Excavator Operation Quiz

What should you do after climbing into the cab of the excavator?

• Turn the key

• Raise the red lever

• Fasten your seat belt

• Adjust your seat position

What should you do to warm up the excavator?

• Adjust your seat position

• Fasten your seat belt

• Raise the red lever

• Turn the key

How do you unlock the controls of the excavator?

• Move the right joystick back and forth

• Extend the stick all the way out in front of you

• Press the left joystick forward and back

• Open and close the bucket

What does moving the right joystick back and forth do?

• Move the stick forward and backward

• Raise and lower the boom

• Extend the stick all the way out in front of you

• Rotate the cab around

How do you open and close the bucket of the excavator?

• Move the right joystick right and left

• Press the left joystick forward and back

• Raise and lower the boom

• Rotate the cab around

What does pressing the left joystick forward and back do?

• Open and close the bucket

• Rotate the cab around

• Raise and lower the boom

• Move the stick forward and backward

How do you rotate the cab of the excavator?

• Move the left joystick left and right

• Raise and lower the boom

• Move the right joystick back and forth

• Press the left joystick forward and back

What should you do before shutting down the excavator?

• Unlock the controls by raising the red lever

• Turn the key and let the machine idle to warm up

• Extend the stick all the way out in front of you

• Set the cab square with the tracks

What does extending the stick all the way out in front of you do?

• Open and close the bucket

• Rotate the cab around

• Move the stick forward and backward

• Raise and lower the boom

What should you do to ensure safety before operating the excavator?

• Raise the red lever

• Adjust your seat position

• Turn the key

• Fasten your seat belt