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SECTION 2: SLOPE GUAGE
15°
SIGHT AND HO
LD
THIS
LEVEL
WITH A VERTICAL TREE
A POWER PO
LE
A CORNER OF
A
BU
ILDING
OR A FENCE POST
FO
L
D
O
N
D
O
T
T
E
D
L
IN
E
, R
E
PR
E
SE
N
T
IN
G
A
1
5°
S
L
O
PE
Do not
mo
w on
inclines with
a slope in e
xcess of 15
deg
rees (a r
ise of a
ppro
x
imately 2-1/2 f
e
et
e
v
er
y 10 f
eet).
A r
iding mo
w
e
r could
o
v
er
tur
n
and cause ser
ious injur
y. If oper
ati
ng a w
a
lk-behind mo
w
e
r on such a slope
, it
is e
x
tremely difficul
t to ma
intain y
our
f
ooting and y
ou could sl
ip
, resulting in ser
io
u
s
in
jur
y.
Oper
ate
RIDING mo
w
e
rs up and do
wn slopes
, ne
v
e
r across the f
a
ce of slopes
.
Oper
ate W
A
LK-BEHIN
D mo
w
e
rs across the f
a
ce of slopes
, ne
v
e
r u
p and do
wn slopes
.
WARNING
USE THIS PAGE AS A GUIDE TO DETERMINE SLOPES WHERE YOU MAY NOT
OPERATE RIDING MOWER SAFELY: