Troy-Bilt 258 - Manual (Page 6)

6
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
or string trimmer mower on such slopes.
15
°
SIGHT AND HOLD THIS
LEV
E
L
WITH
A VERTI
CAL TREE
A POWER
POLE
A CORNER OF A BUILDING
OR
A FENCE 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
WARNING
Do
not
t
rim o
r mo
w on
incline
s
wit
h a slope
in excess o
f 1
5
de
gre
e
s (a
rise of
ap
pr
oximat
ely 2-
1/
2 f
e
e
t eve
ry 10 f
e
e
t)
. A r
idin
g m
o
we
r
cou
ld over
tu
rn
a
nd cause ser
ious inju
ry. I
f
op
er
at
ing a walk-b
eh
ind mowe
r or
t
rim
mer
o
n
su
ch
a
slop
e,
it
is ext
re
m
ely
dif
ficu
lt to
ma
int
a
in
you
r f
o
o
tin
g and
yo
u co
uld
slip, res
u
lting in serious injury.
Ope
ra
te
r
idin
g
mowe
rs u
p
an
d
do
wn
slop
es,
n
e
ver
a
c
ro
ss t
h
e
fa
ce
o
f slop
es.
O
p
er
at
e
walk
-b
eh
in
d
mo
we
rs
o
r t
rim
m
e
rs
a
c
ro
s
s
th
e f
a
ce of
slo
pes,
never
up an
d do
wn
slo
pes.