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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.
15
°
SIGHT AND HOLD THIS
LEV
E
L
WITH
A VERTI
CAL TREE
A POWER
POLE
A CORNER OF A BUILDING
OR
A FENCE POST
F
O
L
D
O
N
D
O
T
T
E
D
L
IN
E
, R
E
P
R
E
S
E
N
T
IN
G
A
1
5
° S
L
O
P
E
WARNING
Do
n
o
t mow on
in
cl
ines with
a
slo
pe in
e
x
ce
ss of
15 de
gr
ee
s (
a
ri
se of
ap
pr
oximat
ely 2-
1/
2 f
eet
ever
y
1
0
f
eet
). A ridi
ng mo
we
r could
ov
er
tu
rn
an
d ca
u
s
e
s
e
riou
s in
ju
ry
. If o
p
e
ra
tin
g a
walk
-b
eh
in
d m
o
w
e
r
o
n
s
u
c
h
a
s
lop
e,
it
is ext
re
m
ely
d
iffic
u
lt
to
m
a
in
ta
in
y
o
u
r f
oot
in
g
and you
could s
lip
,
result
ing in
s
e
rious injury
.
Operate
RIDING mow
e
rs up
and down s
lo
pes,
never
acro
ss th
e f
a
ce of
slo
pes.
Ope
ra
te
WALK-
BEHI
ND
mo
wers acro
ss t
he f
a
ce
of
slo
p
e
s
, neve
r up
a
nd do
wn slo
pes.
