Troy-Bilt 80 - Manuel (Page 5)

5
SECTION 2: SLOPE GAUGE
Use this page as a guide to determine slopes where you may not operate safely. Do not operate your lawn mower
on such slopes.
15°
SI
GHT AND HOLD THIS
LEVEL
WITH
A VERTICA
L TREE
A POWER
P
O
LE
A CORNER
OF A
BUI
LD
ING
OR
A FENCE POST
F
O
LD
O
N
D
O
T
T
E
D
L
IN
E
, R
E
P
R
E
S
E
N
T
IN
G
A
1
5°
S
LO
P
E
DANGER
Do
n
ot
m
ow
on
in
clin
es
with
a
slo
p
e
in
e
xc
ess
o
f 1
5
de
gr
e
es
(a
ris
e
of
ap
p
ro
xim
at
ely
2-
1/
2
fe
et
ev
er
y 1
0
fe
et
).
A r
idin
g
mo
we
r could
over
tu
rn
an
d cau
se
ser
ious in
jur
y.
If o
per
ating
a
wa
lk-b
ehin
d
m
ower
on
such a
slope
, it is extr
emely difficult to maintain you
r foo
tin
g
and
you c
ould slip, res
ulting in seri
ous injury.
Op
er
ate RIDING
m
o
wer
s up
and
d
o
wn sl
ope
s, ne
ve
r acr
o
ss the
face of slope
s.
Op
er
ate WAL
K
-BEHIND mower
s a
cr
o
ss
the
fa
ce
o
f slop
es, ne
ve
r up
and
d
o
wn slope
s.