Abstract: As a key content of peanuts production，mechanized harvesting is of great significance to improve benefits of peanut industry.Based on development situation at home and abroad，connotation and modes of mechanized harvest technology of peanut were described，content and characteristics of segmented harvesting，two-stage harvesting and combined harvesting were compared and analyzed，and harvesting equipment applied in each modes were introduced.At last，some suggestions were put forward according to current problems of peanut mechanical harvest in China，which was helpful to standardize technical system of peanut mechanical harvest.