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SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE
Use this page as a guide to determine slopes where you may not operate the lawn mower safely.
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Y
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o
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n
i
n
c
lines
wi
th a
s
lop
e i
n
e
x
c
e
s
s
of 1
5
d
egr
ee
s (
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r
is
e
of
app
ro
xi
ma
tely
2
-1
/2 f
eet
eve
ry 1
0
fe
et)
. A
ri
d
ing
mo
wer
c
oul
d o
v
er
tu
rn
an
d c
aus
e
se
ri
ous
i
n
ju
ry
.
If o
per
ati
n
g
a wa
lk
-beh
ind
mo
wer
on
s
u
ch
a
sl
ope
, it
is
ex
tr
em
ely
di
ffi
cu
lt t
o
ma
in
tai
n
y
our
fo
oti
ng a
nd y
o
u
co
ul
d s
lip
, r
e
s
u
lt
in
g i
n
s
e
ri
o
u
s
in
jur
y
.
O
per
ate
RIDIN
G
mowe
rs
u
p
an
d do
wn s
lo
pes
, n
e
v
e
r ac
ro
ss
th
e fa
ce
of s
lo
pes
.
O
per
ate
WA
LK
-B
E
H
IND m
o
we
rs
ac
ro
s
s
the
fac
e
of
sl
ope
s,
nev
er
up
an
d do
wn s
lo
pes
.
WA
RN
IN
G
