Do amphibious excavators float?

Excavator capable of operation on water

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An amphibious excavator (or pontoon excavator or floating excavator) is a type of excavator that can perform dredging while afloat on soft terrain such as swamp, wet land, and shallow water. An amphibious excavator is better adapted for removing silty clay, clearing silted trenches, swampland operation, and shallow water operation than traditional barge-mounted dredgers.[1]

Walking and working

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The amphibious excavator can walk or work in water, because the chassis crawler floats on sealed pontoons. It may swing or even roll over when excavating with no support underneath. It moves using a dual-body boat form buoyancy tank. A reducer drives the crawler chain, allowing free and smooth movement. Its upper structure is a modified excavator that allows 360° full rotation and hydraulic operation.

Sealed pontoon

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The pontoons are manufactured from high tension steel and they are atmospheric corrosion- and saltwater-resistant. Each pontoon has 5 independent water tight compartments with maintenance holes. The bottoms of the pontoons are reinforced for rough terrain operation. The power for the pontoon tracks is provided by an excavator engine and main hydraulic pumps with traveling motors.

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• Side pontoon&#;increase flotation
• Piling vibrator
• Excavation bucket
• Clamshell
• Demolition sorting grab
• Dredging pump

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Can excavators float? If they&#;re Wetland Equipment&#;s custom swamp buggies, they sure can! We use special technologies to install pontoons onto our wetland excavators so that they can safely operate in terrain that is otherwise impassable to similar machines. Our pontoon systems feature strategic reinforcement zones that prevent them from being punctured or otherwise damaged by unseen debris in muddy waters. An amphibious excavator can&#;t float if its buoyancy is compromised! 

Will an amphibious excavator tip over in the water? Not if it's been engineered properly. Like other machinery used for swampland dredging and construction, a careful balance is needed to ensure that it still has the mechanical muscle to do the heavy lifting demanded while not tipping over in the process. This means that it&#;s critical to trust the safety of your crew to only the best amphibious excavator manufacturer in the business: Wetland Equipment. Our floating swamp buggies keep operators stable and productive, customizable for any job in the harshest marshy conditions. 

Can amphibious transport buggies float? Of course! In fact, these are even easier to engineer since there isn&#;t a moment arm that causes leverage to take into account as an excavator would have. Wetland&#;s customizable marsh buggies are designed to handle the load of carrying a crew into and out of swampy worksites with ease. Waterlogged areas prove no problem thanks to superior traction from oversized tires and inbuilt flotation technologies. Equipment, labor, and more are easily moved through areas of shallow or moderate water. 

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