Description
The wheel loader is a versatile machine used to help perform everyday tasks. This large, articulated, four-wheel drive machine is used to dig, fill, scoop, lift, carry, and dump material into hoppers, bins, piles, and dump trucks.
The Wheel Loader – Operation & Safety course is designed to help you become a skilled, productive, and safe wheel loader operator. As you work through this course, you'll learn about the machine, how it works, and how to inspect it. You'll also learn how to control and operate the wheel loader.
Author
Vista Training
| Duration: | 2 Hours |
| Access: | 90 Days |
| Category: | Operations |
| Level: | Specialize |
| Version: | v3.0.0LVH5 |
Overall Course Specifications:
Estimated length of training program: 1- 2 hours + final test
Number of test questions: 23
Printable Certificate of Completion: Yes
Final Exam Feedback report: Yes
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Objectives
Course Content
Lesson 1: Introduction
- Review the content of the entire course
- Overview of wheel loader safety aspects, including safety decals and safety notices
- Discussion of the importance of reading the operator’s manual
- Discussion of the importance of wearing personal protective equipment
Lesson 2: Getting to Know Your Loader
- Identification of the wheel loader’s main components
- Discussion of bucket positions
- Discussion of machine capacity
- Identification of the essential operator controls
- Identification of instrumentation and gauges
- Description of warning levels and instruction on what to do should one occur during operation
Lesson 3: Pre-use and Post-use Inspection
- Discussion of the importance of a pre-use inspection
- Description of how to conduct a proper pre-use inspection of the machine
- Discussion of how to recognize and report any mechanical problems with the wheel loader
Lesson 4: Operation
- Description of how to start and warm up the machine
- Description of how to travel in the wheel loader
- Description of how to level different types of terrain
- Description of how to park, cool down, and shut down the wheel loader
Lesson 5: Material Handling
- Discussion of proper bucket loading techniques
- Discussion of moving a load, including carrying the load at the proper height and traveling on a slope
- Discussion of dumping a load
Lesson 6: Loading
- Description of various loading techniques
- Description of dumping techniques
- Description of loading trucks and other vessels
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Understand the importance of the wheel loader on the job site
- Become familiar with the wheel loader components and controls
- Learn how to perform a pre-use inspection
- Learn the basic operating skills required of a wheel loader operator, such as moving material, leveling work areas, and loading trucks
Recommended Background
Although we recommend that you take the following prerequisite courses, this course is suitable for anyone with an interest in equipment operation and safety.
- Recommended prerequisite courses:
- Heavy Equipment – Introduction and Safety
- Heavy Equipment – Pre-Use Inspection.
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