7
SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE
15°
SIGHT
AND HO
L
D
THI
S
LEVEL
WI
TH
A VER
T
ICAL TRE
E
A POWE
R
POLE
A CORNER OF
A BUIL
D
ING
OR A FENC
E
P
O
ST
F
O
L
D
O
N
DO
TT
E
D
L
INE
,
R
E
P
RE
S
E
NT
ING
A
1
5
°
S
L
O
P
E
Do n
o
t mow o
n
in
clin
es with
a slo
pe
in excess of 15
de
grees (a rise of
a
pproxima
te
ly
2-1/2 fee
t e
v
e
ry 1
0
fee
t). A rid
ing
mower
could
overturn and cause serious
injury.
If operating a walk-beh
ind
mow
e
r on
such a slope, it
is extremely
diffic
ult to
mainta
in
your footing
and
you could
slip, resulting
in serious
injury.
Op
er
ate RIDING
m
o
wer
s up
and
d
o
wn slope
s, ne
ve
r acr
oss the
face of slope
s.
WA
RNI
NG
