MTD 260 Thru 279 manual Slope Gauge, Apowerpole

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	WARNING	15°	ORAFENCEPOST	ACORNEROFABUILDING	APOWERPOLE	SIGHT ANDHOLDTHISLEVELWITHAVERTICALTREE
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