Yard Machines 400 - Manual (Page 5)

5
SLOPE GAUGE
USE
THIS P
A
GE AS A GUIDE
T
O
DETERMINE SLOPES
WHERE
Y
OU MA
Y NO
T OPERA
TE SAFEL
Y
.
SIGHT AND HOLD
THIS LEVEL
WITH A
VER
TICAL
TREE
A PO
WER POLE
A CORNER OF A B
UILDING
Do not mo
w on inc
lines with a slope in e
xcess of 15 degrees (a rise of appr
o
ximatel
y 2-1/2 f
eet e
ver
y 10 f
eet).
A
riding mo
wer could o
ver
turn and cause serious injur
y
. If operating a walk-behind mo
wer on suc
h a slope
, it is
e
xtremel
y difficult to maintain y
our f
ooting and y
ou could slip,
resulting in serious injur
y
.
Operate RIDING mo
wer
s up and do
wn slopes,
ne
ver acr
oss the face of slopes.
Operate
W
ALK-BEHIND mo
wer
s acr
oss the face of slopes,
ne
ver up and do
wn slopes.
FOLD ON DO
TTED LINE,
REPRESENTING A 15
o SLOPE
15
o
W
ARNING
OR A FENCE POST