Husqvarna R 318X Operator's Manual page 105

3. Lift the cutting deck to vertical position until a
click sound is heard. The cutting deck is locked
automatically in the vertical position.
To put the cutting deck in mow position
1. Hold the front edge of the cutting deck with your left
hand.
2. Loosen the lock with your right hand.
3. Fold down the cutting deck and push it in until it
stops.
CAUTION:
caught below the cutting deck. Pull on
the drive belt loop in the belt holder
before you push the cutting deck in.
4. Lift the cutting height stay from the stay holder and
put it in the hole.
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The drive belt can get
5. Put the drive belt around the drive wheels. Make
sure that the drive belt is on the correct side of the
tension wheel.
6. Put the spring in the spring holder.
7. Attach the front cover.
8. Set the cutting height lever in one of the positions
1–10.
To examine and adjust the ground
pressure from the cutting deck
A correct ground pressure makes sure that the cutting
deck moves along the surface but does not press too
hard against it.
1. Make sure that the air pressure in the tires is 60 kPa
(0.6 bar / 9.0 PSI).
2. Park the product on a level surface.
3. Lower the cutting deck to mow position.
4. Put a bathroom scale below the front edge of the
cutting deck.
5. To make sure that no weight is applied on the
support wheels, put a wooden block between the
frame and the bathroom scale.
6. To adjust the ground pressure, turn the adjustment
screws found behind the front wheels on the right
and left sides.
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