HILLSIDE
(SLOPE)
OPERATIOM
A
WARNING: Improper operation of your riding lawn mower on
hill-
sides and slopes can be dangerous. Avoid improper operation!
Read and follow the instructions given in the section titled
"Hitl-
side Operation" in this manual before operating your tractor.
Avoid operating riding lawn mower on hillsides and slopes. To minimize the possibility
of accidents while operating on hills and/or rough terrain, obey a combination of rules,
practices 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 EXPERIENCE how to op-
erate your riding lawn mower correctly. Know your riding lawn mower's limitations.
3. Knowing the terrain on which you are operating your riding lawn mower. There are
terrain conditions on which your riding lawn mower cannot be operated!
4.
Learning to expect changes in operating conditions. Adding or removing attachments
or weight to your ridmg lawn mower will make your riding lawn mower perform
dif-
ferently. 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 ter-
rain.
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 riding lawn mower.
Case Riding Lawn Mowers are designed and built to comply with the Voluntary
Standard ANSI B71.1 - 1972 and B71.1a - 1974 (American National Standards Institute).
The diagram depicts the maximum
angles that the stationary riding lawn
mower, less mounted equipment, was
subjected to without tipping, measured
on a perfectly flat, smooth, and hard sur-
face.
This illustration does not recommend safe operating limits as the slope, type of ter-
rain and all applicable factors as discussed in this manual must be taken into considera-
tion by any person whenever operating the riding lawn mower.
THE OPERATOR IS THE SOLE JUDGE AS TO THE DEGREE OF SLOPE ON
WHICH THIS RIDING LAWN MOWER CAN BE SAFELY OPERATED. IF IN DOUBT
THAT THIS RIDING LAWN MOWER CAN BE SAFELY OPERATED ON A PARTICU-
LAR SLOPE, DO NOT OPERATE ON THAT SLOPE! COMMON SENSE MUST PRE-
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