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SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE
Use this page as a guide to determine slopes where you may not operate safely. Do not operate your lawn mower
on such slopes.
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SLO
P
ES WHE
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Y NO
T
O
P
ERAT
E SAF
E
L
Y
.
Do
not
m
o
w on i
n
c
lines
wi
th
a s
lop
e i
n
ex
c
e
s
s
o
f 1
5
degree
s
(
a
ri
s
e
of
app
ro
x
im
a
te
ly
2-1/
2
fe
e
t e
v
e
ry
1
0
f
eet
).
A
ri
d
ing m
o
wer
c
oul
d
ov
e
rtu
rn a
nd c
aus
e s
e
ri
o
u
s
i
n
ju
ry
. I
f
operat
ing a
wal
k
-behi
nd m
o
wer on
s
u
c
h
a s
lope
, i
t i
s
ex
tr
em
el
y
di
ffi
c
ul
t t
o
m
a
in
ta
in
y
our f
oot
ing
and
y
ou
c
oul
d
s
lip
, res
u
lti
ng i
n
s
e
ri
o
u
s
i
n
ju
ry
.
O
perat
e
RI
DI
NG m
o
we
rs
up and down s
lopes
, n
e
v
e
r
ac
ros
s
the f
a
c
e
of
s
lopes
.
O
perat
e
W
A
LK
-B
E
H
IND m
o
wers
a
c
ros
s
t
he f
a
c
e
o
f s
lopes
, nev
er up and down s
lopes
.
WARNING
