FAO Excavator Drivers

[Matt]

Im currently working at sainsburys and in the near future im looking into excavator driving. My dad does it and drives drived tracked machines at aroung 5-30 tonne mainly for a firm called morgen est.

But im not sure where to start..i was wandering if anyone knew of any training providerers or any stories how they got into driving machines.

My dad got into it by off chance and is not sure how i can get into it as everyone wants good drivers..

[Crunkers]

Best thing to do would be to contact the companies who make the equipment, so in your case someone like Kubota etc and they normally run courses themselves across the country. I know for a fact the Stihl do these types of things with chainsaws and disc cutters

[Matt]

Thanks, Crunkers. Also i was wanderinging if theres an age limit to drive the machinery im 18 now do you have to be 21? Im not sure..

[Crunkers]

Thanks, Crunkers. Also i was wanderinging if theres an age limit to drive the machinery im 18 now do you have to be 21? Im not sure..

Well I think it depends on the size of the equipment, I think you'd be ok up to a certain size excavator and then after that you'll have to wait till 21. I maybe wrong though buddy

[willo-1]

what you looking at 180 or 360

[VTR-Chris]

what are they mate??

ive got cat H (tracked) on my licence ....

[willo-1]

180 is tracktor unit
360 excuvater wheel or track 10 tun under 10 over
cat h ?

[VTR-Chris]

i drive 1 of these on cat h

28 tonnes without armor 34 tonnes with.

funny drivin it on civilian roads... pure people starin

gotta be careful though coz it takes up over half the road.... didnt think there'd be any use for me havin cat h once im out... might start lookin into them excavator jobs next yr.... whats the pay like??

http://www2.army.mod.uk/img/pwrr/hardware/warrior.jpg

[danindarlo]

i have all cats execpt cat H lol would be pretty scary seeing a 28tonne tank heading for u lololol

[Matt]

what you looking at 180 or 360

I was looking at 360

i drive 1 of these on cat h

28 tonnes without armor 34 tonnes with.

funny drivin it on civilian roads... pure people starin

gotta be careful though coz it takes up over half the road.... didnt think there'd be any use for me havin cat h once im out... might start lookin into them excavator jobs next yr.... whats the pay like??

http://www2.army.mod.uk/img/pwrr/hardware/warrior.jpg

My dad is on around £10 and hour now but when he was on the rail he was on like £15