How to drive a bulldozer

Driving heavy equipment is simple for operators who have loads of
experience operating it but as far as the newbie are concerned who
are in the process of gaining some bit of experience in it may find
it difficult to maneuver the machine. Other than that, every other
model of heavy equipment has different operating functions which
one need to know and have their hands-on it. So you can master to
drive heavy equipment only when you do it quite often and in this
process you also tend to learn new things which in turn make you
more comfortable. Many operators during their initial stage find
extremely difficult to operator a bulldozer. They simply could not
control the machine well and often end up in an accident. Even the
experienced ones at times lose their control from the machine and
when such things happen it can turn to be quite fatal. It is
therefore very crucial for the operator to follow few steps that
will help him have better control over the machine and turn him as
a more competent operator. Try to make yourself comfortable:- Being
comfortable while you are about to drive a bulldozer is quite
crucial. You just can’t start operating it the moment you step
inside the cab. You got to check few things first and once you are
sure that all the important functions are good to go, you can give
it a start. Also you need to be calm and steady mentally and
physically. It is more of a mental situation and less physical. You
may be tensed because of a previous day’s blunder that could have
cost the company a lot of money or may be worried of something that
is simply not related to your work. You got to explain yourself
that if you remain worried then it will simply add up to your
problem and will reflect on your work. You have to soothe your mind
first and automatically your body will calm down. Once you are sure
that you are absolutely comfortable you should get going. Try to
move the bulldozer a bit:- Before you start your day’s work, you
need to warm up your machine a bit. Now all that you need to do is
start the engine and keep it on for some time. Once the engine has
warmed up you should try moving the machine to and fro and check if
it is moving without any issue. You can in this way also check if
the brakes of the machine are functioning properly. Make use of
joystick:- Today’s heavy equipment are far advanced than what it
used to be a decade ago. However, you need to learn to use the
technology given to you in a proper manner. In order to steer the
machine the way you want to, you should make use of the joystick.
You should be ultra-careful while handling the joystick as it is
smooth and being harsh with it can take the machine to any
direction thus losing the control on it.