derrick wells trades coordinator north

willamette research and extension uh do

youth tractor training for youth in the

area

we put on 20 to 30 kids a year or excuse

me per class

we do 60 kids usually a year

trying to teach safety

maintenance

all sorts of tractor

experiences we do a lot of hands-on

tractors hands-on farm equipment

a little book work some tests for the

kids

um

classes is a vital program for oregon is

required in oregon to take the

certification uh to be able to work for

a farmer in our community so we we take

pride in this class we want to keep and

make sure this class grows we want to

make sure that uh it sticks around and

it stays in our community

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my name is austin matthews i'm from

camby i think this tractor training

experience it this tractor training

course is a great experience for anyone

learning anything trying to work for

people or just touring something about

tractors i know when i took it i took it

for work purposes and it taught me a lot

about how badly i did stuff and i've

learned from those habits and it's

helped me a lot in sketchy situations

and it's a great course and i think

everyone should take it

hello my name is ellen guerrero i'm from

aurora and when i started this track

training course i was very new to

tractors and i actually haven't ever

driven the manual before so i've learned

a lot from a great instructor derek

wells and i think this is really great

for beginners and anybody who's learning

to learn better habits my name is corey

sheer from cambie oregon and i think

this course is great for anyone

wanting new job experience

and to learn how to safely operate

tractors

and i mean we get free pizza and drinks

so

i also like to point out not only do we

learn how to drive and operate equipment

we also learn how to attach it to the

tractor itself such as

this for instance has a three-point

hookup system that we have here here and

another point back there but usually

some other equipment would also have a

pto

and or might use this hitch

i also want to mention that all the

tractors need some form of maintenance

whether that be pre-checks before you go

do something in the field or just

keeping up on routine like oil changes

and changing hydraulic fluids and stuff

so that could be as simple as washing

the tractor because if you have a dirty

equipment that can cause problems later

in the life of the tractor

causing more wear on your equipment here

we're doing a pre-operational check

making sure the air filter is is clear

making sure the radiator is clear we

don't want to go out to the field have

everything clogged up and overheat on us

so

really good