Amphibious Excavator / Marsh Buggy
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We are indeed proud to
be the pioneer amphibious excavator manufacturer and premium supplier in Malaysia. With our
successful track records in designing
and providing long reach attachment for numerous and unique dredging
applications over the years, it is a natural progression for us to continue providing more
comprehensive products to satisfy our customers' never ending quest for enhanced efficiency,
safety and leading edge solutions. Our customers can
look upon us to provide a complete package to carry out tasks in challenging
terrains with incredible efficiency and high ROI (Return On Investment). An amphibious excavator/marsh buggy is specifically designed to manoeuvre in
marshy and swampy area, soft terrain, as well as floating on water.
A long reach front amphibious
excavator
has always been in our product design roadmap. Our exposure during the many years of
working with our customers in overcoming various challenging terrains has
provided us with a wealth of experience and knowledge behind the design.
Completely self propelled and could virtually access to all terrains and yet requires
minimum supporting transportation or hoisting equipment.
Greater versatility can be
easily achieved when used in conjunction with the wide range of attachments we
produce. We have in house expertise in designing customized attachments in
tackling unique challenges where traditional off-the- shelf solution fail to deliver.
We have comprehensive range of
pontoon design to suit varies excavator capacity. 8 - 10 ton, 12 - 14 ton, 20 -
22 ton, 23 - 26 ton, 27-29 ton, 30 - 35 ton.
Applications:
EIK amphibious
excavator has well proven
itself in the
followings applications:
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Dredging
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Landscaping
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Erosion control and
prevention
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Deepening of waterway
and river delta
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Maintenance and
cleaning of rivers, lakes, shoreline, ponds,...
Features:
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Extendable
Pontoons:
Structural grade tensile plate is used for the fabrication of the pontoons. The
goal is to construct a high strength and durable base structure without being
overly heavy, hampering its efficiency. The pontoon is designed to be able to
float on water as an added safety feature (click here to watch video). It has 3 water tight compartments
hermetically sealed
with individual manhole for easy access from outside for inspection and preventive maintenance.
An innovative design
in the undercarriage system allows each pontoon to extend outward by 200 -
300mm (8 - 12 inch) depending on model, provides the extra stability needed
when situation call for. Undercarriage designed for 14 ton class excavator and
below comes with hydraulic control system for extending the pontoons outward
while the machine is at work, and retracting to achieve a smaller footprint for
transportation by lowbed trailer. This is a standard feature regardless whether you
invest in our complete amphibious machine or the pontoons undercarriage system
only.
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Amphibious excavators work
in the harshest conditions you can ever imagine.
Our ultimate goal is to extend the dependable
service life of the amphibious undercarriage system.
Pontoons are shot blasted to ensure that the surface is thoroughly clean
and free from contaminants and rust.
In addition, this process presents the steel
with a surface texture that provides excellent adhesion of prime coat of
paint. . |
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Final Drive:
Proprietary design
using dual or triple (model dependent) synchronous hydraulic motors on each
pontoon. Multiple active motors propelling each pontoon provides
superior tracking power, making it virtually undeterred in any terrain. A
similar concept applies to a full time 4x4 gear system of a land vehicle. Most
single motor powered pontoon require reduction system to reduce traveling
speed. Our proprietary dual or triple motors system are designed to retain as
much of the original excavator traveling speed as possible.
Many users do not
realize that not all swampy areas are flat but undulating, and mud viscosity
varies widely from area to area and country to country. One would fully
appreciate the superior design of multi synchronous motor powered pontoons in
the most challenging terrains.
Another key advantage
is it has a higher ground speed. We have conducted field tests and it has been
proven that when tracking in thick muddy ground, a higher traveling speed and
momentum coupled with front and back synchronize motor tracking can drastically
reduce the risk of being stuck.
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 Track Chain:
Each pontoon comprises of 2 or 3 strands (model dependent) of heavy duty track chain, constructed with
high yield strength tensile steel. Track shoes/cleats
supported by 3 strands of track chain provide the advantage of uniform pulling
force and superior weight distribution across each track shoe/cleat.
The hard working
sprockets and rollers are make from hardened steel, reducing the frequency of
replacement and costly down time.
Each roller has an
embedded bushing that greatly prolongs the useful working life of the track
chain. Rollers are traveling on a strip of wear resistant steel plate,
preventing any form of premature wearing to the pontoons.
The steel track cleat
used has a minimum yield strength and tensile strength of 280 Mpa (40,600 psi)
and 480 Mpa (69,600 psi) respectively, which translates to approximately 16%
and 65% improvement of yield strength and tensile strength respectively over
6061 T6 aluminium alloy.
 
The large foot print
of the pontoons provide more than adequate balance and stability to the
machine, making the counterweight a redundant piece of weight. Removing the
counterweight would also reduce the ground pressure proportionally.
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Attachments:
Default configuration of the amphibious excavator is equipped with the original boom,
arm and bucket that comes as standard items with the excavator
unless otherwise stated. Customer has the option to replace the standard boom
and arm with a long reach attachment. The convenience of an extended reach and greater
working range is always a welcomed advantage when carrying out work in marsh land and
dredging related applications.
Frequently Asked Question:
Can the
AmphiTrex float on water?
All our AmphiTrex machines are
designed to float water as a safety feature. Click on the following filmstrip
to view video clip where an AmphiTrex being towed on water by boat.
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Description |
20-22 ton
(44,000 - 48,400 lb) class excavator |
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m |
ft |
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A |
Max. Track Length |
9.81 |
32' 2" |
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B |
Track
Length On Ground |
6.33 |
20' 9" |
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C |
Rear Upper Structure Length# |
2.68 |
8' 9" |
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D |
Overall Length |
13.02 |
42' 8" |
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E |
Height of Boom |
3.23 |
10' 7" |
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F |
Counterweight Clearance |
1.98 |
6' 6" |
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G |
Overall Width, min/max (outward
extendable) |
5.86 / 6.66 |
19' 3" / 21' 1" |
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H |
Undercarriage Width, min/max |
5.60
/ 6.40 |
18' 4" / 21' 0" |
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I |
Track Gauge, min/max |
3.68 / 4.48 |
12' 1" / 14' 8" |
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J |
Track Shoe/Cleat Width |
1.92 |
6'
3" |
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K |
Min. Ground Clearance |
1.05 |
3' 5" |
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L |
Track Height |
1.78 |
5'
10" |
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M |
Overall Cab Height |
3.82 |
12' 6" |
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N |
Upper Structure Overall Width# |
2.71 |
8'10" |
* Dimensions are base on Hitachi ZX200-3
excavator.
** For the benefit of continuous product improvement, specifications are
subject to change without prior notice.
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Description |
11-13
ton (24,200 - 28,600 lb) class excavator |
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m |
ft |
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A |
Track Length On Ground |
4.88 |
16'0" |
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B |
Max. Track Length |
8.23 |
27'0" |
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C |
Rear Upper Structure Length# |
1.49 |
4'11" |
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D |
Overall Length |
9.70 |
31'10" |
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E |
Height of Boom |
3.25 |
10'8" |
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F |
Counterweight Clearance |
1.82 |
6'0" |
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G |
Overall Width |
4.27 |
140" |
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H |
Undercarriage Width |
4.10 |
13'6" |
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H* |
Max. Extended Undercarriage Width |
4.72 |
15'6" |
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I |
Track Gauge |
2.67 |
8'9" |
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J |
Track Shoe/Cleat Width |
1.22 |
4'0" |
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K |
Min. Ground Clearance |
1.10 |
3'7" |
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L |
Track Height |
1.64 |
5'5" |
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M |
Overall Cab Height |
3.79 |
12'5" |
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N |
Upper Structure Overall Width# |
2.49 |
8'2" |
* Dimensions are base on Kobelco SK125SR
excavator.
** For the benefit of continuous product improvement, specifications are
subject to change without prior notice.
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