9
SLOPE GAUGE
15°
SIGH
T AND HOLD THIS LEVE
L
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A VERTIC
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USE THIS PAGE AS A GUIDE TO
DET
ERMINE SLOPES WHERE YO
U MAY NOT OPERATE SAFELY.
WARNING
D
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no
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o
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on
in
clin
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of
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p
ro
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ely
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