Section 2: slope gauge – Troy-Bilt Automatic Lawn Tractor User Manual

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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.

15°

SIGHT AND

HOLD

THIS

LEV

EL

WITH

A VERTICAL TREE

A POWER

POLE

A CORN

ER OF A BU

ILDING

OR

A FENC

E POST

F

O

L

D

O

N

D

O

T

T

E

D

L

IN

E

, R

E

P

R

E

S

E

N

T

IN

G

A

1

5

°

S

L

O

P

E

DANGER

Do
n

o

t mow on

in

cl

ines with

a

slo

pe in

e

x

ce
ss of

15 de

gr

ee
s (
a

ri

se of

ap

pr

oximat

ely 2-

1/

2 f
eet

ever

y

1

0

f

eet

). A ridi

ng mo

we
r could

ov
er

tu

rn

an

d ca

u

s

e

s

e

riou
s in

ju

ry

. If o

p

e

ra

tin
g a

walk

-b

eh
in

d m

o

w

e

r

o

n

s

u

c

h

a

s

lop
e,

it

is ext

re

m

ely d

iffic
u

lt

to

m
a

in

ta

in

y

o

u

r f

oot

in

g

and you

could s

lip

,

result

ing in

s

e

rious injury

.

Operate

RIDING mow

e

rs up

and down s

lo

pes,

never

acro

ss th

e f
a

ce of

slo
pes.

Ope

ra

te

WALK-

BEHI

ND

mo

wers acro

ss t

he f

a

ce
of
slo

p

e

s

, neve

r up
a

nd do

wn slo

pes.

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