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SAFETY INFORMATION
SLOPE GAUGE
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Use this page as a guide in order to identify slopes that cannot be mowed safely.
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DO NOT USE the lawn mower on these slopes.
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SIGHT AND HOLD THIS EDGE LEVEL WITH A VERTICAL TREE.
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FOLD ON THE DOTTED LINE. THIS REPRESENTS A SLOPE OF 15°.
W A R N I N G
Do not mow a slope that has an angle greater than 15° (a rise of approximately 2 1/2’ [0.75 m] every 10’ [3 m]). Mow
across the face of a slope, and never up and down.
SIGHT AND HOLD THIS EDGE LEVEL WITH A VERTICAL TREE
A POWER POLE
A CORNER OF BUILDING
OR A FENCE POST
15
°