Safe Vegetation Control on Flood Channel Slopes

The Challenge: Every Rainy Season Was a Risk

“Cutting grass on a 45-degree wet concrete slope felt like walking on ice.”

A municipal river management authority is responsible for maintaining 12 km of flood discharge channels. Before every rainy season, all vegetation on the slope embankments must be cleared to ensure unobstructed water flow monitoring and dam safety.

However, traditional manual operations created several serious challenges:

Key Problems

Frequent Safety Incidents

In the past three years, there were two worker injury accidents caused by slips, including one fracture.

Low Efficiency

Using handheld brush cutters, each worker could clear only about 200 m² per day, and extreme summer heat often led to fatigue and heatstroke.

Incomplete Coverage

Workers avoided the wet and slippery areas near the waterline, leaving patches of vegetation uncut and affecting both flood control efficiency and overall appearance.

Our Solution: Keep Workers Safe — Let the Machine Handle the Danger

We provided the authority with the [Model X] Remote-Controlled Tracked Mower, specifically designed for wet and steep hard-surface embankments.

Remote Operation

Operators control the mower remotely while standing safely on top of the embankment, eliminating the traditional and dangerous “worker-following-machine” operation mode.

Anti-Slip Track System

Deep-pattern tracks combined with a low center-of-gravity design ensure stable operation on wet concrete slopes without slipping or tipping.

Floating Cutting Deck

The floating mower deck automatically adjusts to the slope angle, ensuring complete vegetation removal without leaving blind spots.

Results: The Numbers Speak for Themselves Metric Before (Manual) After (Our Equipment) Improvement Safety Incidents 2 per year (including fracture) 0 incidents for 2 consecutive years 100% safer Work Efficiency 200 m² / person / day 2,000 m² / day (1 operator) 10× increase Coverage Rate 85% (dead zones near water) 100% (machine reaches waterline) Full coverage Labor Cost 10 workers × 3 days 1 operator × 2 days 80% cost reduction

Customer Testimonial

“Before every flood season, my biggest concern was receiving a call about a worker getting injured. Now one operator with one machine can finish in three days what used to take ten workers. And most importantly — zero accidents.”

— Director Zhang, River Management Authority