Toro 14AP80RP544 - Manuel (Page 7)

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SECTION 3: SLOPE GAUGE
15
°
SIGHT A
N
D
HOLD
THIS
LEVE
L WITH
A V
E
RT
ICAL T
R
EE
A PO
W
E
R
P
O
L
E
A
CO
RN
ER
OF A B
U
ILDIN
G
OR
A FEN
C
E
POST
F
O
L
D
O
N
D
O
T
T
E
D
L
IN
E
, R
E
P
RE
S
E
N
T
IN
G
A
1
5
° S
L
O
P
E
USE THIS
PAGE AS A GUIDE TO DETERMINE SLOPES WHERE YOU MAY
NOT
OPERATE SAFEL
Y.
Do n
o
t mow o
n
inclin
es with
a slop
e in
excess o
f 15
deg
re
es (a
rise
of
ap
pro
x
imat
ely 2-
1/
2
fe
et
ever
y 10
fe
et
).
A
ridin
g
mower
cou
ld o
v
e
rtu
rn
and
cau
s
e
ser
ious in
jur
y
.
If
o
p
e
rat
in
g a
walk-b
ehin
d
mower
o
n
such
a slop
e,
it
is
extr
eme
ly
d
iff
icult
to
m
a
int
a
in
yo
ur f
o
o
tin
g an
d yo
u co
uld
slip,
re
su
lt
ing in ser
iou
s inju
ry.
Op
er
at
e RI
DI
NG
m
o
wer
s
up
and
d
o
wn slope
s,
ne
ve
r acr
o
ss t
h
e
fa
ce of
slope
s.
WARNING