Our Multipurpose River Dredging Machine is Designed, and built-in Istanbul and the Crocodile is suitable for a broad range of works in all types of bodies of water :
River Dredging Machine’s versatility on the water makes it ideal for heavy work and fast emergency response. Its powerful engine, propulsion system and pumps, superior mobility, and sophisticated positioning equipment place it in a class by itself. Another critical environmental feature of the River Dredging Machine is its ability to operate with low noise levels and equip it with a supercritical silencer that reduces noise to shallow levels.
Cleaning and restoring contaminated rivers and canals and other waterways / Reconstruction of shorelines / Creating wildlife habitats / Controlling vegetation / Installing water pipes, pipelines, and submarine cables / Flood Control, Installing water pipes, channels, and submarine cables with the River Dredging Machine’s technology is possible to drive piles from the water. That protects the shores and enables pile driving considerably from the coast. River Dredging Machine moves independently in water with a propulsion system and excavator assembly. River Dredging Machine anchored with spuds does not need steel cables for dredging, which may disturb passing water traffic.
Specs
- The machine arrives as a complete unit on a truck or cruises by itself on water. River Dredger can walk on land and water.
- River Dredger can remove floating or rooted vegetation, harmful stones, and trash from the bottom via the rake.
- River dredgers can pump the soil through a pipeline to a discharge area up to 1 km away by suction dredging. In this process, the soil is mixed with copious amounts of water, 80-90 % of the total volume.
- Dredging in places where it’s hard or impossible to work with other machinery
( lakes, rivers, wetlands, shallow waters, harbors, canals, shorelines, industrial pools, under bridges, tunnels, etc. ) - Where a unique/versatile dredger is needed which can both pump and excavate
- Where it is not feasible to mobilize several one-purpose machines
( cutter suction dredger, backhoe dredger, excavator, tugboat, assembly cranes, or assisting vessels for anchorage to the site ) - Dredging in places where there is a water traffic jam
- Where pipelines/submarine cables/pile driving in water or on the shoreline is needed
- Where vegetation does not permit conventional dredger
- Where the floating or rooted plant has to be removed/controlled from the bottom
- Where environmental dredging required
Stabilizers
River Dredger’s dredging movements and anchoring can be done with hydraulic stabilizers. Two rear stabilizers equipped with hydraulic tilting cylinder spuds. Depth control through hydraulic River Dredger has two front stabilizers with detachable floats and removable spuds. River Dredging Machine’s propulsion system provides maximum power with minimal disruption.
Speed
The top speed is 8 knots. The propeller can rise in shallow waters to protect aquatic vegetation and avoid disturbing riverbed sediment. Environmental dredging in a tropical and arctic climate.
Cab
River Dredging Machine’s cab meets the highest standards of comfort and ergonomics with excellent visibility. The pilot controls all hydraulic functions from the cabin and is equipped with fully adjustable deluxe seats, easy-to-reach controls, side windows that can open, and a range of standard and optional accessories like sunroof hatch and radio system, and gauging hydraulics/engine.
Engine
Dredger Machine equipped with a light, compact, low-pollution Cummins / Caterpillar vs. engine. The Crocodile excavator has the power to spare (250 to 375 hp – standard model: 250 hp).
Hull
The one-piece body is divided into seven watertight compartments for protection. Corrosion-resistant painting system for a minimum three years guarantee. Protective skid bars on the bottom. Slip-Safe deck. Handrails.
Excavator
Maximum bucket reach: 6.5 m to 7.85 m through 180º Maximum depth: 6.5 m
Breakout force (from bucket cyl.): 77 kN ( depends on the selected option )
Digging force (from bucket cyl.): 40 kN ( depends on the option chosen)
Lifting capacity at max. Reach: 16 kN ( depends on the option chosen)
Bucket System
Several tools are available for backhoe dredging; a 400l bucket with teeth for everyday work, an 800l bucket for more significant sites, and a clamshell bucket for environmental dredging. The dredged material can be deposited on barges or, in narrow channels, directly on the shore with the bucket. Stone and trash removal can be done with the backhoe and clamshell buckets. Larger stones can be moved to the coast, deeper into the water, or buried, or they can, for example, be used to make a breakwater.