Craftsman 486.245071 User Manual

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WARNING: To avoid serious injury, operate your tractor up and 
down the face of slopes, never across the face. Do not operate 
on slopes greater than 10 degrees. Make turns gradually to 
prevent tipping or loss of control. Exercise extreme caution 
when changing direction on slopes. Braking may be affected by 
tractor attachment. Reduce speed on slopes.
1. Fold this page along dotted line indicated above.
2. Hold page before you so that its left edge is vertically parallel to a tree  
  trunk or other upright structure.
3. Sight across the fold in the direction of hill slope you want to measure.
4. Compare the angle of the fold with the slope of the hill.
ONLY RIDE UP AND DOWN HILL,
NOT ACROSS HILL
FOLD ALONG
 DOTTED LIN
E
THIS IS A 10 D
EGREE SLOP
E
10 DEGREES MAX.
SUGGESTED GUIDE FOR SIGHTING SLOPES FOR SAFE OPERATION
OF TRACTOR WITH ATTACHMENT