The invention relates to the technical field of road obstacle removing equipment, in particular to a folding arm tire holding mechanism and a wrecker, the folding arm tire holding mechanism comprises a vertical
moving frame and a set of supporting fork assemblies arranged on the vertical
moving frame, and each supporting fork
assembly comprises a sliding support, a swing oil cylinder and a pair of folding arm type supporting fork assemblies; one end of each folding arm type supporting fork
assembly is rotationally connected with the sliding support, the other end of each folding arm type supporting fork
assembly horizontally extends in the direction away from the sliding support, a cylinder
barrel of the swing oil cylinder is rotationally connected with the end, close to the sliding support, of one folding arm type supporting fork assembly, and a cylinder rod of the swing oil cylinder is rotationally connected with the end, close to the sliding support, of the other folding arm type supporting fork assembly. Through cooperation of the specially-designed supporting fork assemblies, horizontal distance adjustment, angle adjustment, length adjustment and the like of all the supporting fork assemblies can be achieved so as to cope with clamping, lifting, shifting and other actions of different vehicle types, therefore, obstacle removing work of the different vehicle types can be met, and safety and effectiveness during obstacle removing are guaranteed.