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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. 
15
°
SIGHT AND HOLD THIS 
LEV
E
WITH 
A VERTI
CAL TREE
A POWER 
POLE
A CORNER OF A BUILDING
OR 
A FENCE POST
F
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 A
 1
5
° S
L
O
P
E
WARNING
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
 rise of
 ap
pr
oximat
ely 2-
1/
2 f
eet
 ever
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
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
an
d
 yo
co
uld
 s
lip
re
su
lt
ing in 
s
e
rious injury
.
Operate 
RIDING mow
e
rs up 
and down slo
pes,
 never
 acro
ss th
e f
a
ce of
 slo
pes.
Ope
ra
te
 WALK-
B
EHI
ND 
mo
wers acro
ss t
he f
a
ce
 of
 slo
p
e
s
, neve
r up
 a
nd do
wn slo
pes.