← Richard Hammond's Crash Course

Season 1

6 episodes · 2012

  1. 1Abrams Tank

    16 Apr 2012 · 45 min

    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.

  2. 2Tree Harvester

    23 Apr 2012 · 45 min

    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.

  3. 3Landfill

    01 May 2012 · 45 min

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

  4. 4Striker

    07 May 2012 · 45 min

    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.

  5. 5Demolition

    14 May 2012 · 45 min

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

  6. 6Salvage Yardfinale

    21 May 2012 · 45 min

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