The invention relates to the technical field of forestry planting, in particular to a pit digging device for forestry planting. The pit digging device comprises an iron frame and traction wheels, thetraction wheels are fixedly connected to the front end face of the iron frame, a first rack is rotatably connected to the right ends of the traction wheels, a fixing rod is fixedly connected to the right end of the first rack, spiral blades are rotatably connected to the inner side of the fixing rod, a box body is fixedly connected to the outer sides of the spiral blades, a spiral rod is fixedly connected to the bottom of the box body, a second rack is fixedly connected to the right end of the fixing rod, driven wheels are rotatably connected to the right end of the second rack, and a second motor is fixedly connected to the left ends of the traction wheels. The traction wheels work under driving of the motor, the racks move upwards or downwards, a machine which is digging a pit can be effectively fixed, manual supporting is not needed any more, gear and rack transmission is more precise and more reliable, the economic benefit is high, and the market prospect is good.