• An amphibious excavator, also known as a marsh buggy, is an excavator specifically designed to maneuver in marshes, swampy areas and soft terrain, as well as to float on water.
• The physics behind the amphibious excavator lies in the hermetically sealed pontoons, designed based on Archimedes’ principle. Coupled with its large foot print, this creates an extremely low ground pressure.
• The machine is capable of tracking in both dry, soft and swampy areas with little or no risk of being stuck in the mud.
• The amphibious excavators has proven itself and performed exceedingly well in the followings applications :
� Dredging
� Landscaping
� Erosion control and prevention
� Deepening of waterways and river deltas
� Maintenance and cleaning of rivers, lakes, shorelines, ponds, etc
Located in Singapore
Price for Amphibious Undercarriage: USD $ 110,000 plus freight
| Principal Dimensions and Characteristics | |||
| Amphibious Undercarriage | |||
| Max. Track Length: | 9.40 m | 31 feet | |
| Track Length On Ground: | 5.25 m | 17 feet | |
| Rear Upper Structure Length: | 2.18 m | 7 feet | |
| Overall Length: | 12.32 m | 40 feet | |
| Height of Boom: | 2.90 m | 10 feet | |
| Counterweight Clearance: | 1.75 m | 6 feet | |
| Overall Width, min/max: | 4.22/ 5.32 m | 14/17 feet | |
| (outwardly extendable) | |||
| Undercarriage Width, min/max: | 3.95 / 5.05 m | 13/17 feet | |
| Track Gauge, min/max: | 2.50 / 3.60 m | 8/12 feet | |
| Track Cleat Width: | 1.45 m | 5 feet | |
| Min. Ground Clearance: | 1.07 m | 4 feet | |
| Track Height: | 1.61 m | 5 feet | |
| Overall Cab Height: | 3.45 m | 11 feet | |
| Upper Structure Overall Width: | 2.50 m | 8 feet | |
| Max. Cutting Height: | 12.50 m | 41 feet | |
| Max. Loading Height: | 8.50 m | 28 feet | |
| Recommended Outreach: | 12.00 m | 39 feet | |
| Max. Digging Depth from Front: | 7.50 m | 25 feet | |
| Max. Digging Depth from Side: | 5.90 m | 19 feet | |
| Bucket Capacity: | 0.40 cubic meters | 0.52 cubic yards | |
| Multi-Synchronous Drive System | |||
| Proprietary multi-synchronous drive motor design. | |||
| Motors are mounted on front and rear of each pontoon. | |||
| It offers superior tracking power as compared to a single motor design. A similar concept that is applied to a | |||
| full time 4×4 gear system of a land vehicle. | |||
| Swampy areas are not necessary flat, and one will realize the full potential when tracking on uneven and high | |||
| viscosity muddy terrains. | |||
| Hydraulic Extendable & Retractable Pontoons | |||
| Extension and retraction of pontoons “on the fly”. | |||
| When fully extended, it offers the extra stability needed when situation calls for. | |||
| Provide the flexibility of narrow track width when fully retracted when needs arises. | |||
| Designed for ease of land transportation of complete machine by trailer when pontoons are fully retracted. | |||
| Higher ROI through long term saving of manpower, crane hiring and other logistical cost. | |||
| Hydraulic extendable pontoons is a standard feature for 12 ton class and below amphibious machine. | |||
| Non Hydraulic Extendable | |||
| For non hydraulic extendable design, there are 2 separate locking pin positions for each pontoon on the horizontal | |||
| mounting beams. | |||
| Users can choose their desired overall track width during the installation process. | |||
| Pontoon Design & Construction | |||
| Each pontoon has 2 bulk heads with 3 water tight compartments which are hermetically sealed. | |||
| The pontoon is designed with sufficient displacement applying Archimedes’ Principle to ensure the entire | |||
| amphibious excavator is able to float on water as a safety feature. | |||
| Each pontoon comes with manholes for easy access to its interior for servicing and maintenance. | |||
| Supplementary Pontoons and Spuds | |||
| Supplementary pontoons can be added on each side to boost stability in deeper water operation. | |||
| Spud piles attach to supplementary pontoons help to overcome buoyancy effect, it offers added stability and | |||
| enhanced operability. | |||
| Pontoons are designed and built with provision for future addition of supplementary pontoon and spud system. | |||
| Future proof in design. | |||
| Track Chain | |||
| The track chain is constructed with premium grade steel imported from Europe. | |||
| The track chain, being one of the most critical component require high level of precision and consistency in the | |||
| manufacturing process. | |||
| Each track link plate is CNC laser cut to utmost precision of the highest standard. | |||
| The track shoe is supported by 2 or 3 strands of track chain offers the advantage of uniform pulling force and | |||
| superior weight distribution across each track shoe. | |||
| The hard working sprockets, rollers and pins are made from hardened steel, reducing the frequency of | |||
| replacement and costly down time. | |||
| Rollers are traveling on a strip of wear resistant steel plate (Hardox), prevent premature wearing to the | |||
| pontoons. | |||
| Every roller has an embedded bushing (in red). The bushing protects and extends the useful working life of the | |||
| track chain. | |||
| Replaceable Sprockets | |||
| Sprockets are machined to high precision. | |||
| Induction hardened for durability. | |||
| Each sprocket is bolted onto the axle which can be easily replaced individually. | |||
| Replacement process is simple and perfect alignment is guaranteed. | |||
| For competitors’ weld-on sprocket design, replacement is much more tedious, complicated and costly. | |||
| Track Shoe | |||
| Track shoes are steel fabricated. | |||
| Steel is much more malleable than aluminum, and it has a wider spread between yield strength and ultimate | |||
| tensile strength. | |||
| The key distinct advantage of steel over aluminum is, it is less prone to cracking. | |||
| The steel track shoes used have a typical tensile strength of 69,600 psi (480 MPa) and yield strength of 40,600 | |||
| psi (280 MPa). | |||
| Competitors who used 6061-T6 aluminum track shoe have a typical tensile strength of about 42,000 psi (290 | |||
| MPa) and yield strength of about 35,000 psi (241 MPa). | |||
| The track shoe is reinforced box design, enhancing the floating capability. | |||
| A large adjacent surface area translates to enhance traction on soft terrain, and higher efficiency when | |||
| “paddling” in water. | |||
| Modular Design | |||
| Both the assembly and disassembly processes can be achieved in under 3 hours if equipped with proper | |||
| tools and crane. | |||
| No special tooling is required for the assembly and disassembly process. | |||
| Designed to be easily transported by low bed trailer. | |||
| Undercarriage modules and attachments are designed to be able to fit into 40 ft container. | |||
| All details on these pages are given in good faith and are believed to be accurate but no warranty of accuracy or completeness or suitability for purpose is either stated or implied. Prices are subject to change without notice. | |||