Course Description

Course Name : CEHEO-503 Course Title: Level 1 Excavator Course Description: Using a state-of-the-art Caterpillar simulator, the student will focus on the safe and effective operation of medium-sized tracked Hydraulic Excavators and learn to perform a safety walkaround of an excavator. Students will then learn travel control, truck loading, and loading the machine on a low-boy trailer. Students will then learn excavator operations such as bucket placement, raking the green, over the moon, trenching, and backfilling. Additionally, students will learn how to truck and bench load, exchange equipment with a quick coupler, and install a trench box and pipe.