MTD 47RIAHA6010, Operator'S Manual

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7
(O
K
)
(T
OO STEEP)
USE
THIS SL
OPE GA
UGE
T
O
DETERMINE
IF A SL
OPE IS
T
OO STEEP FOR SAFE OPER
A
TION!
To
check the slope
, pr
oc
eed as f
ollo
w
s:
1.
Remo
v
e
this page and f
old along the dashed line
.
2.
L
ocat
e
a v
e
rtical objec
t on or behind the slope (e
.g
. a pole
, building
, f
enc
e
, tr
ee
, et
c.)
3.
Alig
n either side of the slope gauge with the objec
t (S
ee F
igur
e 1 and F
igur
e 2 ).
4.
A
djust gauge up or do
wn until the lef
t c
o
rner 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 operation (S
ee F
igur
e 2 abo
v
e).
15°/25% dashed line
Slope G
auge
Figur
e 2
Figur
e 1
15°/25% Slope
15°/25%
Slope
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R
N
IN
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!
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