0508 Ag Drive (0508 24 37483)

Duration:  10 days  8am - 5pm.

Cost:         $4500.00* + GST (possible funding available)

Course Overview in brief:  
The tractor is an essential piece of machinery for so many businesses and operating it safely and efficiently is vital.

Whether you are an experienced hand, or just starting out, our instructors will steer you through the entire tractor-driving process.
 Course Details:
This is an integrated training and assessment course.
You will receive a certificate of training once it is complete. We will guide you through the theory behind tractor driving, with sessions on key health and safety issues. You will also receive plenty of hands-on experience behind the wheeI in the field using tractors and machinery. Basic operations and manoeuvring will be covered, as will using attachments, trailers, and the power take-off (PTO) shaft.

Course structure:
Agricultural Contracting in New Zealand
Health and safety legislation                            
Controls and pre-start check
Operating the tractor
Mounted implements and trailed machines
Tractor mounted front-end loader. 

Our Tutors: 
Ag Drive’s tutor is an approved Registered Assessor with Primary ITO, this means that we are able to assess unit standards that we have been approved to deliver.  Ag Drive can report these approved units to NZQA through Primary ITO. 

Course Outcome:

·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
*W Endorsement can be completed at an extra cost of $200

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