Safe Tractor Operation

The primary rule is that each person who drives the tractor should be a trained operator, physically fit and qualified in all respects. Initially, during the training period, there should be no attachments fixed to the vehicle, and the field should be plain and level. The trainer needs to be skilled and experienced. Driving round and round the yard, the trainer first points out the workings of the controls. When the student takes over, the trainer stands on the drawbar/cab ready to help. No extra riders should be allowed. The next advanced step in the training program is to learn how to operate with the attachments being fixed to the tractor. The trainer need not be on the vehicle, but should guide the novice onto more rough terrain.