A swamp excavator, also known as an amphibious excavator, pontoon excavator, or floating excavator, is a type of digging machine that can perform dredging and similar tasks while remaining afloat in swampy terrain that would normally be inaccessible to traditional excavation machines.
Can excavators float? If they’re Wetland Equipment’s custom swamp buggies, they sure can!
Amphibious excavators, as the name implies, have been designed to operate within wet areas where some serious mass-moving is needed. However, a wetland excavator is more than just a mechanical arm for leverage.
This is a Cat we did a few years ago for a great customer down South. Operator's first time on an amphibious excavator. Notice how he tests the depth of the water before entering.
This buggy is for a sewer department and they used it to look for a manhole cover that has been missing for over 30 years.
Built back in the late 90's for a waterway district in Illinois, this buggy is still working on a daily basis.
An Amphibious Excavator Cat 305.5 clearing waterways in central Florida for a drainage district.
This small buggy is designed for maintenance on infrastructure and land clearing.
Working in the Salt Marsh, this amphibious ditcher was designed for water maintenance to control mosquitoes.
Wetland Equipment Company offers many custom buggies like this custom aluminum buggy for carrying people and equipment to repair and maintain oil and gas equipment.
Take a look at these vintage Amphibious Link-Belts from the 1980's.
Cat 309 Loaded and leaving for a customer in Florida.
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