PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an agricultural work vehicle equipped with a readily usable changeover operation tool capable of optionally performing turning on and off operation of a backing and lifting means irrespective of an operative position of a lifting and lowering operation tool.SOLUTION: The agricultural work vehicle is equipped with a hydraulic cylinder 4 for a seedling planting apparatus 2, the lifting and lowering operation tool 55 which operates the hydraulic cylinder 4 and is artificially operated, a hydraulic type infinite variable-speed drive 21, and a speed change operating tool 33 which operates the hydraulic type infinite variable-speed drive 21 and is artificially operated. Furthermore, a backing and lifting means for making the seedling planting apparatus 2 perform lifting operation when the speed change operation tool 33 is operated to the backing neutral position is installed. The artificial changeover operation tool A for changing over a state in which the backing and lifting means is operated and a state without operating the backing and lowering means is installed separately from the lifting and lowering operation tool 55.COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【課題】 昇降操作具の操作位置に拘わらず後進上昇手段の入切り操作を任意に行うことができ、使い易い切換操作具を備えた農作業機を提供する。【解決手段】 苗植付装置2に対する油圧シリンダ4、油圧シリンダ4を操作するもので人為的に操作される昇降操作具55、及び、油圧式無段変速装置21、油圧式無段変速装置21を操作するもので人為的に操作される変速操作具33を備える。変速操作具33が後進中立位置に操作されると苗植付装置2を上昇作動させる後進上昇手段を設け、後進上昇手段を作動させる状態と作動させない状態とに切り換える人為的切換操作具Aを、昇降操作具55とは別個に備えている。【選択図】 図11