Courses of Study : Career Tech: Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
All Resources: 0
1 ) Identify career opportunities in power equipment technology.

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
All Resources: 0
2 ) Explain safety procedures for working with power equipment systems.

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
All Resources: 0
3 ) Differentiate among common tools used with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Examples: mechanical tools, hose crimpers

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
All Resources: 0
4 ) Identify common test equipment used with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Examples: gauges, flow meters

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
All Resources: 0
5 ) Identify systems in power equipment that utilize hydraulics.

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
All Resources: 0
6 ) Distinguish between single-acting and double-acting hydraulic cylinders.

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
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7 ) Describe components of a hydraulic system.

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
All Resources: 0
8 ) Explain how a hydraulic system works.

•  Diagnosing problems with a hydraulic system
•  Solving problems found in a hydraulic system
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
All Resources: 0
9 ) Identify parts of a pneumatic system.

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
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10 ) Explain how a pneumatic system works.

•  Diagnosing problems with a pneumatic system
•  Solving problems found in a pneumatic system
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
All Resources: 0
11 ) Identify power equipment drivetrain components and the functions of each.

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
All Resources: 0
12 ) Diagnose power equipment clutch and transmission problems.

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
All Resources: 0
13 ) Identify controls used in hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Examples: electronic, digital, robotic, manual

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
All Resources: 0
14 ) Describe the use of compliance controls on power equipment.

•  Examples: engine kill switch, inertia brake control
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
All Resources: 0
15 ) Demonstrate the procedure for manual starter overhaul.

•  Diagnosing manual starter problems
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
All Resources: 0
16 ) Demonstrate the procedure for repairing electric starters.

•  Diagnosing electric starter problems
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (2009)
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Power Equipment Technology
All Resources: 0
17 ) Identify preventive maintenance procedures used in checking and servicing hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Examples: changing fluids, changing filters, checking fluid levels, checking hoses