55
SLOPE GAUGE
(Keep this sheet in a safe place for future reference.)
15°
SIGHT AN
D H
O
LD THIS LEVEL WITH
A V
E
RTICAL TREE
A P
O
WE
R POLE
A CORNER
OF A
BUILD
ING
OR
A FENCE
POST
F
O
L
D
O
N
D
O
T
T
E
D
L
IN
E,
R
E
P
R
E
SE
N
T
IN
G
A
1
5
°
SL
OP
E
USE THI
S
PAG
E
AS A GUIDE TO DETERM
INE
SL
OPES WHERE YOU MAY
NOT OPERATE SAFELY.
WARNING
Do not mo
w on inclines
with a slope in e
xcess of 15 deg
rees (a r
ise
of appro
x
imately 2-1/2 f
eet e
v
er
y 10 f
eet).
A r
iding mo
w
e
r could o
v
er
tur
n
and cause ser
ious injur
y.
If oper
ating a w
a
lk-behind mo
w
e
r on such a slope
, it is
e
x
tremely difficult to maintain
y
our f
ooting and y
ou could slip
, resulting in ser
ious injur
y.
Oper
ate RIDING mo
w
e
rs up
and do
wn slopes
, ne
v
e
r ac
ross the f
a
ce of slopes
.
Oper
ate W
A
LK-BEHIND mo
w
e
rs across the f
a
ce of slopes
, ne
v
e
r
up and do
wn slopes
.
