Your judgement, based on operating experience is the final word in deciding if you
should negotiate any given hill or slope. If you are in doubt about safety, STAY OFF
THE SLOPE.
Under no circumstances should an inexperienced operator attempt to use your riding
lawn mower on slopes or hillsides.
You may encounter some terrain on which your riding lawn mower cannot be opera-
ted even if a different piece of equipment has operated there in the past.
Learn
to Compensate for
Changes
in Operating Conditions:
Adding or removing attachments (such as bagging attachment) change the weight and
weight distribution of your riding lawn mower and, therefore, change your riding lawn
mower's operating characteristics.
Be alert to these changes. Practice operating the riding lawn mower after each change
has been made.
Adding an attachment (weight) to the rear of the riding lawn mower reduces the
weight on the front axle.
Tractive conditions will vary with weather and terrain and equipment.
Areas wet with dew or rain will be more slippery than when dry. Areas covered with
loose gravel are more slippery than firm dry ground. Greater stopping distances are re-
quired in these slippery areas.
Spinning rear wheels tend to move the riding lawn mower sideways.
The final word in safe riding lawn mower operation rests on your judgement.
If in doubt of your safety, STAY OFF THE SLOPE.
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