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8. WARRANTY Limited Warranty

Exmark Commercial Turf Equipment

Exmark Mfg. Co. Inc. and its af filiate, Exmar k War r anty Company, pursuant to an ag r eement between
them, jointly warrant on the term s and condit ions her ein, that we will repair, replace or adjust any part
manuf act ur ed by Exmark and found by us (in the exercise of our r easonable discr etion) to be def ective
in fact or y mat er ial or work m anship.
This warranty is limit ed t o one year from t he date of original retail pur chase ( 90 days for rental use) for
any Exmark mower that is used for comm er cial or any other incom e producing purpose. The blade
spindle assemblies will be warranted for three years, one year parts and labor with an additional two
years parts only, from date of original r etail purchase against defects in materials or workmanship. The
fr am e and hydrost at ic t r act ion dr ive system, excluding hoses, will be warranted for two full years from
date of or iginal retail pur chase against def ect s in m aterials or workmanship. We will extend the
Peerless 5-speed tr ansm ission manufacturer ' s warrant y from 90 days to one year. Belts and tir es ar e
warranted for 90 days ag ainst defects in materials or workmanship.
The engine warrant y is covered by its respective engine m anufacturer. Please refer to the engine
manuf act ur ers warranty statement that is included in the liter at ure packet. We are not author ized to
handle warranty adjustments on engines. Engine warranties should be r eferred t o the nearest
authorized service outlet of the engine m anufacturer .
This warranty extends only to the original retail purchaser of the eq uipment. Th is warrant y may not be
assigned or t r ansferred without the prior express written consent of Exmark and Exmark Warranty
Company. The warranty period com m ences upon t he date of t he or iginal retail purchase.
The Exmark turf equipment, including any defective part, m ust be returned t o an aut hor ized Exmark
service dealer within the warranty period. The warranty shall extend to the expense of repair or
replacement ( as det ermined by us) of the defective part, including labor. T he warrant y shall not extend
to the expense of delivering the mower to the dealer for warranty work nor t he expense of returning it
back to the owner after r epair or replacement. O ur responsibility in respect t o claim s is lim ited to
making the required repairs or replacem ent s, and no claim of breach of warranty shall be cause for
cancellation or rescission of the contract of sale of any Exmark mower. Proof of pur chase may be
requir ed by the dealer t o substantiate any warranty claim. All warranty work m ust be performed by an
authorized Exmark service dealer.
This warranty extends only to turf equipment operated under normal conditions and properly serviced
and maintained. The warranty expressly does not cover: (i) any damage or deterioration due to
normal use, wear and tear , or exposure; (ii) norm al m aintenance services, such as oil change,
cleaning, lubr icat ion; adjustment ; (iii) replacement of service item s, such as oil, lubricants, spar k plugs,
or other it em s subject to norm al ser vice replacem ent ; (iv) damage or defects ar ising out of or r elating
to misuse, neglect, alter ation, neglig ence or accident ; (v) repair or r eplacem ent arising from operation
of or use of the tur f equipm ent which is not in accordance with operat ing instructions as specified in the
operator' s m anual or other operational inst r uct ions provided by Exmark; (vi) repair or replacement
arising as a r esult of any operation from tur f equipm ent that has been altered or m odified so as to, in
the determ inat ion of Exmark or Exmar k War r anty Company, adversely affect t he operation,
perf or m ance or durability of the equipment or t hat has altered, m odified or af fected the turf equipment
so as to change t he int ended use of the product ; (vii) repair or r eplacem ent necessitated by use of
parts, accessories or supplies, including gasoline, oil or lubricant s, incompatible with the turf equipm ent
or other t han as r ecom mended in the operator's manual or other oper ational instructions provided by
Exmark; ( viii) r epair s or replacements resulting from parts or accessor ies which have adversely
affected the oper at ion, performance or durability of the turf equipm ent ; or (ix) damage or defects due
to or arising out of r epair of turf equipm ent by person or persons other t han an aut horized Exmark
service dealer or the inst allat ion of parts ot her than genuine Exmark or Exmark r ecom mended parts.