Husqvarna R 318X Workshop Manual page 53

4. Lift the cutting height stay from the stay holder and
put it in the hole.
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.
9.6.3 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.
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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).
9.6.4 To adjust the parallelism of the cutting deck
1. Remove the front cover and the right footrest plate.
2. Remove the screws that hold the belt shield and
remove the belt shield.
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