7
SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE
15
°
SIGH
T AND HOLD THIS LEVEL
W
ITH
A VERTIC
A
L TR
EE
A POWER
POLE
A CORNE
R OF
A BU
ILDING
OR
A FENCE POST
F
OL
D
O
N
D
OT
T
E
D
L
IN
E
, R
E
P
R
E
S
E
N
T
IN
G
A
1
5
° S
L
O
P
E
Do no
t mow on
incline
s
wit
h
a
slope
in e
x
ce
ss of
1
5
de
gr
ee
s (
a
r
ise of
a
ppr
oxima
te
ly 2
-1
/2
f
eet
e
v
e
ry 10
f
eet
).
A r
idin
g
mo
we
r
co
uld
over
tu
rn
an
d cau
s
e ser
iou
s
injur
y
.
I
f
ope
ra
tin
g
a
walk-b
eh
ind
mower
o
n
such
a slo
pe,
it
is e
x
tr
eme
ly
dif
ficu
lt
to
ma
int
a
in
yo
ur f
o
o
tin
g an
d yo
u co
uld
slip,
re
su
lt
ing in ser
ious inju
ry.
Op
er
at
e RI
DI
NG
m
o
wer
s
up
a
n
d
d
o
wn slope
s,
ne
ve
r acro
ss t
he f
a
ce of
slo
p
e
s
.
WARNING