MTD 020 - Manual (Page 6)

6
SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE
Use this page as a guide to determine slopes where you may not operate the lawn mower safely.
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.
Do not
m
o
w on
i
n
c
lines
wi
th
a s
lope i
n
ex
c
e
s
s
of
15
d
egrees
(
a
ri
s
e
of
approx
im
at
el
y
2-1/
2 f
eet
ev
ery
1
0
f
eet
).
A
ri
di
ng m
o
we
r
c
o
ul
d ov
ert
u
rn an
d c
aus
e s
e
ri
ou
s
in
ju
ry
. I
f ope
ra
ti
n
g
a wal
k
-b
ehi
nd
m
o
w
e
r on s
u
c
h
a
s
lope,
i
t i
s
e
x
tr
em
el
y
di
ff
ic
ul
t t
o
m
a
in
ta
in
y
our f
oot
in
g
and
y
ou c
oul
d s
lip
, res
u
lt
ing i
n
s
e
ri
ous
i
n
ju
ry
.
Ope
ra
te RI
DI
NG
m
o
wers
up
a
nd down 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
t
he f
a
c
e
of
s
lo
pes
, nev
er up
a
nd down s
lopes
.
WA
R
N
IN
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