Product Description
Reaching deep into or across a waterway is crucial for effective dredging, desilting, and aquatic vegetation removal. Our long-reach excavators provide the reach and versatility needed to handle even the most inaccessible or environmentally sensitive jobs.
KEY FEATURES
Machine sizes: 2.5t to 8t long reach and amphibious excavators
Can operate from pontoons or bankside
Fitted with clamshells and specialist vegetation buckets
Suitable for canals, ditches, sluices, weirs, lakes, and more
Mobilisation: Hiab, trailer, or crane deliverable
INFORMATION SHEETS
With machines ranging from 2.5 to 8 tonnes, our long-reach excavators range includes land-based, amphibious, or pontoon-mounted units. We supply the right solution for every kind of inland waterway project, from drainage ditches and navigation channels to lakes, sluices, and weirs. Excavators can be deployed on floating pontoons or positioned directly on the bankside, depending on access, water depth, and terrain.
Amphibious models excel in shallow, silty, or marshy ground, where traditional plant machinery would get stuck. Meanwhile, long reach arms enable efficient clearance of deep channels, steep embankments, and hard-to-reach vegetation zones.
Each unit supports a range of interchangeable attachments, including clamshell grabs, weed rakes, and specialist buckets - ideal for lifting, dragging, or scooping invasive growth, silt, or organic debris. Once mounted on a barge, the machine can be transported directly to the worksite by water, improving efficiency and minimising disruption to sensitive areas.
Whether you’re removing reeds, desilting a drainage channel, or deploying a long reach excavator for wetland clearance, our equipment offers a powerful, flexible solution that goes further, with less impact on the environment.
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Transport Method
Delivered via Hiab, trailer, or crane
Environmental Impact
Low ground pressure (amphibious), minimal site disruption
Use Case
Aquatic weed clearance, structure maintenance, environmental dredging
Site Suitability
Canals, ditches, sluices, weirs, lakes, and marshy areas
Reach Capability
Extended arms for deep or wide channel clearance
Attachment Options
Clamshell grabs, vegetation buckets, aquatic rakes
Deployment Options
Operates from pontoons or directly on the bank
Machine Sizes
2.5t to 8t long reach and amphibious excavators
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“The Rothen Group’s knowledge has ensured that potential issues were highlighted early, meaning projects run smoothly and on programme. They have a large fleet of plant and operators too, which reassures that the work will be completed safely and with due care.”
Martin Dean
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“The Rothen Group have worked with us and supplied marine, piling and fencing plant for many years. The team have excellent working knowledge of the UK canal system.”
Jim Walton
CPC Civils
“The works were completed to a high standard of quality both ahead of programme and in a safe manner. All parties were really pleased with how smooth the construction phase went.”
Andrew Smith
Mott MacDonald Bentley
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Adam De'Ath
Canal & River Trust
"The professionalism, communication and quality of the works delivered by The Rothen Group has been exceptional! From the project initiation phase to delivering the hard work on the ground they have been an outstanding contractor to work with."
Charles Hughes
Canal & River Trust
