The invention relates to a self-propelled garlic combine harvester and a working method. The self-propelled garlic combine harvester comprises a vehicle body, a harvesting mechanism is installed at the front portion of the vehicle body, a transverse conveying mechanism is arranged at the tail end of the harvesting mechanism, the tail end of the transverse conveying mechanism is arranged at one side of the head end of a lifting mechanism, the tail end of the lifting mechanism is arranged over a stock bin, and the stock bin is rotationally connected with the vehicle body; and the stock bin is connected with a turnover driving part, the stock bin is rotatably connected with a bin door, the bin door is connected with a bin door driving part, the turnover driving part can drive the stock bin toturn over, and the bin door driving part can drive the bin door to open the stock bin and discharge materials in the stock bin. The harvester disclosed by the invention can complete combined operations such as garlic seedling cutting, digging, soil cleaning, garlic bulb conveying and collecting, the working efficiency is high, and the labor intensity is reduced.