6
SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE
Use this page as a guide to determine slopes where you may not operate safely.
15
o
SIGHT AN
D H
O
LD THIS LEVEL WITH
A V
ERTICAL TREE
A P
O
W
E
R
P
O
LE
A CORNE
R OF A BU
ILDING
OR
A FEN
CE POST
F
O
L
D
ON
D
O
T
T
E
D
L
IN
E,
R
E
P
R
E
S
E
N
T
IN
G
A
1
5
o
S
L
OP
E
WARNI
N
G
Do n
o
t mow o
n
i
n
clin
es wi
th
a sl
ope
in
excess o
f 15 d
egree
s (a
ri
se of a
pproxi
m
a
te
ly 2-1
/2
feet
eve
ry 10 fe
et).
A ri
din
g
mowe
r
coul
d ove
rturn
and
ca
use seri
ous in
jury. If
op
erating
a wal
k
-b
ehi
nd mowe
r on such
a slop
e, it is extremely d
ifficu
lt to ma
intai
n
your footing
a
nd you coul
d sl
ip,
re
sulting
i
n
se
rious
inj
ury.
Ope
rate
R
IDING
mow
e
rs
u
p
and do
wn slope
s, neve
r acro
ss the fa
ce of
slo
pes.
O
p
e
rate W
A
LK-BEHIN
D mow
e
rs a
c
ro
ss the
face
of slo
p
es
, never u
p
an
d down
slo
p
es.
