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The structure of the course will teach you all the skills you need to be a safe and professional excavator operator with clear video instruction and checklists throughout.
Pre-Start Checks
Learn how to check that all the critical systems on your excavator are in good condition before commencing work.
Loading & Unloading
Learn how to safely unload and reload an excavator from a truck or trailer without tipping yourself over.
Trenching
Learn how to correctly excavate a trench with flat bottom and square ends.
How Not to Dig a Trench
This lesson demonstrates the faulty practices that many operators exhibit and how to avoid them.
Crossing a Trench
Learn how to move across a trench without collapsing the sides and ruining the trench.
Lift Turns
Learn how to turn the excavator in its own length without disturbing the ground.
Backfilling an Excavation
Learn the correct method of filling and compacting an excavation.
Creating a Batter
Learn how to create a smooth consistent batter on the side of an excavation or stockpile.
Stockpiles
Learn how to safely climb and descend, manage and load from a stockpile.
Types of Drains
Learn how to create different types of drains including table drains, and swales.
V-Drains
Learn two different methods of creating V drains.
Spreading & Levelling
Learn how to spread soil or gravel to level uneven ground.
Spinning off a Trench
Spinning off a trench is necessary when you have straddled a trench and there is no exit available at either end. This lesson shows you how achieve this without collapsing the sides of the trench.