Yard-Man 549 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 mower 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 MTD LLC, P.O. BOX 361131 CLEVELAND, OhioTable of Contents Important Safe Operation Practices General OperationChildren ServiceSlope Operation Do NotGeneral Service Your ResponsibilitySlope Gauge Assembling Your Lawn Mower Before AssemblySetting Up Your Lawn Mower Removing Unit From CartonAssembling Grass Catcher Attaching Rear WheelsAttaching Starter Rope Attaching Hard Top Cover If EquippedAttaching Grass Catcher & Chute Using Mulch PlugKnow Your Lawn Mower Attaching Side-Discharge ChuteOperating Your Lawn Mower Mulching Handle Height AdjustmentCutting Height Adjustment Bagging Grass ClippingsMaintaining Your Lawn Mower Servicing the MowerReplacing Rear Flap TroubleshootingInstalling the Blade Storing Your Lawn MowerParts List for Model Model MANUFACTURER’S Limited Warranty for MTD LLC, P.O. BOX 361131 CLEVELAND, Ohio 44136-0019 Phone