Pick-up apparatus for picking up harvested root crop, in particular sugar beets, the pick-up apparatus defining a pick-up plane PP and comprising: - a pick-up section which ∘ defines a pick-up direction PD, ∘ comprises a pick-up member adapted to pick up the root crop, and ∘at least one cleaning member adapted to clean the root crop picked up by the pick-up member, - an intermediate section carrying the pick-up section, - a frame section, the intermediate section being connected to the frame section, the pick-up member defining a pick-up position with respect to the pick-up plane PP in which harvested root crop can be picked up by the pick-up member, the pick-up apparatus comprising a cleaning adjustment device adapted to adjust the position of the cleaning member between at least two cleaning positions, the cleaning positions being different one from another, in each of the cleaning positions of the cleaning member and while the pick-up member is in the pick-up position, the distance DC1 of the cleaning member with respect to the pick-up plane PP being different from the distance DC2 of the cleaning member with respect to the pick-up plane PP in the other cleaning position, characterised in that the intermediate section comprises a first intermediate section part and a second intermediate section part, the pick-up section is attached to the first intermediate section part, the cleaning adjustment device comprises a cleaning adjustment pivot which rotatably connects the first intermediate section part to the second intermediate section part, the cleaning adjustment device, for adjusting the position of the cleaning member between the cleaning positions, is adapted for pivoting the first intermediate part with respect to the second intermediate part of the intermediate section about the cleaning adjustment pivot, and the second intermediate section part is adapted for being connected to the frame section, and the pick-up apparatus comprises a pick-up adjustment device, wherein the pick-up adjustment device comprises a frame pivot connecting the intermediate section to the frame section, the pick-up adjustment device comprises a variably adjustable hydraulic cylinder, a movement of this variably adjustable hydraulic cylinder is adapted to pivot the intermediate section with respect to the frame section about the frame pivot, and in that the variably adjustable hydraulic cylinder is linked on one of its ends to the frame section and on the other of its ends to the first intermediate section part via a pick-up adjustment pivot. - a pick-up section which ∘ defines a pick-up direction PD, ∘ comprises a pick-up member adapted to pick up the root crop, and ∘at least one cleaning member adapted to clean the root crop picked up by the pick-up member, ∘ defines a pick-up direction PD, ∘ comprises a pick-up member adapted to pick up the root crop, and ∘at least one cleaning member adapted to clean the root crop picked up by the pick-up member, - an intermediate section carrying the pick-up section, - a frame section, the intermediate section being connected to the frame section, the pick-up member defining a pick-up position with respect to the pick-up plane PP in which harvested root crop can be picked up by the pick-up member, the pick-up apparatus comprising a cleaning adjustment device adapted to adjust the position of the cleaning member between at least two cleaning positions, the cleaning positions being different one from another, in each of the cleaning positions of the cleaning member and while the pick-up member is in the pick-up position, the distance DC1 of the cleaning member with respect to the pick-up plane PP being different from the distance DC2 of the cleaning member with respect to the pick-up plane PP in the other cleaning position, characterised in that the intermediate section comprises a first intermediate section part and a second intermediate section part, the pick-up section is attached to the first intermediate section part, the cleaning adjustment device comprises a cleaning adjustment pivot which rotatably connects the first intermediate section part to the second intermediate section part, the cleaning adjustment device, for adjusting the position of the cleaning member between the cleaning positions, is adapted for pivoting the first intermediate part with respect to the second intermediate part of the intermediate section about the cleaning adjustment pivot, and the second intermediate section part is adapted for being connected to the frame section, and the pick-up apparatus comprises a pick-up adjustment device, wherein the pick-up adjustment device comprises a frame pivot connecting the intermediate section to the frame section, the pick-up adjustment device comprises a variably adjustable hydraulic cylinder, a movement of this variably adjustable hydraulic cylinder is adapted to pivot the intermediate section with respect to the frame section about the frame pivot, and in that the variably adjustable hydraulic cylinder is linked on one of its ends to the frame section and on the other of its ends to the first intermediate section part via a pick-up adjustment pivot.