Forestry and farm operations: fleet setup and wet-season planning
Starting from forestry and farmland duties, this course covers how grapples, skidders and tractor implements are configured, plus wet-season windows and transfers.
Duration
5 sessions · 2 weeks
Next start
2026-12-14
For
Forestry contractors, farm operators, forestry and machinery dealers
Course outline
5 modules- 01
How forestry and farmland duties differ
Lecture, case and exercise
- 02
Configuring grapples, skidders and loaders
Lecture, case and exercise
- 03
Matching tractor power, hydraulics and ground clearance
Lecture, case and exercise
- 04
Wet-season windows and transfer routing
Lecture, case and exercise
- 05
Parts and service plans by seasonal failure rate
Lecture, case and exercise
What you can do afterwards
- List a fleet suited to the forest or farm scale
- Calculate matching margins between tractor and implement
- Plan wet-season work and transfer windows
- Build a seasonal parts and service plan
Teaching and completion
BeastDance faculty · forestry and farm
Works on fleet configuration and training for Central African forestry and West African irrigation projects.
Completion: Certificate of completion (digital) · Languages: EN / FR
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