Motor grader Training
Motor Grader Course Description:
A grader is a vehicle with a large blade used to create a flat surface. The grader's purpose is to "finish grade" (refine, set precisely) the "rough grading" performed by heavier engineering vehicles such scrapers and bulldozers. Graders are commonly used in maintenance of unpaved roads and road construction to prepare the base course to create a wide flat surface for the asphalt to be placed on. Graders are also used to set native soil foundation pads to finish grade prior to the construction of buildings.
Motor grader: Level I
For operators with little or no experience operating a motor grader (30 hours):
- Performing a pre-trip inspection
- Greasing and lubing equipment
- Changing cutting edge
- Identification and function of all controls
- Making a windrow
- Blading windrows into a flat surface
- Moving dirt
- Constructing a smooth surface
- OSHA and industry safety standards
Motor grader: Level II
For national certification of motor grader operators (30 hours):
- Use of a transit and hand held level to establish a crown
- Forced drainage vs. natural drainage
- Back sloping
- Ditching
- Extreme bank grading
- Identification and repair of gravel road surfaces
- Use of rippers and scarifies
- Blending and spreading material on a roadbed
- Preparing grader for transport
- OSHA and industry safety standards
Motor grader: Asphalt Operations
This one day class requires a section or sections of road in need of repair (10 hours). The student will learn how to:
- Use the motor grader to cut and remove asphalt
- Base preparation
- Lay down hot or cold mix
- Filling ruts
- Work zone traffic control
- Clean up
- All OSHA and industry standards will be maintained to insure the student’s safety
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