The invention discloses an iron removal device for garbage pretreatment, and belongs to the technical field of garbage treatment. The iron removal device is characterized by comprising a conveying belt, an iron removal device body and a collecting box, the iron removal device body is located above the end of the conveying belt, the collecting box is located on the right side of the end of the conveying belt, and theiron removal device body comprises a rack. When a steel wire rope is wound, the iron removal device body is driven to ascend, and on the contrary, when the steel wire rope is slowly released, the iron removal device body is driven to descend. When the iron removal device body descends, the distance between the iron removal device body and the conveying belt is closer, namely, the magnetic force of an excitation system is improved. When the iron removal device body ascends, the magnetic force of the excitation system is reduced, so that the overall adsorption capacity of the iron removal device is conveniently controlled, adjustment can be conveniently carried out according to actual conditions, the iron removal rate is improved, and the interior of the incinerator operates stably. The invention solves the problems that: an existing iron removal device is generally fixedly installed, the height of a suspended iron remover is inconvenient to adjust, part of magnetic metal at the upper end of a conveying belt cannot be effectively removed, and then stable operation of the boiler is affected.