Cub Cadet 19B70054 Series, Operator'S Manual

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(O
K
)
(T
OO STEEP
)
USE
THIS SL
OPE GA
UGE
TO DE
TERMINE
IF A SL
OPE IS
TOO STEEP FOR SAFE OPER
ATION!
To check the slope
, pr
oc
eed as f
ollo
w
s:
1.
Remo
ve this page and f
old along the dashed line
.
2.
Loca
te a v
er
tical objec
t on or behind the slope (e
.g
. a pole
, building
, f
enc
e, tr
ee
, et
c.)
3.
A
lig
n either side of the slope gauge with the objec
t (S
ee F
igur
e 1 and F
igur
e 2 ).
4.
Adjust gauge up or do
wn un
til the lef
t c
or
ner t
ouches the slope (S
ee F
igur
e 1 and F
igur
e 2).
5.
If ther
e is a gap belo
w the gauge
, the slope is t
oo st
eep f
or saf
e oper
ation (S
ee F
igur
e 2 abo
ve).
10°/17% dashed line
Slope G
auge
Figur
e 2
Figur
e 1
10°/17% Slope
10°/17%
Slope
PB
WA
RN
IN
G
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pe
s a
re a m
ajo
r f
ac
to
r r
ela
te
d to t
ip
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ve
r a
nd r
ol
l-o
ve
r a
cc
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ts w
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ch c
an r
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er
e i
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y o
r d
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th
. D
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te t
ra
cto
r o
n s
lo
pe
s i
n e
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es
s o
f 1
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eg
re
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er
ce
nt
. A
ll s
lo
pe
s r
eq
ui
re e
xt
ra c
au
tio
n. I
f
yo
u c
an
no
t b
ac
k u
p t
he s
lo
pe o
r i
f y
ou f
ee
l u
ne
as
y o
n i
t, d
o n
ot m
ow i
t. A
lw
ay
s m
ow u
p a
nd d
ow
n s
lo
pe
s, n
ev
er a
cro
ss t
he f
ac
e o
f s
lo
pe
s.