HI LLSIDE (SLOPE) OPERATION
A
WARNING:
Improper
operation
of
your
tractor
on
hillsides and
slopes can
be
dangerous.
Avoid
improper
operation!
Read and
fol·
low
the
instructions
given
in
the
section
titled
"Hillside
Operation"
in
this
manual before operating
your
tractor.
Avoid
operating
tractor
on hillsides and slopes.
To
minimize
the
possibility
of
acci-
dents while operating
on
hills
and/or
rough terrain, obey a
combination
of
rules, prac-
tices and good
common
sense
.
These include:
1.
Reading, understanding, and obeying all
written
safety
messages
appearing
on
decals
on the machine and in operator's manuals.
2.
Learning
from
your
operator's manual and
carefully
from
EXPER I ENCE
how
to
op-
erate
your
tractor
correctly
.
Know
your
tractor's
limitations
.
3.
Knowing
the terrain on which
you
are
operating
your
tractor. There
are
terrain condi-
tions
on
which
your
tractor
cannot
be
operated!
4. Learning
to
expect changes in operating
conditions.
Adding
or
removing attachments
or
weight
to
your
tractor
will
make
your
tractor
perform
differently.
Rain, snow,
loose gravel,
wet
grass,
etc., change the tractive
conditions
of
the terrain requiring
changes in
your
operating technique
or
not
to
operate on
that
terrain.
The
following
paragraphs
will
cover these practices one at a time. Read and
study
them. The examples provided
are
not
all inclusive
but
will
give
you
a
firm
understanding
of
the requirements
for
avoiding accidents while operating
your
tractor.
Case
Lawn and Garden Tractors are designed and
built
to
comply
with
the
Voluntary
Standard
ANSI
B 71.1 -
1972
and B 71.1 a . 1974 (American National Standards
Institute).
The diagram depicts the
maximum
angles
that
the stationary
tractor,
less
mounted
equipment,
was
subjected
to
without
tipping,
measured
on
a perfect·
Iy flat, smooth, and hard surface. This
illustration
does
not
recommend
safe
operating
limits
as
the slope, type
of
terrain
and all
applicable factors
as
discussed in this manual
must
be
taken
into
consideration by any
person whenever operating the
tractor.
THE
OPERATOR
IS
THE
SOLE
JUDGE
AS
TO
THE
DEGREE
OF
SLOPE ON
WHICH
THIS
TRACTOR
CAN
BE
SAFELY
OPERATED
.
IF
IN
DOUBT
THAT
THIS
TRACTOR
CAN
BE
SAFELY
OPERATED
ON
A
PARTICULAR
SLOPE, DO
NOT
OP·
ERATE
ON
THAT
SLOPE! COMMON SENSE
MUST
PREVAI
L.
VIII
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