PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hand-carry type pruning machine facilitating pruning-height regulation work through easy and reliable attachment/detachment of a pedestal plate to/from a main body bottom part, and enabling confirmation of sure attachment of the pedestal plate to the main body bottom part.SOLUTION: The hand-carry type pruning machine has the following structure: a blade 3 is formed at the bottom part of a main body 2 a pedestal plate 19 having first and second holding parts 25, 26, 27, 28 irregularly engaged with the bottom part of the main body 2 at both of its longitudinal ends is provided independently from the main body the first holding part 25 of the pedestal plate 19 is engaged with a holding part 31 at the side of the main body 2 to be hooked the pedestal plate 19 is turned based on the engagement part as a supporting point and the second holding part 26 is held on a holding part 32 at the side of the main body 2 while elastically deforming the second holding part 26 so as to make the pedestal plate 19 attachable to the bottom part of the main body 2.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】台座プレートを本体底部に対して容易且つ確実に着脱して刈込高さの調整作業を容易化するとともに、該台座プレートが本体底部に確実に装着されていることを確認することができる手持ち式刈込機を提供すること。【解決手段】本体2の底部にブレード3を備えて成る手持ち式刈込機において、前記本体2の底部に凹凸係合する第1及び第2の係止部25,26,27,28を長手方向両端に備えて成る台座プレート19を前記本体2とは別体に構成し、該台座プレート19の第1の係止部25を本体2側の係合部31に係合させて引っ掛け、その係合部を支点として台座プレート19を回動させてその第2の係止部26を弾性変形させつつ該第2の係止部26を本体2側の係合部32に係止させることによって、台座プレート19を前記本体2の底部に装着可能とする。【選択図】図5