The Aquamog CCX-238 Creating a New Channel Through a Dense Cattail Zone
This article features the Aquamog CCX in action. The vessel is ideal for creating channels or removing nuisance cattail plants from wetlands. This is by far the quickest and most effective Aquamog when it comes to only emergent aquatic weeds and cattail control. Where other Aquamogs need to multiple attachments 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 machine as well as do the root removal task. Removingthe roots helps to prevent and limit 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 lake using an aquatic weed harvester. The harvester takes the plant material to the shore for final placement and/or off site landfill.
Cattails are a beneficial plant that have many functions in ponds. Cattails provide filtering of pollutants from wetlands, as well as provide habitat and shelter for birds and other animals.
However, if not properly maintained they can quickly turn into a huge water weed issues that can be very hard and expensive to handle. That is why the Aquamog CCX was created.
The Aquamog equipment line was invented in the early 1980′s by Aquatics Unlimited (AU). The McNabb family founded Aquatics Unlimited in 1974. Both Tom and Dave McNabb developed the Aquamog brand and line of equipment throughout the 80s and 90′s 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, California 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 Aquamog line.