PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a walking-type root crop harvesting machine excellent in operability while suppressing a longitudinal length of a machine body to a short length.SOLUTION: A walking-type root crop harvesting machine including an engine 2 which is loaded on a rear upper side of a main frame 1 provided with right and left side driving wheels 70R and 70L running in a ridge furrow, and a handle 8 which is provided toward the rear side of the engine 2, the walking-type root crop harvesting machine includes: a foliage pulling up device 14 provided on an edge lower part of the main frame 1, for pulling up the foliage parts of root crops a foliage raising device 14 provided on the rear part of the foliage pulling up device 14, for clipping and raising the foliage parts of root crops a foliage cutting blade 25 for performing cutting action to the roots of the foliage parts raised with the foliage raising device 14 and a digging device 31 provided on the rear side of the foliage cutting blade 25, for digging bulb parts.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明では、機体の前後長を短く抑えつつ、操縦操作性の良い歩行型の根菜類収穫機を提供することを課題とする。【解決手段】畝溝を走行する左右側駆動輪70R,70Lを設けたメインフレーム1の後部上方にエンジン2を搭載し、エンジン2の後方に向けてハンドル8を設けた歩行型の根菜類収穫機において、メインフレーム1の先端下部に根菜類の茎葉部を引き起す茎葉引き起し装置14を設け、この茎葉引き起し装置14の後部に根菜類の茎葉部を挟んで立ち上げる茎葉立上装置14を設け、茎葉立上装置14で立ち上げた茎葉部の根元に切断作用する茎葉切断刃25を設け、茎葉切断刃25の後方に球根部を掘り上げる堀取り装置31を設けて構成する。【選択図】図1