Warranties
LiMiTED WARRANTY
Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group, LLC will repair and/or replace, free of charge, any part(s) of the equipment that is
defective in material or workmanship
or both. Briggs & Stratton Corporation
will repair and/or replace, free of charge, any
part(s) of the ariggs and Stratton engine* (if equipped)that
is defective in material or workmanship
or both. Transportation
charges on product submitted for repair or replacement
under this warranty must be borne by purchaser. This warranty is
effective for the time periods and subject to the conditions
stated below. For warranty service, find the nearest Authorized
Service Dealer using our dealer Iocator at www.BriggsandStratton.com
or www.Snapper.com.
There is no other express warranty. Implied warranties,
including those of merchantability
and fitness for a particular
purpose, are limited to one year from purchase or to the extent permitted by law. Liability for incidental or consequential
damages are excluded to the extent exclusion is permitted by law.
Some states or countries do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, and some states or countries do
not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential
damages, so the above limitation and exclusion may not
apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state
iiiiii or country
to country
The warranty period begins on the date of purchase by the first retail consumer or commercial end user, and continues for the
period of time stated above. "Consumer
use" means personal residential household
use by a retail consumer. "Commercial
use" means all other uses, including use for commercial,
income producing or rental purposes. Once product has experienced
commercial
use, it shall thereafter be considered
as commercial use for purposes of this warranty.
No warranty registration
is necessary to obtain warranty on Briggs & Stratton products. Save your proof of purchase receipt. If you
do not provide proof of the initial purchase date at the time warranty service is requested, the manufacturing
date of the product will
be used to determine warranty eligibility.
We welcome warranty repair and apologize to you for being inconvenienced.
Warranty service is available only through servicing
dealers authorized by Briggs & Stratton or BSPPG, LLC.
Most warranty repairs are handled routinely, but sometimes
requests for warranty service may not be appropriate.
This warranty
only covers defects in materials or workmanship.
It does not cover damage caused by improper use or abuse, improper
maintenance
or repair, normal wear and tear, or stale or unapproved
fuel.
improper
Use and Abuse - The proper, intended use of this product is described
in the Operator's
Manual. Using the product in
a way not described
in the Operator's
Manual or using the product after it has been damaged will void your warranty. Warranty is
not allowed if the serial number on the product has been removed or the product has been altered or modified in any way, or if the
product has evidence of abuse such as impact damage, or water/chemical
corrosion damage.
improper
Maintenance
or Repair - This product must be maintained according
to the procedures
and schedules
provided in the
Operator's
Manual, and serviced or repaired using genuine Briggs & Stratton parts. Damage caused by lack of maintenance
or use
of non-original
parts is not covered by warranty.
Normal Wear - Like all mechanical
devices, your unit is subject to wear even when properly maintained.
This warranty does not
cover repairs when normal use has exhausted the life of a part or the equipment.
Maintenance
and wear items such as filters,
belts, cutting blades, and brake pads (engine brake pads are covered) are not covered by warranty due to wear characteristics
alone, unless the cause is due to defects in material or workmanship.
Stale Fuel - In order to function correctly, this product requires fresh fuel that conforms to the criteria specified in the Operator's
Manual. Damage caused by stale fuel (carburetor
leaks, clogged fuel tubes, sticking valves, etc) is not covered by warranty.
* Applies
to Briggs and Stratton engines only. Warranty
coverage
of non-Briggs
and Stratton engines
is provided by the engine manufacturer.
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