Mud Cat 115D
Diesel Auger Dredge
The Mud Cat 115D was designed to be a durable, productive, transportable, safe, and affordable dredge for entry-level buyers or operations on a budget. The controls can be learned quickly, and maintenance is simple. The system boasts a powerful 125 HP (93 kW) diesel engine, 2,000 GPM (454m3/hr.) dredge pump, and a powerful cutterhead with the patented Pump Defender for reducing downtime in debris rich environments by up to 80%. The dredge cuts an even bottom profile down to a max depth of 15 ft. (4.6m).
The MC 115D comes with two cutterbars for dredging in various environments including the SolidsMaster® cutter bar for breaking up sand and other harder materials and the EnviroMaster® for conveying sludges at higher solids to the pump intake. The MC 115D has the option for a Transport / Launch / Retrieve Trailer (TLR Trailer). Like all Mud Cat D-Series dredges, the MC 115D can be equipped with the patented WeedMaster Cutterhead® that converts it to a hydraulic weed harvesting machine that can pump vegetation thousands of feet to shore, something no other dredge can do.
Remote Control Option
All Mud Cat D-Series models can be outfitted with a shoulder mounted radio remote control so the operator can operate the dredge functions from shore. This is ideal in high H2S (hydrogen sulfide) and contaminated environments where it is not safe to have an operator on board. Adding Mud Cat’s Radio Sense™ radio remote control with digital depth gauge is less than $12,000.
Specifications
- Make & Model: Mud Cat 115D
- Dredge Cutter: EnviroMaster® & SolidsMaster® cutters included
- Weed Cutter (optional): WeedMaster® patented vegetation cutterhead
- Propulsion: 4-point anchor cable drive traversing system
- Climate Controlled Cab: Standard
- Radio Remote Control (optional): Radio remote control with shoulder harness, up to 1,000 ft. (305m) line of sight range
- Self-Launching Trailer (optional): Self-launching and retrieving trailer with hydraulic tilt deck and rollers.
- Power: 125 HP (93 kW)
- Type: Diesel
- Production: 2,000 gpm (454m3/hr.)
- Dredging Depth: 15 ft. (4.6m)
- Pipeline Diameter: 8 in. (203mm)
Optional Equipment
- WeedMaster Cutterhead (patented) to convert to weed harvester
- Broadcaster discharge attachment
- Radio remote control for operation in hazardous environments
- Slurry sample line
- Flow meter
- Density Meter
- Saltwater package (stainless steel hydraulic fittings, hardware, and zinc anodes)
- Liner protection wheels
- Transport / Launch / Retrieve Trailer (TLR Trailer)
Features & Benefits
Superior Pump Design: 8 in. (203 mm) Ladder mounted pump for up to 5% higher solids. Lightweight and easy to fix with simple hand tools. No complicated seals or special tooling. Low Pressure (LP) pump is ideal for filling geotextile containers.
High Solids Pump: Passes 3.6 in. (91 mm) spherical solids with closed impeller and 4.3 in. (109 mm) spherical solids with open impeller for less clogging.
Dredging Depth: 15 ft. (4.57 m) standard dredging depth, making it the deepest digging in its class.
Versatile Control Station: Easy to use fingertip controls that can be learned in a few hours. Optional radio remote control feature.
Pump Defender: Patent-pending Pump Defender allows for cleaning of the pump inlet after every revolution of the cutterhead to greatly reduce down-time in debris rich environments by up to 80%.
Shipping: One truck transportable. Optional Transport / Launch / Retrieve Trailer (TLR Trailer) for easy transport and launch without the use of a crane which reduces mobilization and demobilization costs on every job.
Operator’s Cabin: Climate controlled operator’s cabin with air conditioner, heater, fan, lighting, oversized analog gauges, digital depth gauge, IQAN interface, USB port, cup holder, and easy to use finger tip controls that can be learned quickly.
Versatile Cutterhead: The MC 115D comes standard with a low-turbidity environmentally friendly shroud and two (2) cutterbars including the SolidsMaster for sand and more compact materials and the EnviroMaster for thick sludges and lighter materials. The cutterhead has easy to use cleanouts for quick debris removal and the cutters can be changed with simple hand tools.
Vegetation Cutterhead: Optional WeedMaster cutterhead converts the MC 115D into a hydraulic weed harvesting system that will cut hyacinths, reeds, and other types of vegetation into small pieces and pump them to a remote discharge site (requires open impeller).
Mud Cat Engineered: Designed by Mud Cat’s expert group of engineers and made in the USA from 100% USA content. Mud Cat invented the auger dredge and still leads the industry in technology, quality, and support. All designs use the highest quality components that are fully integrated into the dredge system. The MC115D is the most advanced auger dredge in the world.
Mud Cat 115D Dredges
A Mud Cat 115D cleans out a lake in Texas.
A Mud Cat 115D cleans out an aggregate wash plant pond in South Carolina.
A Mud Cat 115D cleans out a large pond and discharges the material into a series of geotextile tubes.
A Mud Cat 115D cleans out a papermill pond in the Southern United States.
A Mud Cat 115D is launched from a single crane when fully assembled.
A Mud Cat 115D at a waste water treatment plant.
A Mud Cat 115D in production at the factory.
A Mud Cat 115D maintaining a marina on the Mississippi River.
The City of Peoria’s new 115D at work.
A Colorado contractor picks up their 115D.
Hedger Aggregates 115D cleaning tailings.
The Mud Cat Transport / Launch / Retrieve trailer.
Deepening a marina in Minnesota.
A 115D in the testing pond prior to shipment.
Cleaning out a water treatment pond near Manila.
A 115D ready for shipment to Merrell Bros.
Deepening a marina in New Jersey.
A close-up of a 115D operating in Australia.
The easy to use dashboard in the climate cab.
1 This represents total flow capabilities of the pump – water and solids.
2 This represents theoretical maximum solids production. This is calculated based on 25% solids by volume and 1 complete hour cutting and pumping material. This estimate does not take into account material properties, time used for positioning, pumping distance or elevation. Buyer should consult Mud Cat for production estimates based specifically around their application.
