Troy-Bilt Automatic Lawn Tractor manual Slope Gauge

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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 tractor on such slopes.

Operate WALK-BEHIND mowers across the face of slopes, never up and down slopes.

Operate RIDING mowers up and down slopes, never across the face of slopes.

and you could slip, resulting in serious injury.

overturn and cause serious injury. If operating a walk-behind mower on such a slope,itisextremelydifficulttomaintainyourfooting

Do not mow on inclines with a slope in excess of 15 degrees (a rise of approximately 2-1/2feetevery10feet).Aridingmowercould

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Contents Operator’s Manual Table of Contents General Operation Important Safe Operation PracticesDo not Slope OperationChildren Towing ServiceSafety labels found on your unit Slope Gauge Gas and Oil Fill-up Attaching the Battery CablesShipping Brace Removal Attaching the Seat Quick Adjustment SeatKnob Adjustment Seat Attaching the Steering WheelBrake Pedal Know Your Lawn TractorThrottle Control Lever Choke ControlPage Systems Indicator Monitor Ignition Switch ModuleDrive Pedal Deck Lift Lever Seat Adjustment LeverElectric PTO Blade Engage Knob Manual PTO Blade Engage LeverShift Lever Safety Interlock SwitchesReverse Caution Mode Operating Your Lawn TractorEngaging the Parking Brake Setting the Cutting HeightStarting the Engine Driving On Slopes Setting the Cruise ControlStopping the Engine Driving the TractorHeadlights Using the Deck Lift LeverMowing MulchingFront To Rear Making AdjustmentsParking Brake Adjustment Leveling the DeckKnob Adjustment Seat if so equipped Seat AdjustmentSteering Adjustment Quick-Adjust Seat if so equippedLubrication Cleaning the Engine and DeckMaintaining Your Lawn Tractor EngineTires ServiceBattery Cutting Deck RemovalCharging CleaningBattery Failures Cutting BladesInch Decks with Electric PTO FusesChanging the Deck Belt & PTO Belt Inch and 46-inch Decks with Manual PTOAll Models Changing the Transmission Drive BeltsOFF-SEASON Storage Attachments & AccessoriesTrouble Possible Causes Corrective Action TroubleshootingTWO Year Limited Warranty