Canal excavator
FLSmidth RAHCO Inc.

FLSmidth's Canal Digger technology has proven itself to be up to the task by excavating almost 750 km (approx. 466 miles) of canal for one project.

FLSmidth has provided Canal Digging equipment on some of the world's largest canal projects including various sites in Egypt and the California Aqueduct. Over the life of the California Aqueduct Project, eight different contractors opted to use FLSmidth equipment.

Some features include:
- Modular design with welded steel construction for broad application range
- Self-propelled
- Hydraulically driven crawler tracks
- Hydraulic suspension systems
- Auto controls for elevation, line, & crossfall
- Single string line operations
- Variable position weakened plane joint markers for longitudinal & transverse joints
- Half section or full canal applications
- Multiple flat passes for wide bottom application
- Alternate slope angle attachments
- Ancillary machinery moving system