The best known leveling tool is the plough. The plough can be used independently, or in combination with another dredging equipment, for example a trailing suction hopper. The plough can be usefully deployed in places where regular equipment cannot dredge due to the limited depth or poor accessibility, such as near banks or around jetties. The plough is a well suited tool to levelling the seabed and move material from clay, silt, sand or gravel to deeper water. The plough consists of a heavy metal steel frame with two rows cutting edges or teeth that are designed to penetrate the sediment. The last row consists of a Hardox plate. The replaceable tooth system is integrated in plough design. The replaceable tooth system are characterized by long wear life, excellent digging performance and easy to replace. Wide range of different point shapes is available depending on the soil. The plough is pulled by a workboat a tugboat. The plough is fixed with wires lowered to the bottom by winch connected to the A frame placed on the aft ship. The wires can be mounted on the plough at different heights depending on the dredging depth. ECTMarine is specialized in the design and fabrication of plough. The plough are custom designed and fabricated based on the client requirements. Additional the A frame to lower and hoist the plough can be part of the delivery.
the ECTMarine team has the following characteristics:
- custom-made design
- short delivery time
- heavy duty plough
- suitable for challenging conditions.
- applicable for different types of soil
ECTMarine dredge ploughs are purpose designed and and build to fit your project