8
S
ection
2 — i
mportant
S
afe
o
peration
p
racticeS
WA
RN
IN
G
!
Sl
op
es a
re a m
aj
or fa
ct
or r
el
at
ed t
o t
ip
-o
ve
r a
nd r
ol
l-o
ve
r a
cc
id
en
ts w
hi
ch c
an r
es
ul
t i
n s
ev
er
e i
nj
ur
y o
r d
ea
th
.
D
o n
ot o
pe
ra
te m
ac
hi
ne o
n s
lo
pe
s i
n e
xc
es
s o
f 1
5 d
eg
re
es
. A
ll s
lo
pe
s r
eq
ui
re e
xt
ra c
au
tio
n.
A
lw
ay
s m
ow a
cr
os
s t
he fa
ce o
f s
lo
pe
s, n
ev
er u
p a
nd d
ow
n s
lo
pe
s.
(T
OO STEEP)
USE
THIS S
LOPE G
A
UGE
T
O D
ETERMINE
IF A S
LOPE IS
T
OO STEEP FOR SAFE OPE
RA
TION!
To check the slop
e, p
ro
ceed as
foll
ow
s:
1.
Rem
ov
e this page and
fold along the dashed lin
e.
2.
Loc
at
e a
ve
rtical obje
ct on or behind the slope (
e.
g. a pol
e, buildin
g,
fen
ce
, t
re
e, e
tc
.)
3.
A
lig
n either side of the slope gauge with the obje
ct (
See
Figu
re 1 and
Figu
re 2 ).
4.
Adjust gauge up or d
own u
ntil the le
ft
co
rner
touches the slope (
See
Figu
re 1 and
Figu
re 2).
5.
If the
re is a gap bel
ow the gaug
e, the slope is
too s
teep
for sa
fe ope
ra
tion (
See
Figu
re 2 ab
ov
e).
15° dashed line
Slope
Gauge
Figu
re 2
Figu
re 1
15° Slope
15° Slope
(OK)
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