Heavy Equipment Operations Student Equipment List
The following is a list of the required tools for all freshmen entering the heavy equipment operations program*. We do not endorse any vendor. We do suggest that you buy good American-made tools which are accurate and dependable to last your lifetime. It is recommended that these tools be insured under the parents' or students' homeowners insurance.
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
- RED hard hat
- Leather or Rubber safety-toe work boots
- Safety glasses with Z87 approved side shield (prescription glasses must have Z87 approved side shields)
- Hearing protection to be worn with hard hat
- N95 dust mask
- Class 2 reflective vest
- Work gloves
- Appropriate clothing for the weather
Required Tools
- 6 pc. punch and chisel set
- 12” adjustable wrench
- 3/8” square drive socket – 44 pc. set with ratchet (SAE & metric)
- 1/2” square drive 3/8 – 1 1/4” with ratchet
- 10” extension
- 3/8” torx set
- 5/16 – 1 1/4” combination wrenches
- Allen wrenches (SAE & metric)
- 10 pc. combination screwdriver set
- Needle nose pliers
- 10-piece metric combination wrench set
- 100 ft. string line
- Manual grease gun OR electric grease gun (preferred)
- Architect and engineers scale
- Construction calculator
- 2 lb hammer
- 300 ft. tape measure
- Slip lock pliers
- Diagonal pliers
- Vise grips
- Seal pick
- 1 - 25’ tape measure
- Gasket scraper
- Pry bar
- Tool bag
- Inexpensive Volt/Ohm meter
- Allen wrench socket set up to 9/16" standard and metric
- Extended reach magnet
- Electrical test light
- Filter wrench
- Air chuck and gauge
- 3/8" torque wrench
- 25' engineers tape measure
- Pocket-sized flashlight
- Clipboard
- Snap ring pliers
Toolbox
Restricted to an overall length of 36” including handle OR stackable toolbox (Recommended- stackable boxes)
Uniforms
3 Uniform shirts must be ordered from the Wellsville Campus Store. You may visit their website for pricing and/or to place your order. You may also call 607-587-4020 to place your order.
Laptop
Required - Tier 1 laptop (no tablets, MacBooks or Chromebooks) Shop online.
Textbooks
Students will be informed at the beginning of each semester as to what textbooks will be required for instruction during that semester. You may visit the Wellsville Campus Store’s website for prices/ordering information and ISBN numbers.
The student will be responsible for the care and safeguarding of his/her and the college’s tools and equipment.
*This is a tentative list and is subject to change.