H&S 6180, Operator'S Manual

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WARRANTY

H&S Manufacturing Co., Inc. (“H&S”) warrants this product to be free from defect in material and workman-

ship. Except as noted below, this warranty term is twelve (12) months on parts and labor from the date of 

delivery of the product to the original purchaser by an authorized H&S dealer. Under this warranty, H&S will 

repair or replace, at its option, any covered part which is found to be defective in material or workmanship 

during the applicable warranty term. In no case will the covered repair cost of a part or parts exceed the 

replacement cost of that part. In no case, unless pre-authorized by H&S, will a component be replaced 

versus repaired unless the cost of labor and parts exceeds 75% of the cost of a new component.  War-

ranty repairs must be performed by H&S or a dealer authorized by H&S to sell and/or service the product 

involved, and will use only new or remanufactured parts or components furnished by H&S. Any warranty 

repairs needing to be performed by a third party must be pre-authorized by H&S. Standard freight costs 

will be covered by H&S for any part used to make a warrantable repair, any form of express freight will 

not be covered unless pre-authorized by H&S.  This warranty includes approved parts and labor to repair 

the product but does not include, and the purchaser is responsible for, any service call and/or transpor-

tation of the product to and from the dealer’s place of business, for any costs related to travel, for any 

premium charged for overtime labor requested by the purchaser, and for any service work not directly 

related to any defect covered under this warranty. This warranty includes only those components of the 

product manufactured by H&S. Warranty for any component not manufactured by H&S including, but not 

limited to, engines, batteries, tires, rims, hydraulic motors, pumps, etc. are covered by the warranty, if 

any, provided separately by their respective manufacturers. H&S reserves the right to request the return 

of any failed component.
This warranty in all its parts is extended solely to the original purchaser of the product, is terminated upon 

any subsequent transfer or sale from or by the original purchaser, and extends no third party benefits or 

rights whatsoever.

The warranty term for any product used in any for hire, rental fleet or rental application, is limited to six 

(6) months from the date of delivery of the product to the original purchaser by an authorized H&S dealer.

This warranty does not include: (1) Any product that has been altered or modified in ways not approved 

by H&S; (2) Depreciation or damage caused by normal wear, use for which the product was not designed, 

misuse, improper or insufficient maintenance, improper operation, accident or failure to follow the product 

Operator’s Manual recommendations and product decal recommendations; (3) Normal maintenance parts 

and service; (4) Repairs made with parts other than those available from H&S or performed by anyone 

other than H&S or a dealer authorized by H&S to sell and/or service the product involved.

To secure warranty service the purchaser must report the product defect to a dealer authorized by H&S 

to sell and/or service the product involved within the applicable warranty term together with evidence of 

the warranty start date and make the product available to that dealer within a reasonable period of time.

Apron chain warranty:

  H&S offers a limited lifetime warranty on the apron chain extended solely to the 

original purchaser. This warranty covers only the chain links and no other components welded to the link 

or associated to the links i.e. Slats. If a connecting link fails only the connecting link will be replaced. If 

any other chain link breaks both complete apron chains will be replaced. Freight and labor to install the 

chain is the responsibility of the purchaser and not covered under this limited warranty. 

Prorated Scale

Months from purchase date

Parts only coverage %

60

100%

72

90%

84

80%

96

70%

108

60%

120 and after

50%