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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.
KEEP HANDS AND FEET AWAY FROM ROTATING PARTS.
REMOVE OBJECTS THAT CAN BE THROWN BY THE
BLADE IN ANY DIRECTION. WEAR SAFETY GLASSES.
DO NOT MOW WHEN CHILDREN OR OTHERS ARE AROUND.
NEVER CARRY CHILDREN.
USE EXTRA CAUTION ON SLOPES. DO NOT MOW SLOPES
GREATER THAN 15.MOW UP AND DOWN, NOT ACROSS.
AVOID SUDDEN TURNS, USE LOW GEAR.
READ OPERATOR'S MANUAL. KEEP SAFETY DEVICES WORKING.
S30015
S30012
DANGER
KEEP HANDS AND FEET AWAY.
DO NOT OPERATE MOWER
UNLESS THIS GUARD OR
ENTIRE GRASS CATCHER IS
IN ITS PROPER PLACE.
ASSEMBLE CHUTE DEFLECTOR TO THIS UNIT BEFORE OPERATING.
S30010
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY,
DO NOT OPERATE MOWER UNLESS
DISCHARGE CHUTE COVER OR GRASS
CATCHER IS IN ITS PROPER PLACE.
15°
SIGHT AND HOLD THIS LEVEL WITH A VERTICAL TREE
A POWER POLE
A CORNER OF A BUILDING
OR A FENCE POST
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WARNING
Do not mow on inclines with a slope in excess of 15 degrees (a rise of approximately 2-1/2
feet every 10 feet). A riding mower could overturn and cause serious injury. If operating a
walk-behind mower on such a slope, it is extremely difficult to maintain your footing and
you could slip, resulting in serious injury.
Operate RIDING mowers up and down slopes, never across the face of slopes.
Operate WALK-BEHIND mowers across the face of slopes, never up and down slopes.