Tractor Driving Course

Tractors are versatile pieces of machinery due to the ever expanding types of attachments available for them, making them valuable tools within many different sectors.

It is important to use the tractor correctly to ensure that accidents do not happen, so gaining relevant training, and even updating your knowledge and skills if you are a more experienced driver, is invaluable.

Our tractor driving training and assessment course has experienced instructors who will guide you through the training to make sure that you are able to use the tractor safely and with confidence, and that the key fundamentals of driving, loading and Health and Safety are covered.

Once you have successfully carried out this course you will receive a certificate of training for tractor driving.

Who is it for?

Our Lantra tractor driving course is suitable for all tractor drivers including novices and experienced drivers in agriculture, amenity, forestry, industrial and horticulture industries. Our course will allow you to develop and expand where necessary on the skills and knowledge required in order to operate the tractor safely and competently. Duration is usually 2 days but can vary depending on experience.

Course content

Preventing accidents

Risk assessment

Identify instruments and Controls

Daily checks

Driving

Hitching to Mounted implements

Automatic hitching systems

Hitching to Trailed machines

Coupling up PTOs

Basic use of loader (may require an additional day)

Field planning