Machine Operator Made SIMPL |

Machine Operator Made SIMPL is your complete, beginner-friendly guide to running heavy machinery with confidence.
This book breaks down excavators, skid steers, posi tracks, loaders, rollers, dumpers, and attachments into clean, easy-to-follow SIMPL steps — no jargon, no overcomplication, and no guessing.

Inside this book you’ll learn:

• Machine types, controls & safety made SIMPL

Understand how each machine works, how the controls operate, and how to stay safe around moving machinery.

• Daily pre-starts & maintenance

Walk-around checks, fluid levels, tracks, tyres, grease points, hydraulics, warning systems — everything you need to keep a machine alive and reliable.

• Excavator operation step-by-step

Digging, swinging, loading trucks, trenching, shaping, battering, benching, lifting, and how to operate smoothly and safely.

• Skid steer & posi track operation

Travel control, bucket control, spreading, levelling, back-dragging, tight access work, slope safety, and attachment skills.

• Front-end loaders & telehandlers

Bucket technique, pallet handling, truck loading, boom control, balance, stability, and heavy-lift safety.

• Rollers, compactors & earth stability

Soil types, layer compaction, vibration settings, slope operation, compaction patterns, and how to “read the ground.”

• Dumpers, trucks & safe material movement

How to load, haul, reverse, tip, and travel safely with full loads in all ground conditions.

• Attachments made SIMPL

Augers, breakers, rippers, grapples, tilt buckets, trenchers, sweepers, forks — how to fit, use, and remove attachments the safe, correct way.

• Common operator problems & SIMPL fixes

Bogging, sliding, uneven cuts, jerky controls, slow hydraulics, tipping risks, overheating, hose bursts — and how to handle each one calmly and safely.

• DIY operator-friendly projects & machine care

Small earthworks jobs, driveways, trenches, pads, site prep, and the daily/weekly/monthly habits that make you a trusted operator.

Whether you’re learning from scratch, stepping up to new machinery, or sharpening the skills you already have, this SIMPL Series book gives you the clear, confident foundation every operator needs.

Operate safe. Operate smooth. Operate the SIMPL way