Cub Cadet RZT42 - Manual (Page 30)

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SLOPE GAUGE
(Keep this sheet in a safe place for future reference.)
15°
SIGHT AND
HOLD
THIS
LE
VEL
WITH
A VERTICAL TREE
A POWER
POLE
A C
O
R
N
ER OF A
BUILDIN
G
OR A
FEN
CE P
O
ST
F
OL
D
O
N
D
OT
T
E
D
L
IN
E
,
R
E
P
R
E
S
E
N
T
IN
G
A
1
5
°
S
L
OP
E
USE THIS PAGE AS A GUIDE
TO DETERMINE SLO
PES WHERE YOU MAY
NOT OPERATE SAF
ELY.
WARNING
Do not mo
w on inclines with a slope in
e
xcess of 15 deg
rees (a r
ise of appro
ximately 2-1/2
feet e
v
er
y 10 f
eet).
A r
iding mo
w
e
r could o
v
er
tur
n
and cause ser
ious injur
y.
If oper
ating a w
a
lk-behind mo
w
e
r on such a slope
, it is
e
xtremely difficult to maintain
y
o
ur f
o
oting and y
ou could slip
, resulting in ser
ious injur
y.
Oper
ate RZT z
e
ro tur
n
tr
actors ac
ross the f
a
ce of slopes
rather than up and do
wn. B
egin with the first pass
across the bottom of the slope
and tur
n
uphill at
the end of each pa
ss whene
v
er possib
le
.