MTD 21” Self Starter 589 - Manual (Page 6)

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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 mower
on such slopes.
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Do
not
m
o
w o
n
i
n
c
lines
wi
th
a
s
lope
i
n
ex
c
e
s
s
of
1
5
de
grees
(a
ri
s
e
o
f approx
im
at
el
y
2
-1
/2
fe
et
ev
ery
10
f
eet
).
A
ri
di
n
g
m
o
wer
c
oul
d
o
v
e
rtu
rn an
d c
aus
e s
e
ri
ous
i
n
ju
ry
. I
f o
perat
ing a wal
k
-b
ehi
nd m
o
wer o
n
s
u
c
h
a s
lope,
i
t i
s
ex
tr
em
el
y
d
iff
ic
ul
t t
o
m
a
in
ta
in
y
our
f
oot
in
g
a
nd
y
o
u
c
oul
d
s
lip
, res
u
lti
ng i
n
s
e
ri
ous
i
n
ju
ry
.
Ope
ra
te RI
DI
NG
m
o
wers
up
a
nd
d
o
wn s
lopes
, nev
er ac
ros
s
t
he f
a
c
e
of
s
lop
es
.
Ope
ra
te WA
LK
-B
E
H
IND m
o
wers
ac
ros
s
the f
a
c
e
of
s
lo
pes
, nev
er up
a
nd
d
o
wn s
lopes
.