Tractors are versatile pieces of machinery due to the ever expanding types of attachments available for them, making them valuable tools within many different sectors. It is important to use the tractor correctly to ensure that accidents do not happen, so gaining relevant training, and even updating your knowledge and skills if you are a more experienced driver, is invaluable. The course can last from two to four days depending on the experience of the trainees and the course being delivered.
Target audience:
Our tractor driving course is suitable for all tractor drivers including novices and experienced drivers in agriculture, amenity, forestry, industrial and horticulture industries. Our course will allow you to develop and expand where necessary on the skills and knowledge required in order to operate the tractor safely and competently.
Description:
Our tractor driving training and assessment course has experienced instructors who will guide you through the training to make sure that you are able to use the tractor safely and with confidence, and that the key fundamentals of driving, loading and Health and Safety are covered. Once you have successfully carried out this course you will receive a certificate of training for tractor driving. The course can last from two to four days depending on the experience of the trainees and the course being delivered.
Product objectives:
On completion of the course you will be able to:
Perform a risk assessment
Mount and dismount safely
Understand the purpose and meaning of the instrumentation
Understand the function of all controls
Understand the hazards associated with using controls
Understand the reasons for daily checks
Start and stop the engine in a safe manner
Be competent in driving a tractor in a forward and reverse direction
Leave the tractor in a safe state
Understand reasons for daily checks
Competently perform checking of the lubrication, cooling and air intake of the engine, perform basic lubrication of the tractor and ensure the tractor is in a safe road going state
Attach a mounted implement and manoeuvre in a forward and reverse direction with a mounted implement
Attach a trailed implement and manoeuvre in a forward and reverse direction with a trailed implement
Leave unattached implements in a safe state
Correctly attach a PTO shaft between tractor and implement
Attach the PTO shaft guards correctly
Assess the minimum turning circle of the machine and the angle of the PTO shaft
Carry out basic operations using tractor mounted loader.
Course sessions:
Health and safety legislation
Controls
Pre-start checks
Operation the tractor
Manoeuvring
Mounted implements
Trailed machines
PTOs
Tractor mounted front-end loader
Assessment type:
Internal assessment and external verification
Duration:
Two Days or more if inexperienced