The Aquamog CCX-238 in Action Cutting a New Channel Through a Thick Cattail Area
This post features the Aquamog CCX in action. The aquatic rig is perfect for making channels or getting rid of unwanted cattail growth from lakes. This is by far the fastest and most efficient Aquamog when it comes to only emergent aquatic weeds and cattail removal. Where other Aquamogs need to separate tools to do the same work, the Aquamog ccx just gets after it to create new cleared water.
The Aquamog CCX with its 2 separate cutter blades in the front of the barge can displace cattails to a depth of 3 feet. The blades propel the machine as well as do the root removal job. Getting rid ofthe roots can cut down on re-growth in the area.
When the roots are removed they float on top of the water and are than easily collected and removed from the water body using an aquatic plant harvester. The harvester transports the plant material to the shore for final placement and/or off site land fill.
Cattails are a native plant that serves a lot functions in nature. They provide filtering of nutrients and some heavy metals from lakes, as well as provide homes for birds and other wildlife.
But, if not properly controlled they can quickly turn into a large water plant problems that can be very difficult and costly to handle. That is why the Aquamog CCX was made.
The Aquamog equipment line was invented in the early 1980′s by Aquatics Unlimited (AU). The McNabb family formed Aquatics Unlimited in 1974. Both Tom and Dave McNabb developed the Aquamog brand and line of machinery through the 1980s and 1990s while with Aquatics Umlimited. Tom continued the Aquamog line into the new century with the addition of the MarshMog. Tom’s new company Clean Lakes, Inc. (www.cleanlake.com) located in Martinez, CA and Dave’s company DK Environmental (www.dkenvironmental.com) in Lafayette, CA have been working together on the Aquamog CCX project for about 10 years and in February 2009 the Aquamog CCX-238 was welcomed into into the “Mog” line.