This pick-up apparatus (10) for picking up harvested root crop defines a pick-up plane PP and comprises a pick-up section (20). The pick-up section comprises a pick-up member (22) adapted to pick up the root crop, and a cleaning member (24). The pick-up member (22) defines a pick-up position with respect to the pick-up plane PP . The pick-up apparatus comprises a cleaning adjustment device (32) adapted to adjust the position of the cleaning member (24) between at least two cleaning positions, the cleaning positions being different one from another. In each of the cleaning positions of the cleaning member (24) and while the pick-up member (22) is in the pick-up position, the distance DC1 of the cleaning member (24) with respect to the pick-up plane PP is different from the distance DC2 of the cleaning member (24) with respect to the pick-up plane PP in the other cleaning position.
