PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high branch lopping machine that can keep the cutting angle of the cutting blade during the cutting work for low grass and tree and high branch and can miniaturize the cutting main body and decrease the cost.SOLUTION: The fixing shaft 50 is allowed to ride between the joint case 21 for the lopping main body 20 and the lopping blade-supporting case 22 and is set slidably so that the joint 21 may contact to and remove from the cutting blade-supporting case 22 in the perpendicular direction to the longitudinal direction of the operation rod 2 by the right and left rotation of the knob nut 54. Further, on the space between the faces of the joint case 21 in the circumference direction of the fixing shaft 50 and the cutting blade-supporting case 22, these faces each mutually bite on the opposing faces in the direction crossing in the longitudinal direction to the operating rod 2, thereby providing the projection part 35 for controlling the rotation of the cutting blade-supporting case 22 and the ring gear part 45.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】低草木や高枝を刈り取る作業中に刈刃の角度が変わらなこと、刈取部本体の小型化及びコストの低減化を図ること等が可能な高枝刈機を提供する。【解決手段】刈取部本体20のジョイントケース21と刈刃支持ケース22との間に跨って、ノブナット54の左右回転によって操作杆2の長手方向に直交する方向にジョイントケース21と刈刃支持ケース22とを接離可能とするスライド可能な固定軸50を設ける。さらに、固定軸50の円周方向におけるジョイントケース21と刈刃支持ケース22との対向面間に、操作杆2の長手方向に直交する方向に向かって面同士で噛み合うことによって刈刃支持ケース22の回動を規制する突起部35及びリングギヤ部45を設ける。【選択図】図5