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 o defines a pick-up direction PD, o 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, wherein the pick-up apparatus comprises 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 is 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, in that the pick-up section is attached to the first intermediate section part, in that the cleaning adjustment device comprises a cleaning adjustment pivot which rotatably connects the first intermediate section part to the second intermediate section part, in that 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, in that the cleaning adjustment device comprises a linear actuator, in that a movement of this linear actuator pivots the first intermediate section part with respect to the second intermediate part about the cleaning adjustment pivot, in that the pick-up apparatus comprises a pick-up adjustment device, in that the pick-up adjustment device comprises a frame pivot connecting the intermediate section to the frame section, in that the cleaning adjustment device, is adapted to, during adjusting, - rotating the first intermediate section part with respect to the second intermediate part about the adjustment pivot, - rotating the second intermediate section part about the frame pivot and - rotating the first intermediate section part about a pick-up adjustment pivot. - a pick-up section which o defines a pick-up direction PD, o 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, o defines a pick-up direction PD, o 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, - rotating the first intermediate section part with respect to the second intermediate part about the adjustment pivot, - rotating the second intermediate section part about the frame pivot and - rotating the first intermediate section part about a pick-up adjustment pivot.