180° Excavator Above 5 Tonnes (JCB type)

Course summary

Title: 180° Excavator Above 5 Tonnes (JCB type)

Cost: Experienced/Refresher

Duration: 1 day

Costs: £350+VAT per person to include training, assessment, and eCertificates.

Part Experienced

Duration: 2 days

Costs: £695+VAT per person to include training, assessment, and eCertificates.

Novice

Duration: 3 days

Costs: £995+VAT per person to include training, assessment, and eCertificates.

Hire not included.

Costs based on full course of 2 people.

Courses may be longer at additional costs if further training is required.

Duration: 1 to 3 Days (depending on experience)

180° excavators are widely used throughout the land-based and construction industry. They are versatile machines that can be used for a variety of different jobs, and it is due to their power and weight that these machines if not used correctly can cause accidents to happen, and this is why training is so important.

Our excavator 180° above 5 tonnes, integrated training and assessment course runs from one to five days (depending on experience), and our experienced instructors will guide you through the training to make sure that you learn the key fundamentals of operating a 180° excavator above 5 tonnes. Once you have completed and passed the course you will receive a certificate in training for Excavator 180° above 5 tonnes.

Who is it for?

Our course is for anyone who uses or will be using a 180° excavator above 5 tonnes in either land-based industries or the construction industry. The course will allow you to develop the skills and knowledge required in order to operate the machine in a safe and confident manner.

Course Sessions

  • Working in the construction industry.
  • Components of 180° excavators.
  • Models of operation.
  • Stability of the machine.
  • Accident prevention.
  • Pre-shift checks.
  • Familiarisation with instruments and controls.
  • Starting and stopping the machine.
  • Operating factors.
  • Driving on the highway and transportation.
  • Operating to produce trench 2m deep by 5m long with battered sides.
  • Operating to form a simply ditch.
  • Operating to produce a straight trench 1m deep by 10m long using sand, lime or marker spray line.
  • Site safety.
  • Possible problems.
  • Operating to produce trench 1m deep by 10m long by one bucket width.
  • Operating the machine: driving; use of front shovel; use of multi-purpose bucket (if applicable); use of the backactor; changing attachments/buckets.
  • Operating to produce trench 1m deep by 10m long with restrictions.
  • Operating to fill a vehicle using the backactor to produce a square hole and fill vehicle.
  • Operating to produce a trench with a square manhole.
  • Advanced operation to form a ditch.
  • Advanced operation to clean a ditch.

Contact Morton Training

If you are unable to find the course that you are looking for or you require further information on courses or funding, then please contact us today and we will be more than happy to help.

  • Morton Park, Drain Lane, Holme on Spalding Moor, YO43 4DG
  • Office Number : 01430 860 057
  • info@mortontraining.co.uk
  • VAT Number: 236 4834 94
  • Registered Cardiff, Wales. Company Number: 10071857