*Last updated: October 2020 Quick Links: Do you need a licence to operate a trencher? How do trenchers work? How to be an approved trencher operator How to hire a trencher operator Ready to hire a trencher? Do you need a licence to operate a trencher? Operating a trencher takes skill and experience, but not a licence. Now that’s a top level answer, but if you’re seriously looking to operate a trencher, whether it's a tracked trencher, ride on trencher or walk behind trencher, you need to undergo training before you start working.If you’re a private citizen - not a business - looking to dry hire a trencher, the training you need to undergo is normally more casual, but at the same time you are more likely to hire a smaller machine like a walk behind trencher. The training you generally receive would be a quick demonstration from the trencher hire company. Keep in mind though some hire companies will refuse to dry hire to inexperienced operators, which is why it’s always a good idea to wet hire.To be able to operate a trencher on a work site, you need to be able to prove your competence on the machine, especially on the bigger tracked trenching machines. Below we discuss the various factors that contribute to approving a trencher operator to work on site.
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