Analysis of work economics of mowing boats in standing waters

Abstract

The mowing of underwater plants is a water supporting measure and a part of mechanical landscape management. Standing waters are mowed and weeded mainly for reasons of recreational use, nature conservation, fishing and the preservation of navigability. Highly specialized machines are used for this task. The use of the mowed underwater plants is becoming increasingly important. Only a small amount of data is available for estimating work process costs. This work provides benchmarks for working times, traveling speeds and area performance for various mowing processes.