MTD ZT 50, ZT 42 manual Slope Gauge

SLOPE GAUGE

(Keep this sheet in a safe place for future reference.)

DETERMINETOGUIDEAASPAGETHISUSESLOPES WHERE YOU MAY NOT OPERATE SAFELY.

SIGHT AND HOLD THIS LEVEL WITH A VERTICAL TREE

A POWER POLE

A CORNER OF A BUILDING

OR A FENCE POST

15°

WARNING

excessinslopeawithinclinesonmownotDoof 15 degrees (a rise of approximately 2-1/2 feet every 10 feet).

seriouscauseandoverturncouldmowerridingA injury. If operating a walk-behind mower on such a slope, it is

andfootingyourmaintaintodifficultextremelyyou could slip, resulting in serious injury.

facetheacrosstractorsturnzeroRZTOperateof slopes rather than up and down. Begin with the first pass

atuphillturnandslopetheofbottomtheacrossthe end of each pass whenever possible.

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