The Aquamog CCX-238 in Action Cutting a New Channel Through a Thick Cattail Area
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 | Always Online
This article is about the Aquamog CCX in action. The machine is made for creating channels or getting rid of nuisance cattail growth from lakes. This is by far the fastest and most effective Aquamog when it comes to just emergent vegetation and cattail removal. Where other Aquamogs need to multiple tools to do the same work, the Aquamog ccx just digs right in to make new cleared water.
The Aquamog CCX with its 2 separate cutter blades in the front of the machine can remove cattails to a depth of three feet. The blades move the vessel as well as do the root removal work. Getting rid ofthe roots can cut down on re-growth in the area.
Once the roots are removed they remain on the surface of the water and are than easily collected and removed from the water body using an aquatic weed harvester. The harvester moves the vegetation to the shoreline for final placement and/or off site disposal.
Cattails are an aquatic plant that have alot functions in ponds. Cattails provide filtering of heavy metals from lakes, as well as provide homes for birds and other animals.
However, if not properly controlled they can quickly turn into a huge water weed problems that can be very difficult and costly to handle. That is why the Aquamog CCX was built.
The Aquamog equipment line was invented in the early 1980’s by Aquatics Unlimited (AU). The McNabb family started Aquatics Unlimited in the 1970’s. Both Tom and Dave McNabb developed the Aquamog brand and line of equipment throughout the 80s and 1990s while with AU. 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 introduced into the “Mog” family.