Does your lake/pond have a weed problem?? Get your best modeller’s brains in gear and make a scale model of one of these machines. Cardiff Marine Modellers usually sail on Roath Park Lake but it has been weed bound now for a few weeks. Not any more.
This Truxor amphibious aquatic weed harvester is tracked and operates just like a land based tracked vehicle but it floats with the ‘tracks’ having deep rubber ‘paddles’ to propel it across the water cutting the weed close to the bed and then with a change of attachment, a large rake collects it all up to be deposited on the bank. The craft can then simply climb out (up to 45 degrees) and drive itself onto a trailer. I watched this machine clearing the lake at Roath Park Cardiff today (it’s there all week). The piles of weed lined up all along the bank show testament to its effectiveness. Hopefully we can sail from our landing again tomorrow (Wednesday).
I have no connection with the company that provides this ‘Water Management’ service but if anyone out there needs their services, contact a very nice chap called Brian Harries @ Aquaclear. Have a look at
www.aquaclearwatermanagement.com. They are based in West Wales but operate countrywide.
