Operation Manual

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7 OPERATION
WARNING
When The Machine Is Being Used, Whether
Cutting Grass Or Not, On Slopes, The Rops
Frame Must Be Deployed And The Seat Belt
Used.this Rationale Is Based On The Fact
That A Seat Belt Must Be Worn With A Rops
To Comply With The Machinery Directive
2006/42/EC Sections 3.2.2, Seating & 3.4.3,
Ransomes Jacobsen Limited Recommends
That A Local Risk Assessment Is Completed
By The Owner/User Of The Machine To
Determine The Risks Associated With
Working On Slopes
.
C
D
How to calculate a slope
Tools:
Spirit level 1 metre (1 yard) long.
Tape measure.
With the spirt level (A) positioned horizontally measure the distance (C) with tape measure (B) Use the chart to
calculate either the slope angle or the% grade D of the slope.
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15° Maximum
A = Maximum Allowable Slope