope surface by separating a cutting blade part to allow the selection of various working methods.SOLUTION: A mowing work machine includes a travelling part 31, a mowing work part 41, a pair of cutting blade parts 411 provided on the mowing work part in a right-and-left direction, a horizontal rotating shaft 58 which is provided on a body part and is perpendicular to a travelling direction, and a cutting blade part holding arm 57 which is mounted on the horizontal rotating shaft and rotates in a vertical direction. Slope surface mowing work is performed by separating the pair of the cutting blade parts 411, moving the one to the side, and making the one abut on a slope surface A1 of the ridge by slanting. In the mowing work machine, the change of the posture of the cutting blade part 411 between a slope surface mowing work state and a state of horizontally positioning the cutting blade part on a body part front part is continuously performed by a link mechanism 51 for connecting a rotating arm 23 and the cutting blade part 411.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2019,JPO&INPIT【課題】刈刃部を分離して畦上面と法面にそれぞれ姿勢変更させる際に、水平回動方向と傾斜方向の姿勢変更をワンモーションで連続的に行い、操作が容易で取扱性がよい草刈作業機を提供でき、多様な作業方法を選択できる。【解決手段】走行部31と、草刈作業部41と、草刈作業部の左右方向に一対設けられる刈刃部411と、本体部に設けられ進行方向と直交する水平方向の回動軸58と、水平方向の回動軸に取り付けられ上下回動する刈刃部保持アーム57とを有する。一対の刈刃部411を分離して、一方を側方に移動するとともに畦の法面A1に傾斜させて当接させ法面草刈作業を行う。刈刃部411を法面草刈作業状態と、本体部前方部に水平に位置させた状態との姿勢変更は、前記回動アーム23と刈刃部411を連結するリンク機構51によって連続的に行う草刈作業機。【選択図】図1