Equipment for shredding plant material, in particular grassy material and/or shrubs in general, which is designed to be supported, preferably in a condition suspended above the ground, and moved by a respective vehicle, in particular a tractor, the equipment being, in particular, movable to at least one working position or position for shredding the plant material, preferably wherein it extends transversely to the direction of drive or forward movement of the vehicle, and to a respective rest position, in particular suitable for road transport, the equipment comprising means for shredding the plant material, comprising a respective rotatable rotor to which respective knives, or flails for shredding the plant material are articulated and which is housed in a corresponding protective containment body, which is designed to define, in use, with the underlying ground a respective working chamber, of the means, or frame, for coupling to the transport vehicle, and rotatable or articulated means for supporting the shredding means relative to the coupling means comprising a respective pin for rotation of the shredding means relative to the means for coupling to the vehicle; the equipment further comprises means for retaining the shredding means in the transversal operating position, which are connectable in an engageable and disengageable manner between the shredding means and the coupling means in a respective first connecting position, wherein the shredding means extend transversally from a respective side of the coupling means, and the equipment is designed to be arranged in front of the transporting vehicle, and in a respective second connecting position, wherein the shredding means extend transversally from the opposite side of the coupling means, and the equipment is designed to be arranged to the rear of the transport vehicle; the shredding means comprise a respective frame rotatable in a horizontal, or substantially horizontal, plane relative to a corresponding pin vertical, or substantially vertical, for articulation to the frame for coupling to the vehicle and a body for supporting the shredding equipment, comprising the rotor carrying the knives or flails and the protective containment body, characterised in that, on the shredding means on the frame for supporting the shredding equipment, there are first and second means for fixing the retaining means for the retaining means in the first connecting position and in the second connecting position, wherein in the first connecting position, the point, or respective means, for fixing the retaining means to the frame for articulation to the frame for coupling to the vehicle is located at a free end of the frame; and in the second connecting position, the point, or respective means, for fixing the retaining means to the frame for articulation to the frame for coupling to the vehicle is located at an intermediate end of the frame between the zone of articulation to the connecting frame and the zone of articulation to the body which carries the shredding equipment, so that, for modifying the configuration of the equipment, the shredding means are designed to rotate horizontally by an even angle, substantially equal to 180°, relative to the rotation pin.