Use of radio-controlled mowers and brush cutters

• Refresher on the principles of cutting.
• Mowing.
• Clearing undergrowth.
• Knowledge of vegetation.

• Self-propelled forwarder.
• Shredder for grass, scrub and wood.
• Tools: Housing – Bearing – Rotor – Flails – Feeler roller – Skirts – Deflectors – Skids, etc.
• Cutting method: Direction of rotation – Cutting height – Feed speed.

• The different rotors and flails.
• On/off, proportional joystick.

• Safety rules.
• Gestures and postures.
• Signage.
• Driving rules.
• Driver position.

• Economic and ecological factors.
• Site reconnaissance and plan of attack, work methods.
• Beaconing.
• Cleanliness.

• Analysis of manufacturers’ documents: User manual – Maintenance booklet – Follow-up sheets.
• Checking and displaying equipment in the workshop: Checking the forwarder – Levels – Condition and tension of the tracks – Battery charges – Checking the radio control functions – Checking the tool holder – Joints – Hoses / Fittings – Checking the bolts and nuts and tightening – Checking the shredder – Condition of the mud flaps – Safety device.
• Maintenance: Awareness of the cost of investment and maintenance – Preventive maintenance – Lubrication – Cleaning – Wear parts – 1st level servicing.

• Identification of an alarm.
• Severity / Incidence.
• Solving the problem.
• Verification.

• Rigorous checks and controls.
• Cutting height adjustment.
• Site survey.
• Signage.
• Rules for safe driving.
• Driving assistance systems.
• Transport and movement positioning.

• Equipment handling exercises: Ditches – Embankments – Slopes – Curves – Obstacles – Crossings, etc.

• Questions and answers.
• Refresher on safety rules.
• Validation of prior learning.

ESSENTIAL: Trainees must bring:
HEARING PROTECTORS 
OVERALLS
SAFETY FOOTWEAR