Tractor Operating

Tractor Operating

Federal Wage System Position

Work Performed

This standard is for use in grading nonsupervisory work involved in operating wheel-mounted tractors and towed or attached equipment. The work performed typically includes transporting materials and equipment, towing aircraft, digging, loading, planting, spraying, fertilizing, harvesting, clearing, or mowing. Examples of the towed and attached equipment include carts, sweepers, trailers, towbars, plows, brush hogs, planters, mowers, combines, spreaders, sprayers, backhoes, and front-end loading devices.

Skill and Knowledge Requirements

in attaching the towbar and manipulating the tractor steering to maneuver the aircraft around obstacles. Operators use skill in backing the towed aircraft into position along side of or in between other aircraft with the assistance of spotters. This assistance is limited due to the size of aircraft towed at this level. Most sections of the aircraft are within the sight of the operator.

Physical Effort

while performing duties such as operating tractors and uncoupling and making couplings between tractors and towed vehicles. The work requires frequent stooping, bending, reaching, and arm and leg movement to operate tractor controls. Operators frequently lift and carry parts and equipment weighing up to 23 kilograms (50 pounds). Occasionally, they move heavier items with assistance of other workers or mechanical lifting devices.

Working Conditions

at this level are similar to those described at the