Stage 2 Mobile Hydraulics
- 4 day course
- 4 dates available
- In-person course
- Book online
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Please note: There are strict entry requirements to be able to attend this course, please ensure you refer to the information here.
Course Details
- 4-day course
- Course times are 8:45am – 4pm or as arranged by your tutor (please be on site at the NFPC for 8:30am)
- Training at the NFPC will consist of Day 1 & 2 technical lectures and Day 3 & 4 practical training
- Candidates will receive a comprehensive set of course notes, light refreshments, and certificate of attendance
Who should take this course?
Designed for those involved in the maintenance, management and servicing of all types of mobile plants associated with construction, agriculture, mechanical handling, highway maintenance and many more.
Course Objectives
Skills Based
During the practical section of this course candidates will engage in and apply the following skills:
- Building hydraulic circuits by interpreting a hydraulic circuit drawing
- Setting up pressure control valves for relief, sequence, reducing and counterbalance functions
- Connecting the electrical interface to the hydraulic controls using manual switches and pressure switches
- Applying hydraulic and electrical sequencing techniques
- Applying load holding techniques
- Applying steering techniques
- Using fault-finding techniques applying FCR to real circuits
Knowledge Based
On completion of this course candidates will know:
- The embedded principles associated with the operation of mobile plant
- The relationship between prime mover power and performance associated with hydraulic power transmission
- The general layout of a closed hydrostatic transmission system
- The principles of hydrostatic steering systems
- The auxiliary pumps and associated controls in use
- The types of multi-function mobile valves and control features
- The types of auxiliary flow control devices in common use
- The basic principles of machine braking and cooling systems
- The principle of load holding and motion control
- The procedures to follow to carry out effective fault diagnosis
- The importance of contamination control
- Have a greater insight to health and safety
Entry requirements for this course
The pre-requisite courses for this course are:
If you are planning to attend this course you MUST have knowledge in the following areas:
- Know the difference in construction and performance between a Direct Operating Relief Valve and a Pilot Operating 2 Stage Relief Valve and what is meant by “Vent Control”
- Know the difference in construction and performance between a Simple Throttle Valve and that of a Pressure Compensated Flow Control Valve
- Know the relevance of the spring and its rating in a Pressure Compensated Flow Control Valve
- Know the difference in performance between a Relief Valve and a Pressure Reducing Valve
- Know the purpose/s of fitting an orifice in a Control Valve
You must thoroughly read through your Stage 1 Hydraulics course notes relating to the above before booking this course.
One of our major priorities here at the NFPC is to ensure that you start your learning experience by attending the right course, ensuring that you build a firm foundation of knowledge and skills at the start of this vital journey. It is your responsibility to make sure you are booking onto the correct course with the NFPC.
We advise you to visit our FREE online self assessments to check your current knowledge levels before booking any course with the NFPC.
Frequently asked questions
You should find helpful information on this course page on what the course includes and who should take this course, however we recommend you visit our FREE Online Self Assessments to check your current knowledge levels before booking any course with the NFPC. On completion of our free self-assessments, we will recommend the right course for you to attend.
Once your booking has been confirmed and our bookings & customer liaison team have confirmed receipt of payment for your course, course joining instructions will be provided to you and all attendees on email which contains everything you need to know before attending the course, including course start times, directions to the NFPC and any other important information.
The National Fluid Power Centre is based at Turner Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S81 7AE. You can get directions here, or download our map here which includes further details on how to get to the NFPC by car or train. For nearby hotel accommodation, we have also included some helpful information here.
No, lunch isn’t provided however we will be providing light refreshments on the day. There are a number of supermarkets nearby along with fast food outlets for lunch.
For our courses that are available to book online, you will have the option at checkout to pay by Debit or Credit Card using Opayo secure payment processing, or pay by bank transfer. For existing NFPC customers who have an account with us, there is also the option to pay using Purchase Order.
If you have already booked onto one of our courses at the NFPC and you created an online account during checkout, you can amend your booking by logging into your account here. From your bookings page you can request a cancellation or request your course to be rescheduled.
Alternatively you can speak to our bookings team on 01909 504539 to make changes to your booking.
Meet the training engineers
Bill Norwood
Systems Training Engineer | Project Manager for Accumulator Competence
Arran Teasel
Mobile Systems Manager | Systems Training Engineer
John Hill
Systems Training Engineer | Project Manager for Pumps & Controls
Andrew Walker
Training Engineer
Adrian Hudson
Deputy Director | Control Systems Manager
Daniel Collins
Systems Training Engineer | Electro-Hydraulics, Pneumatics & Control
David Slater
Industrial Systems Manager | Systems Training Engineer
Darren Davis
Systems Training Engineer | Project Manager for CETOP Level 3 | Centre Learning & Development
Graham Rowley
Training Engineer | Project Manager for Stage 1 Hydraulics & CETOP H1 | Contamination Management
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