Richard Hammond's Crash Course - Season 1
1 - Abrams Tank
Air Date: April 16, 2012
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 - Tree Harvester
Air Date: April 23, 2012
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 - Landfill
Air Date: May 1, 2012
At the Denver Regional Landfill site, Richard operates a bulldozer, a compactor, and a scraper in a mountain of stinky rubbish.
4 - Striker
Air Date: May 7, 2012
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 - Demolition
Air Date: May 14, 2012
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 - Salvage Yard
Air Date: May 21, 2012
Richard gets to grips with the big cranes that are used in salvage yards in Louisiana, but some of the machinery proves uncooperative.