Description
Objectives
Learning Objective 1 – Identify and describe uses and components of a motor grader.
- Identify and describe common uses and types of motor graders.
- Identify and describe major parts of a motor grader.
- Identify and describe motor grader instrumentation.
- Identify and describe motor grader controls.
- Identify and describe common motor grader attachments.
Learning Objective 2 – Identify and describe safety, inspection, and service guidelines associated with a motor grader.
- Describe guidelines associated with motor grader safety.
- Describe prestart inspection procedures.
- Describe preventive maintenance requirements.
Learning Objective 3 – Describe basic startup and operating procedures for a motor grader.
- Describe startup, warm-up, and shutdown procedures.
- Describe basic maneuvers and operations.
- Describe common work activities.
Performance Tasks
Performance Task 1 (Learning Objective 2) – Demonstrate a proper prestart inspection and maintenance on a motor grader.
Performance Task 2 (Learning Objective 3) – Perform proper startup, warm-up, and shutdown procedures.
Performance Task 3 (Learning Objective 3) – Perform basic maneuvers on a motor grader, including moving forward, moving backward, and turning.
Performance Task 4 (Learning Objective 3) – Demonstrate basic motor grader operation by:
- Grading a rough grade by following grade stakes placed along a 300-foot (91-meter) section that is at least double the width of the machine.
- Demonstrating rotation of the blade for highbank grading. – Cutting a V-ditch with a 3-to-1 slope.
