CONSUMER'S WARRANTY
For three (
3) years from the date of original purchase of
COLUMBIA products,
COLUMBIAwill either repair or replace, at its option, free of charge, F.O.B. factory or authorized service firm, any part found to be defective in material and workmanship. All transportation charges on parts submitted for replacement under this warranty must be paid by the purchaser unless return is requested by
COLUMBIA.
This warranty DOES NOT apply to any part which has become inoperative through misuse, excessive use, accident, neglect, improper maintenance or alterations by unauthorized persons.
This limited warranty does not extend to the replacement of parts which are not defective, but where regular usage has exhausted the life of the part.
TRACTOR ATTACHMENT WARRANTY
Mower decks included with, or sold separately, as an attachment for
COLUMBIA garden tractors will be warranted according to the above terms of the
COLUMBIA THREE (3) YEARS limited consumer warranty.
All other attachments will be sold under the same conditions as above except the warranty will be one year from date of original purchase. Engines, electric start kits, hydrogear, peerless transmissions and peerless transaxles are warranted by their respective manufacturer. All claims against these components must be handled through the respective manufacturers service dealers.
Belts, light bulbs, clutch parts (friction wheels), grass bags, tires, seats, rider deck wheels and cutting blades are covered by a 60 day limited warranty.
Batteries are warranted against defect for 90 days at 100% of their value and 50% of their value for the period between the 91st day and the 120th day.
Fuses, shear bolts, blade, adapters, oil and filters are considered consumable items and as such are not warranted.
Repair done by using none original parts or parts not sold through "Atlas Pro Service" will be denied and no credit note will be proceed for those repair.
Note:
Regular maintenance replacement parts and related inspections and adjustments are excluded from coverage when made as part of normal maintenance service.
EXTERIOR FINISH
Normal deterioration of the exterior finish due to use or exposure to the element, corrosive products etc. is not warranted. Labels are covered for 1 year from the original date of purchase.
PERSONAL USE
The foregoing paragraphs constitute
COLUMBIA's entire warranty with respect to any product purchased and used for personal, family, household/residential purposes, as distinguished from commercial usage.
COMMERCIAL USE
All applications other than personal use as outlined above, are considered commercial usage. COLUMBIA products purchased by a company or used for commercial purposes are not covered by any warranty.
Warranty service can only be performed by an authorized COLUMBIA service dealer. any non-original equipment replacement part used on or in a product under warranty will be excluded from that warranty coverage, as will be any related damaged components resulting from the installation of a non-COLUMBIA replacement part.
