• Mow steep slopes horizontally if using a small walk-behind mower. With a riding mower, mow steep slopes up and down, with the slope.

Brad Jones, president of Belleville-based The Jones Boys Inc., which sells and services lawn mowers, offers the following safety tips for cutting grass with a riding lawn mower: ...

Steep and hilly lawns present their own mowing challenges, from missed turf to rollovers. If you have a sloping yard, read this before you buy your next mower.

The mower is just one of the latest tools the Speedway has employed over the years to keep the grass in place and growing on the steep surface outside the turns at Daytona.

Harbin said precautions include keeping at least 5 feet away from any incline, if possible, and keeping ride-on mowers at least two mower-lengths away from water.