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SlopeGauge
15°Slope
15°Slope
(OK)
(TOOSTEEP)
Figure1
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USETHISSLOPEGAUGETODETERMINE
IFASLOPEISTOOSTEEPFORSAFE OPERATION!
Tochecktheslope,proceed asfollows:
1. Removethispageandfoldalongthedashedline.
2. Locateaverticalobjectonorbehindtheslope(e.g.apole,building,fence,tree,etc.)
3. Aligneithersideoftheslopegaugewiththeobject(SeeFigure1andFigure2).
4. Adjustgaugeupordownuntiltheleftcornertouchestheslope(SeeFigure1andFigure2).
5. Ifthereisagapbelowthegauge,theslopeistoosteepforsafeoperation (SeeFigure2above).
WARNING!
Slopesareamajorfactorrelatedtotip-overandroll-overaccidentswhichcanresultinsevereinjuryordeath.
Donotoperatemachineonslopesinexcessof15degrees.Allslopesrequireextracaution.
Alwaysmowacrossthefaceofslopes,neverupanddownslopes.
