vegetation removal – Aquarius-Systems

HM-1020 Harvester Removes 16,000 Pounds of Weeds in 20 Minutes at Carter Lake

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 19:26:51 +0000

Carter Lake is an old oxbow lake of the Missouri River and is now an urban lake shared by two different cities (Omaha, Nebraska and Carter Lake, Iowa), in two counties (Douglas and Pottawattamie) and two states (Nebraska and Iowa).

A vital part of the area’s watershed, Carter Lake is a natural catch basin for storm runoff and melting snows. Excess nutrients being washed into the lakes leads to excessive aquatic plant growth.

The Aquarius Systems HM-1020 Aquatic Plant Harvester is the perfect solution for Carter Lake. The 1020 easily collected a full 16,000 lbs of cut vegetation in only 20 minutes of harvesting. This harvester holds so many weeds that it took two trucks to accept all of the harvested vegetation.

Weed Harvesting Crew Roles and Weekly Schedule for Harvesters Barges and Transporters

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:39:12 +0000

The Harvesters (weed cutters) are Yellow. They are cutting on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Typically “as a rule of thumb” the harvesters do not cut on Fridays.

The Shore Barges (weed pick up – floaters and shorelines) are Orange. They are out every weekday, weather permitting, picking up floating weeds and weeds along the shoreline.

The Transporters are Blue. They are out every weekday weather permitting, and they are used for unloading Harvesters and Shore barges to transport the weeds across the lake. They hook up to the conveyor which loads the weeds into Big Red (the big red dump truck). The Transporters are also heavily utilized in pile pickups on Mondays and Fridays.