Then there's coffee, introductions, you will sign a disclaimer and then a safety brief followed by an explanation of the use of low range, slow speed control, correct gears for ascending and descending steep banks, how to traverse side slopes, what to do if it all starts to go wrong. A failed hill climb, sliding down a hill, getting stuck etc.
Its now your turn to drive, starting on the easier aspects of the track and then progressing to the more challenging sections. The instructor will adapt the training course as he sees fit so that the level of difficulty is only increased when you are ready! After all it is an 8ton truck! The ultimate aim is for you to end up driving the Instructors demo track! How challenging this may be depends on weather and ground conditions on the day.
The aim of the course is, firstly for you to have a bit of fun, driving over terrain that you wouldn’t normally encounter and secondly for you to go away having learnt something about Off road driving in a large truck .
Nr Hoath, Canterbury, Kent