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This post features the Aquamog CCX in action. The machine is great for making channels or removing excess cattail growth from shorelines. This is by far the fastest and most effective Aquamog when it comes to just emergent aquatic plants and cattail control. Where other Aquamogs need to separate tools 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 barge can displace cattails to a depth of three feet. The blades move the vessel as well as do the root removal job. Removingthe 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 lake using an aquatic weed harvester. The harvester takes the vegetation to the shore for final placement and/or off site landfill.

Cattails are a native plant that have a lot purposes in ponds. They provide filtering of nutrients and some heavy metals from wetlands, as well as provide habitat and shelter for birds and other wildlife.

But, if not properly maintained they can quickly turn into a huge water weed problems that can be very hard and costly to handle. That is why the Aquamog CCX was created.

The Aquamog equipment line was developed in the early 80s by Aquatics Unlimited (AU). The McNabb family founded AU in the 1970s. Both Tom and Dave McNabb created the Aquamog brand and line of equipment through out the 80’s and 1990’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, 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 welcomed into into the Aquamog line.

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