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Slope gauge – Cub Cadet GT-2554 User Manual

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8

SLOPE GAUGE

(Keep this sheet in a safe place for future reference.)

15°

SIGHT AN

D H

O

LD THIS LEVEL WITH

A V

E

RTICAL TREE

A P

O

WE

R POLE

A CORNER

OF A

BUILD

ING

OR

A FENCE

POST

F

O

L

D

ON

D

O

T

T

E

D

L

IN

E

,

R

E

P

R

E

SE

N

T

IN

G

A

1

5

°

SL

OP

E

USE THI

S

PAG

E

AS A GUIDE TO DETERM

INE

SL

OPES WHERE YOU MAY

NOT OPERATE SAFEL

Y

.

WARNING

Do not

mo

w

o

n

incline

s

wit

h a slo

p

e

in

e

x

ce

ss of

1

5

de

g

re

e

s

(a

r

ise of

app

ro

xim

a

te

ly

2

-1

/2

f

e

et

e

v

er

y 10

f

e

e

t)

.

A r

iding

mo

w

e

r co

uld

o

v

e

rtu

rn

an

d

ca

us

e

ser

io

u

s

in

jur

y. I

f o

p

e

ra

tin

g

a w

a

lk-

b

e

h

in

d

m

o

w

e

r on

s

u

c

h

a s

lop

e

,

it is

e

x

tr

em

e

ly d

iffic

u

lt

to

m

a

in

ta

in

y

o

u

r f

o

o

tin

g

and y

o

u

could s

lip

, resulting

in

ser

ious injur

y.

Op

er

a

te

RI

DING mo

w

e

rs up

a

nd d

o

wn

slop

es

, ne

v

e

r acro

ss t

he f

a

ce of

slo

p

e

s

.

Op

er

a

te

W

A

L

K

-BEHIND m

o

w

e

rs

a

c

ro

ss t

h

e

f

a

ce

o

f

slop

es

,

ne

v

e

r

up

a

nd

d

o

wn

slop

es

.