About Our Young Person Tractor Driving (13-15yrs) Courses
The Hush Farms young person tractor training courses can teach you all you need to know, with courses in Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall and Wales, and throughout the UK.
Without proper tractor training, serious accidents can and do occur when work involves tractors. Therefore, every employer should provide adequate training, to ensure that all tractors and equipment are operated safely.
Our HSE approved tractor driving courses are suitable for every level of experience and can be tailored to suit all land-based industries - including operators employed in agriculture, forestry, leisure or marine businesses, and those who are self-employed.
We do our best to be flexible around your needs, so you’re welcome to take the tractor driving courses at one of our sites in Devon or Wales, or we’ll come to a venue near you. Plus, we’ll fit it around your schedule – just let us know your most convenient times.
The Legal Bit
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Trainees must be over the age of 13 to attend this course.
Course Information – Young Person Tractor Driving 13-15 years
Objectives
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Basic legislation
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Pre-start checks & routine maintenance
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Understanding tractor controls and instruments
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Safe operation of tractors including use of trailed equipment, three-point linkage mounted equipment, loaders and loader attachments
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Appreciating the dangers of operating tractors and loaders in confined spaces, different ground conditions and varying terrain
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An understanding of the problems and dangers of PTO equipment is also covered on the course, but people under 16yrs old are not permitted to operate PTO powered equipment under H&S legislation.
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Trainees will need
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A packed lunch
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Non-snag clothing appropriate to the weather conditions (with a minimum of long sleeves, long trousers, steel toe cap boots and protective work gloves
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Please note: Under close supervision, you may be permitted to ride on or operate a tractor within certain limits from the age of 13. You will not be allowed to take a tractor on the highway unless you have passed your DSA Tractor Road Test and possess at least a Provisional Driving Licence.
Numbers will be limited to just 2 trainees if only one suitable tractor is available.
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Follow up tractor training days can be arranged to suit you.
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Prices shown include
Hush Farms certification
Travel fees
These may apply, if visiting your site in Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Cornwall or Wales
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Please note: All trainees must be a minimum of 13 yrs old to participate in this young persons tractor driving course. A signed parental consent will be required. Consent forms will be provided and must be returned signed before the course starts.