Husqvarna R 418Ts AWD Operator's Manual page 25

2. Push down the lock with your right hand.
3. Fold down the cutting deck and push it in until it
stops.
CAUTION: The drive belt can get 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.
5. Put the drive belt around the drive 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 the mow position.
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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.
7. Turn the screws right or left until the ground pressure
is between 12 and 15 kg (26.5-33 lb) on the
bathroom scale.
To do a check of the parallelism of the
cutting deck
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. Set the cutting height lever to the middle position.
5. Measure the distance between the ground and the
front and rear edges of the cutting deck. Make sure
that the rear edge is 4–6 mm (1/5") higher than the
front edge.
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