The utility model discloses a crawler-type heading machine with a booster. The device comprises a machine body, a turnover device and a boosting device, the machine body is driven by crawler-type power, one side of the turnover device is fixed to the crawler-type support, the other side of the turnover device is connected with the boosting device, and the boosting device can enable the thrust position of the boosting device to be switched between the side wall of a roadway and the bottom face of the roadway through turnover of the turnover device. The boosting device is arranged on the crawlerbelt bracket; the crawler-type tunnel boring machine has the advantages that the crawler-type tunnel boring machine is simple in structure, operation of the crawler is unaffected, thrust can be applied to the side wall of the tunnel, the tunnel boring machine can obtain reverse thrust, the defects that the tunnel cannot serve as a supporting point due to large water spraying and wet and soft bottom surface of the tunnel are overcome, climbing ability of the tunnel boring machine is improved, manual dinting amount is reduced, and full-rock construction amount is reduced.