Craftsman 486.248381 User Manual
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WARNING: To avoid serious injury, operate your tractor up and
down the face of slopes, never across the face. Do not operate
on slopes
greater than 10 degrees. Make turns gradually to
prevent tipping or loss of control. Exercise extreme caution
when changing direction on slopes. Braking may be affected by
tractor attachment. Reduce speed on slopes.
1. Fold this page along dotted line indicated above.
2. Hold page before you so that its left edge is vertically par
allel to a tree
trunk or other upright structure.
3. Sight across the fold in the direction of hill slope you wan
t to measure.
4. Compare the angle of the fold with the slope of the hill.
ONLY RIDE UP AND DOWN HILL,
NOT ACROSS HILL
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SUGGESTED GUIDE FOR SIGHTING SLOPES FOR SAFE OPERATION
OF TRACTOR WITH ATTACHMENT