The invention relates to the technical field of a mechanical shovel-like excavator which is special equipment for mining a large-scale open-pit mine, and particularly relates to a working arm frame ofan excavator and the excavator. The working arm frame comprises a lower arm frame, a support rod, an upper arm frame and a top pulley, wherein the lower end of the lower arm frame is hinged to a working platform, the upper end of the lower arm frame is hinged to one end of the support rod, the other end of the support rod is hinged to the top of an A-shaped frame, the lower arm frame, the supportrod and the A-shaped frame form a triangular support structure, the lower end of the upper arm frame is hinged to the upper end of the lower arm frame, the top pulley is arranged on the upper end ofthe upper arm frame, the upper end of the upper arm frame is connected with the top of the A-shaped frame by virtue of a pull rope, and a bucket rod and a pushing device are arranged on the lower armframe. According to the structure, the stressed structure of the working arm frame is optimized, the bending moment of the lower arm frame in the pushing process of the bucket rod is reduced, and theworking performance of the whole machine is improved; the support rod is additionally arranged on the arm frame, so that the possibility that the machine is damaged by the jacking of the working arm frame when a bucket is gnawing at the bottom is avoided.