This article features the Aquamog CCX in action. The vessel is great for creating channels or removing unwanted cattail growth from shorelines. This is by far the fastest and most efficient Aquamog when it comes to just 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 make new cleared water.
The Aquamog CCX with its two independent 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 cuts down on re-growth in the area.
When the roots are removed they remain on the surface of the water and are than easily picked up and removed from the water body using an aquatic plant harvester. The harvester takes the plant material to the shore for final placement and/or off site disposal.
Cattails are a beneficial plant that have a lot functions in lakes. Cattails provide filtering of heavy metals from lakes, as well as provide homes for birds and other animals.
But, if not properly maintained they can quickly turn into a large water plant issues that can be very hard and expensive to handle. Thus the Aquamog CCX was invented.
The Aquamog was invented in the early 80s by Aquatics Unlimited (AU). The McNabb family formed Aquatics Unlimited in the 1970s. Both Tom and Dave McNabb developed the Aquamog brand and line of machinery throughout the 80s and 90′s 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.