Richard Hammond's Crash Course Season 1

Season 1

Air date: 2012-04-16

Episodes: 6

Episodes

E1: Abrams Tank

Richard Hammond travels to Fort Bliss in El Paso to learn how to be commander, gunner and driver of an Abrams M1A2 tank in a three-day crash course.

Air date: 2012-04-16

E2: Tree Harvester

Richard Hammond heads out to try out the dangle head processor, the feller bunchier, and the log loader in a bid to become a lumberjack.

Air date: 2012-04-23

E3: Landfill

At the Denver Regional Landfill site, Richard operates a bulldozer, a compactor, and a scraper in a mountain of stinky rubbish.

Air date: 2012-05-01

E4: Striker

The Striker fire engine is the most powerful in the world. Based at Dallas Fort Worth Airport, Hammond undergoes some gruelling training to be a fireman.

Air date: 2012-05-07

E5: Demolition

Hammond tries out the track hoe, demolition machine and wrecking ball - and learns it is a far more delicate job than he first thought.

Air date: 2012-05-14

E6: Salvage Yard

Richard gets to grips with the big cranes that are used in salvage yards in Louisiana, but some of the machinery proves uncooperative.

Air date: 2012-05-21