The invention provides an electric cable take-up and pay-off barrow and belongs to the field of cable take-up and pay-off barrows. The barrow comprises a barrow body, four barrow wheels are arranged at the bottom of the barrow body, two supports are arrange at one side of the barrow body, a step plate is arranged at the other side of the barrow body, two opposite baffles are arranged at the position, adjacent to the step plate, of the barrow body, transmission parts are installed at corresponding positions of the two baffles through bearings respectively, a through hole is formed in each transmission part, a revolving shaft is arranged, the two ends of the revolving shaft pass through the through holes of the two transmission parts, a groove is formed in the middle position of the barrow body relative to the two baffles, an arc-shaped plate is arranged in the groove, a jack is arranged between the bottom of the arc-shaped plate and the bottom of the groove, a transmission shaft and a motor are arranged on the barrow body, chains are used for matching the motor with the transmission shaft and a transmission part, a power source is arranged on the barrow body, and the power source end of the motor is connected to the power source. By means of the barrow, the cable take-up and pay-off are simple to conduct, the construction does not need multiple people, and the extreme convenience and safety are achieved.