Description

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This is an integrated training and assessment course. You'll receive a certificate of training once it is complete. We'll guide you through the theory behind tractor driving, with sessions on key health and safety issues. You'll also receive plenty of hands-on experience behind the wheel. Basic operations and manoeuvring will be covered, as will using attachments, trailers and the power take-off (PTO) shaft. By the end of the course, you'll 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 • 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 • Attach a trailed implement and manoeuvre in a forward and reverse direction • 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.

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