Excavators can handle all kinds of messy situations, but even the best ones can only handle so much mud and water before they get stuck. It’s certainly not the easiest process to pull a 40,000 pound machine out of 4 feet of sludge.
Enter EIK Engineering, makers of custom attachments for excavators for both the construction and marine industries. Having expertise in both the marine and construction industries, the obvious next step for EIK was to make amphibious machines, which can operate on land as well as water. The modified machines are perfect for work in marshes and swamp like conditions and can even float on water, as an added safety measure.
EIK currently features a lineup of 7 different products, ranging from 7 tons to 45 tons. In the video below, you’ll see the CAT318, a 20 ton excavator, unload onto land and seamlessly transition into a swamp with little to no sink. It’s pretty impressive for a machine that heavy not to drop like a rock.
On Tuesday morning, February 23, the Syracuse Fire Department responded to a call about a collapsed crane on a construction site near the university. Thankfully, no injuries were reported.