The invention relates to a soil turning 
machine. The soil turning 
machine comprises a rake, a rake 
handle and a prying rod, which are arranged on a rack, wherein the prying rod is downwards connected with the rack, the rear end of the prying rod is connected with a reciprocating mechanism A, and the other end of the reciprocating mechanism A is connected with the rake 
handle connected to the rear end of the rake, so that the rake, the prying rod and the reciprocating mechanism A form a triangular soil turning structure; the rake 
handle is connected to the rear end of the prying rod, and is movably connected to a sliding frame through a 
coil spring or is connected to the rack or another part on the rack through a retractable spring; a support structure capable of supporting the rake handle is arranged on the sliding frame; the sliding frame is also connected with a reciprocating mechanism B; the other end of the reciprocating mechanism B is connected with a bracket; a chain cable is also arranged on the rake handle; the other end of the chain cable is connected with the bracket arranged at the 
tail end of the rack. The soil turning 
machine has the characteristics of convenience in use, simple structure, high 
mechanization degree, reduction in labor cost and high working efficiency, 
water chestnuts, arrowheads and the like can be collected in 
cold winter, and the probable problems of manual collection are solved.