ag equipment operator

Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks, forklifts,

or transfer augers. Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into

planter or sprayer machinery. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and

weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers. Observe and listen to machinery operation to

detect equipment malfunctions. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on

machinery. Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines,

and irrigation equipment. Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when

machinery malfunctions. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to

tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with

products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. Operate towed

machines such as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops. Weigh

crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information. Drive trucks to haul crops,

supplies, tools, or farm workers. Drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and

store grain crops. Attach farm implements, such as plow, disc and drill to tractor. Till soil; plant and

cultivate grain. Tow harvesting equipment. Drive and operate self-propelled combine.Crops: Small

Grain, Beans, Corn