Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • How to use this course
    • Before we begin...
    • Student Book
  • 2

    Road Supervisor Presentation

    • Road Supervisor Introduction
    • Road Supervisor - Various Fixes
    • Road Supervisor - Challenges
    • Road Supervisor - Signage
    • Road Supervisor - Dust
    • Test Your Learning
  • 3

    Anatomy of Gravel Road

    • Components
    • Ditches
    • Four Necessities for a Properly Maintained Road
    • Temporary/Emergency Road
    • Road Maintenance Techniques
    • 4-7 Pass Roads
    • 7 Pass Roads
    • Characteristics and Verification of Gravel
    • Quick And Easy Checks of the Aggregate
    • Test Your Learning
  • 4

    Equipment for Gravel Road Maintenance

    • The Motor Grader
    • Moldboard Pitch
    • Motor Grader Techniques
    • Gradall
    • Tractor Loader Backhoe
    • Test Your Learning
  • 5

    Common Issues on Gravel Roads

    • Corrugation
    • Rutting
    • Pot Holes
    • Intersections, Bridges + Driveways
    • Super Elevations + Cattle Guards
    • Railway Crossings
    • Test Your Learning
  • 6

    Drainage on Gravel Roads

    • Drainage
    • Ditches
    • Culverts
    • Geotextiles
    • French Drains and Beavers
    • Test Your Learning
  • 7

    Shoulders

    • Function of the Shoulder
    • Neglected Shoulders
    • Solutions To Correct Shoulder Neglect
    • Shoulders
    • Test Your Learning
  • 8

    Useful Technologies

    • Benefits of a Pulveriser/Mulcher
    • Properties of Different Cutting Edges
    • Cutting Edges
    • Scarifier Blade
    • SharqEdge System
    • Benefits of a Retriever
    • Benefits of Packers
    • Benefits of a Drag
    • Other Useful Attachments
    • Useful Technologies
    • Test Your Learning
  • 9

    Dust Control

    • The Need to Control Dust
    • To Pave Or Not To Pave
    • Resins
    • Dust Control
    • Test Your Learning
  • 10

    Winter Maintenance

    • The Basics of Preseason Preparation
    • V-Plow & Other Implements
    • Winter Maintenance on Soft Surfaces
    • Recall Systems
    • Test Your Learning
  • 11

    Final Exam

    • Final Exam
    • Before you go...