The article presents design of the developed root crop grinder, and also compares theoretical and laboratory studies of the root crop grinding process. The article describes a number of dependences: the power spent on root crop grinding, idling and cutting on the rotational speed of the chopper drum, throughput capacity on rotational speed of the chopping drum and grinding specific energy consumption on the cutting speed. The research results can be used in design development of root crop grinders for livestock enterprises.