Not All Dredging Jobs Are the Same Your Equipment Shouldn’t Be Either
Not All Dredging Jobs Are the Same Your Equipment Shouldn’t Be Either One of the fastest ways to burn time and budget on a dredging project is using equipment that isn’t matched to the material, environment, or scope of work. On paper, a dredge is a dredge. In the field, that thinking gets expensive fast. At VMI Dredges, we see it all the time, projects slowed down not by conditions, but by machines that were never designed for the job they were assigned. The Material Dictates the Machine Sediment isn’t created equal. Fine silt behaves differently than sand. Clay doesn’t move like organics. Debris changes everything. Choosing equipment without factoring in material type is like bringing a butter knife to a welding job. •A properly matched dredge: •Maintains consistent production •Reduces wear on components •Uses power efficiently •Prevents unnecessary breakdowns When the dredge fits the material, production follows. When it doesn’t, everything fights back. Environment Matte...
