Cargo Buggy or Cargo Buggies, also called marsh buggy, marsh buggies, swamp buggy, swamp buggies, amphibious transporters, swamp transporter, swamp carrier or amphibious carriers etc,is multifunctional machine that could fulfill a multitude of needs while operating in otherwise inaccessible marshy areas, wetlands, dry lands or open water. The machine consists of an undercarriage (pontoons) and an upper structure (cab, engine and platform). On the platform, it is equipped with a winch and crane. This innovative engineering leads the way to pulling or carrying various objects such as loaded slide pontoons, winching pipe and cable, carrying cable reels, pulling cable plows and carrying drilling equipment. It can also be used extensively in soil boring and surveying as well as in transporting personnel and equipment.
The Buggy has a payload capacity from 22046lbs to 22069lbs and a platform or deck area measuring 14 feet wide and 16 feet long. It can be fitted with a 44092lbs winch with 164ft cable. SUNTON now has 3 kinds of traveling system equipped to the pontoons, including normal tracks, heavy duty tracks and solid rubber tires track system. With the heavy duty tracks, the machine could travel long time without much wearing on the hard surfaces. With the rubber tire track system, the quickest traveling speed could reach 10km/h.
The upper structure (cabin and engine) can be transported separately from the undercarriage (pontoons). The assembly of the machine is very easy. When the pontoons are placed, the upper structure can be simply mounted. For an operational machine only the cables to the drive motors needs to be connected. The assembly of the machine can be done within one hour.