1. Abrams Tank

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. 16 April 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. Tree Harvester

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. 23 April 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. Landfill

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. 1 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. Striker

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. 7 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. Demolition

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. 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. Salvage Yard

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. 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.