Many small organic fertilizer plants worry about “small space and compost turning machine maneuvers.” In fact, as long as you master placement and routing techniques, a windrow compost turning machine can operate smoothly even in a space as small as 100 square meters.
First, the pile must be placed smoothly. Avoid stacking the pile in small, scattered, round piles. Instead, create long, narrow piles—for example, a 1-meter-wide, 1.2-meter-high, and 5-meter-long strip. This allows the compost turner to move along the strip in a straight line, eliminating the need for frequent turns. This saves space and ensures thorough turning. Leave a 1.5-meter-wide aisle between two long piles—just enough for the compost turner to move back and forth without hitting the adjacent piles.
Second, turning techniques are crucial. If the space is truly limited and the windrow compost turning machine needs to turn, don’t do it directly on the pile; instead, move it into the aisle. First, raise the compost turner’s blades and move it to the center of the aisle. Then, slowly turn (keeping the turning radius at least 2 meters) to avoid the tracks pressing into the pile and causing the material to clump.
Also, you can turn the compost in layers. If the pile is high (over 1.5 meters) and the site is not wide enough, the windrow compost turning machine can turn the material on the top layer first, loosening it, and then lower the blades to turn the lower layers. This allows for thorough turning without breaking up the pile.