s
ectiOn
2 — s
afe
O
peratiOn
p
ractices
Sight and hold this level with a vertical tree...
or a corner of a building...
or a fence post
Fold along dotted line (represents a 15° slope)
15°
Us
e t
his p
ag
e a
s a g
uide t
o de
te
rm
in
e s
lo
pes w
he
re y
ou m
ay n
ot o
pe
rat
e s
afe
ly.
W
A
R
N
IN
G
:
D
o n
ot o
p
er
ate y
ou
r l
aw
n m
ow
er o
n s
uc
h s
lo
p
es
. D
o n
ot m
ow o
n i
nc
lin
es w
ith a s
lo
p
e i
n e
xc
es
s o
f 1
5 d
eg
re
es (
a r
ise
of a
p
p
ro
xim
ate
ly 2
-1/
2 f
ee
t e
ve
ry 1
0 f
ee
t). A r
id
in
g m
ow
er c
ou
ld o
ve
rtu
rn a
nd c
au
se s
er
io
us i
nju
ry
. Op
er
ate r
id
in
g m
ow
er
s u
p a
nd
do
w
n s
lo
p
es
, n
ev
er a
cro
ss t
he fa
ce o
f s
lo
p
es
.
O
PE
RA
TE
R
Z
T z
ero t
ur
n t
ra
cto
rs a
cro
ss t
he fa
ce o
f s
lo
p
es r
ath
er t
ha
n u
p a
nd d
ow
n. B
eg
in w
ith t
he f
irst p
as
s a
cro
ss t
he b
ot
to
m o
f
th
e s
lo
p
e a
nd t
ur
n u
p
hil
l a
t t
he e
nd o
f e
ac
h p
as
s w
he
ne
ve
r p
os
sib
le
.
