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TREE ROOT WASTE

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Tree Root Waste Recycling Facilities and Equipment
Tree root waste, resulting from forestry activities, landscaping, clearing agricultural land, and municipal park and garden projects, is one of the most challenging materials to recycle due to its size, hard structure, and high concentration of soil and stone residue. At MT Makina, we manufacture heavy-duty shredders and fully equipped recycling facilities to process this challenging waste efficiently and contribute to the economy (as biomass, compost, or fuel). With our high-capacity, durable, and long-lasting machines, we transform tree roots from a problem into a valuable raw material.

Machinery and Equipment We Offer for Tree Root Processing
Depending on the structure of the tree roots, the capacity of the project, and the targeted end product size, all the machine, plant, and equipment solutions produced by MT Makina are as follows:

1. Heavy-Duty Tree Root Shredders (Pre-Crushers)
These are specially designed double-shaft and single-shaft shredder systems that can feed tree roots into the machine in their raw state (large, misshapen, and stony).

  • High-torque rotors: Effortlessly sever and break down even the most complex and tough root fibers.

  • Wear-Resistant Blades: Special alloy, armored cutting blades that will not be affected by stones, rocks, and dense soil between the roots.

  • Hydraulic Drive Systems: They protect the machine and ensure uninterrupted operation by automatically reversing in case of jamming.


2. Mobile Tree Root Shredding Systems
These systems can be easily transported to the waste location (forested areas, construction sites, or municipal waste disposal sites).

  • Diesel or Electric Motor Options: Flexible use depending on the energy situation on site.

  • High Capacity: High processing capacity of up to 15 tons per hour (or more, tailored to your project).

  • Tracked or tow bar chassis: Superior mobility in challenging terrain.


3. Trommel Screens and Soil/Stone Separator Systems
These are critical pieces of equipment for removing inert materials (soil, sand, gravel, stones) contained within the roots from the system before or immediately after root fragmentation.

  • Trommel Screens: These screens rotate tree roots, causing the soil on them to fall off and decompose. Available in both stationary and mobile trommel screen options, they improve the quality of compost and biomass.

  • Disc/Star Screens: Used for classifying biomass into desired sizes (e.g., wood chips or shavings).

4. Secondary Crushers (Hammer Mills and High-Speed Shredders)
These systems process pre-crushed tree root fragments, freed from coarse soil, into fine wood chips or powder for use in power plants or pellet/briquette production.

5. Feeding and Transport Equipment (Conveyors)
These are specially reinforced conveying systems for feeding large and heavy tree roots into the facility and transferring products between units.

  • Steel Tracked (Apron) Feeders: Impact-resistant feeding units for the initial loading of heavy roots.

  • Belt and Chain Conveyors: Extra wear-resistant transfer lines with ribbed or sergeant belts.


6. Magnetic Separators for Metal Separation
Overband magnetic separators are installed on the line to remove any metal debris such as wires or nails that may become entangled in the system during the removal of tree roots from the soil, thus protecting the blades of subsequent machines (especially secondary crushers).

Application Areas of MT Makina Tree Root Recycling Facilities

  • Municipalities and Parks and Gardens Directorates: Disposal of urban pruning and removal waste and compost production.

  • Forestry Products and Wood Processing Facilities: Bringing forestry waste back into the economy.

  • Biomass Energy Plants (BEP): Production of homogeneous fuel (chips) with high calorific value that meets standards.

  • Composting and Farming Companies: Raw material preparation for organic soil conditioners.


Why Choose MT Makina?
Breaking a tree root is not like breaking ordinary wood or particleboard; it requires serious engineering, strength, and durability. At MT Makina, with years of experience, we offer turnkey solutions best suited to your project's needs (capacity, budget, waste characteristics). We are with you in all your projects, from fixed integrated plants to mobile solutions suitable for municipal and construction site use.

For your tree root recycling projects, contact our engineering team today for technical details and a price quote!

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