| 摘要 |
A method for harvesting and transporting large quantities of aquatic vegetation. The apparatus includes a harvesting barge provided with paddle wheels and rudders for increased control in currents and wind and a series of longitudinally extending conveyors for moving the cut weeds onto a transport barge which is coupled in tandem with the harvesting barge. To compact the weeds and eliminate the need for a transport barge operator, the transport barge has a live bed controlled by a load sensor which activates the live bed to inch the weeds aftward on the transport barge as the weeds accumulate to a predetermined height in the hold. The transport barges are moved between the harvesting site and shore unloading site by a tugboat. The apparatus also includes a high capacity portable shore conveyor assembly which is adapted for all types of shore sites and which utilizes a first conveyor which can be supported by posts on the bottom of the lake or supported by a float and which includes coupling pins for connection with the couplers of the transport barge. A wheeled second conveyor is positioned on shore under the discharge end of the first conveyor, for conveying the weeds into a truck or pile. The second conveyor may be barge mounted.
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