Small Soil Trommel Sieve

Zhengzhou Sinolion Machinery Co., Ltd. is one of the most credible manufacturers and suppliers of small soil trommel sieve in China. Please feel free to buy high quality small soil trommel sieve for sale here from our factory. Good service and reasonable price are available.

 

 

Small Soil Trommel Sieve (WTS-0818) - the industrial-grade rotary drum sieve sized for a nursery, priced below the big machines, and light enough for a pickup truck. Feed it raw soil, compost or sand. Get clean, sellable product out the other end - one operator, no tools, no back pain.

 

650 kg · 800 mm drum · up to 15 m³/h · 2.4 kW · fits a 20 ft container · CE/ISO factory

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Look at what consumers actually get when they search for a powered soil sifter today:

What buyers find	The reality
30–40 W vibration "sifters"	3.0★ average rating - too weak to move wet soil
Rotary 11 L drum sifters with 4 screens	1.7★ - flimsy, jams, plastic gears
Manual round sieves ($10–25)	Still 100% hand labor - 200+ sales/month prove the demand, not the solution

 

The gap is obvious: below 150yougettoys.Above150yougettoys.Above4,000 you get mining equipment. In between - where nurseries, farms and landscape contractors actually live - there is almost nothing.

 

That gap is exactly where the WTS-0818 sits.

 

 

 

A complete screening station on a steel frame: feed hopper → rotating drum → clean product out, rocks and roots out the tail.

Parameter	WTS-0818	WTS-1022	WTS-1230	WTS-1550
Drum Ø × length	800 × 1800 mm	1000 × 2200 mm	1200 × 3000 mm	1500 × 5000 mm
Capacity	≤ 15 m³/h	≤ 30 m³/h	≤ 60 m³/h	≤ 90 m³/h
Motor power	2.4 kW	8.2 kW	10.6 kW	20 kW
Weight	650 kg	2,750 kg	3,210 kg	7,900 kg
Size (L×W×H)	3.15 × 1.1 × 1.65 m	4.3 × 1.9 × 2.45 m	5.4 × 2.1 × 2.7 m	9.4 × 2.2 × 2.9 m

 

Why the WTS-0818 wins for small operations:

• Tool-free, removable sieve drum - pull it out, clean or swap mesh in minutes. No screwdrivers, no downtime. (The #1 complaint about other small trommels is how hard they are to clean.)

 

• Adjustable-height legs - level it on any ground; raise the outlet to dump straight into a wheelbarrow or trailer.

 

• 2.4 kW motor, not 40 W - real torque, built for continuous running, not weekend hobby.

 

• Quiet enough for a nursery - no deafening engine; runs on standard 220 V / 380 V.

 

• Sea-worthy by design - 650 kg, fits a 20 ft container; no crane required on site.

 

Mesh apertures from 3 mm to 50 mm - one machine, many jobs. Custom apertures made to order.

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1. Feed - shovel or mini-loader drops material into the hopper.

 

2. Tumble - the rotating drum lifts and tumbles the material, breaking clumps the way only a rotating drum can. Small particles fall through the mesh; stones, roots and debris travel to the tail and drop out.

 

3. Collect - screened product piles under the drum or feeds straight into a wheelbarrow/trailer.

 

Wet, sticky soil is the classic trommel killer - that's why the drum is removable for cleaning and the frame angle is adjustable so you can steepen the slope for wet material and flatten it for fine screening.

 

Optional water-spray pipe keeps sticky clay moving

 

 

 

 

Material	Suggested mesh	Output you can sell
Garden soil / topsoil	10–20 mm	Premium screened topsoil - sells for more per m³
Compost	8–12 mm	Fine, uniform compost for potting mix
Potting mix / peat	5–8 mm	Clean, consistent nursery-grade mix
Sand & gravel	5–15 mm	Aggregate for landscaping beds
Seed / grain debris	3–5 mm	Clean seed, less waste

Raw material in → sellable product out. That is the whole business case.

 

 

 

A nursery screening 20 m³ of topsoil per day (a single 8-hour shift, at less than half the machine's rated capacity):

 

• Screened premium topsoil retails at roughly 40–60perm³------1,000/day of sellable product

 

• WTS-0818 factory price ≈ $2,000–3,500 (config-dependent)

 

• Payback: under two weeks of full operation - then it's pure margin

 

 

Illustrative example - plug in your own local prices and volumes. The machine pays for itself in days, not years.

 

 

 

 

	Manual sifting	Consumer electric sifter ($100–150)	WTS-0818
Throughput	~0.5 m³/hour, back-breaking	~1 m³/hour, weak motor	up to 15 m³/h
Wet soil	Clogs instantly	Stalls and jams	Drum tumbling + removable cleaning
Mesh options	Buy many sieves	2–4 flimsy screens	3–50 mm, tool-free swap, custom OEM
Durability	-	Plastic gears, 3.0★ reviews	Industrial steel, 2.4 kW motor
Daily labor	2–3 people	1–2 people	1 person
Price	$10–25	$120	Factory-direct, configurable

 

 

 

1. What is a small soil trommel sieve?

• A compact rotary drum screener that separates soil, compost, sand or gravel from rocks, roots and debris. Material tumbles inside a rotating mesh drum - fine product falls through, oversize discharges at the end.

 

2. How much soil can it process per hour?

• The WTS-0818 processes up to 15 m³/h; larger models in the WTS series reach 30–90 m³/h. Actual throughput depends on material moisture and mesh size.

 

3. Does it clog with wet or sticky soil?

• The rotating drum tumbles material continuously, and the sieve drum is removable for quick cleaning; the frame angle is adjustable for wet material.

 

4. What mesh sizes are available?

• Standard apertures 3–50 mm; drums are interchangeable and custom apertures are made to order for OEM projects.

 

5. Can it be transported?

• Yes - 650 kg, fits a standard 20 ft container, no crane needed.

 

6. What power does it need?

• 2.4 kW on standard 220 V / 380 V, 50/60 Hz. Diesel-engine and mobile options available for sites without grid power.

 

7. Do you support OEM / private label?

• Yes - custom mesh, colors, logos and packaging; MOQ and lead time on request.

 

 

 

Tell us 3 things and we'll reply within 24 hours: ① Your material (soil / compost / sand / other) · ② Target mesh size · ③ Capacity needed (m³/h)

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