Course Objectives:-
- Basic construction, names of components and the purpose and use of all controls and gauges
- Use of the operator’s handbook, etc
- Pre-use start, running checks and close-down procedure
- Preparing the tractor for site and road travel • Attaching trailed and mounted implements to the tractor
- Travelling the tractor over different terrain including rough, undulating ground, with mounted and trailed implements
- Travelling up and down substantial inclines, with and without mounted and trailed implements
- Manoeuvring progressing to confined spaces in a forward and reverse direction, with and without mounted and trailed implements
- Precautions and actions for underground and overhead services and other hazards
- Operating PTO driven implements
- Loading procedures
- Placing the tractor in an out-of-service condition
- Loading and unloading procedures on and off a transporter
- Trained operator achievement test
Duration
Five days
Max Number of People
Venue
You must have your own machine or have access to hire and carry out training on your own grounds / or PTP to hire for our own site
Cost
Upon Application
Course Reference
A33
Optional Follow-up courses
Manual Handling • First Aid • Other Plant & Machinery • NVQ Level 2 in Plant & Machinery – Red Card Operators must undertake this |
