Weed Eater WET17H42STA Owner's Manual

•      The engine in your tractor  has been shipped, from the 

factory, already fi lled with sum mer weight oil.  

•      Check engine oil with tractor on level ground.  
•         Remove oil fi ll cap/dipstick and wipe clean, reinsert the 

dipstick and screw cap tight, wait for a few seconds, 
remove and read oil level.  If necessary, add oil until  
“FULL” mark on dipstick is reached.  Do not overfi ll.

•      For cold weather operation you should change oil for 

easier starting (See “OIL VISCOSITY CHART” in the 
Maintenance sec tion of this manual).   

•      To change engine oil, see the Maintenance section in 

this manual.

•      Choose the slowest speed  before starting up or down 

hills.

•      Avoid stopping or changing speed on hills.
•     If slowing is necessary, move throttle control lever to 

slower position.

•      If stopping is absolutely necessary, push clutch/brake 

pedal quickly to brake position and engage parking 
brake.

•      Move motion control lever to neutral (N) position.

IMPORTANT:       THE  MOTION CONTROL LEVER DOES NOT 
RETURN TO NEUTRAL (N) POSITION WHEN THE CLUTCH/
BRAKE PED AL IS DEPRESSED.

•         To restart movement, slowly release parking brake and 

clutch/brake pedal.

•      Slowly move motion control lever to slowest setting.
•      Make all turns slowly.

Tow only the attachments that are recommended by and 
comply with specifi cations of the manufacturer of your trac-
tor. Use common sense when towing. Too heavy of a load, 
while on a slope, is dangerous. Tires can lose traction with 
the ground and cause you to lose control of your tractor.

When pushing or towing your tractor, be sure to disengage 
transmission by placing freewheel control in free wheel ing  
po si tion.  Free wheel control is located at the rear drawbar 
of tractor.
•         Raise attachment lift to highest position with at tach ment 

lift control. 

•      Pull freewheel control out and down into the slot and 

release so it is held in the disengaged position.

•     Do not  push or tow tractor at more than two (2) 

MPH.

•      To reengage transmission, reverse above procedure.

NOTE:  To protect hood from damage when transporting 
your tractor on a truck or a trailer, be sure hood is closed 
and secured to tractor.  Use an appropriate means of tying 
hood to tractor (rope, cord, etc.).

Your tractor  is equipped with an operator presence sensing 
switch.  Any attempt by the operator to leave the seat with 
the engine running and the attachment clutch engaged will 
shut off the engine.
•      Select desired height of cut.
•     Start mower blades by engaging attachment clutch 

control.

•      TO STOP MOWER BLADES - disengage attachment 

clutch con trol.