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9 - TROUBLESHOOTING THE STRINGHEAD 10 - ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRNATY
1. DURATION
The duration of the warranty for this McCulloch product is as follows: ONE (1) YEAR from date of original purchase only
when used for personal, family, household, farm or ranch, purposes, provided the unit is not used for rental purposes;
NINETY (90) DAYS from date of original purchase when used for commercial, professional, institutional or rental purpos-
es. This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may also have other rights which vary from state to state. MCCUL-
LOCH CORPORATION HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AFTER THE APPLICABLE EXPIRATION
DATES OF THIS EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY. (Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warran-
ty lasts, so the above limitations may not apply to you.)
2. WHO GIVES THIS WARRANTY
McCulloch U.S.A 1-800-521-8559
12802 Leffingwell Rd. Santa Fe Springs, CA90670 USA
3. WHO RECEIVES THIS WARRANTY
A. The buyer (other than for purposes of resale) of the McCulloch Product.
B. Any person to whom such product is lawfully transferred within the duration of the implied or written warranty applica-
ble to the product.
C. Any other person who is entitled by the terms of the warranty or under applicable state law to enforce against the
Warrantor the obligation of the warranty.
(The above mentioned parties are hereinafter referred to as “User.”)
4. WHAT IS COVERED UNDER THIS WARRANTY
Any failure that occurs within the applicable duration of the warranty period that is the result of defects in materials or work-
manship. All work must be preformed by a McCulloch Authorized Service Center.
5. WHAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS WARRANTY
A. Any incidental or consequential damages that may result from the failure or malfunction of the McCulloch product.
(Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so these limitations may
not apply to you.)
B. Any failure that results from an accident, User abuse, neglect or failure to operate the product in accordance with the
instructions provided in the User Manual(s) supplied with the product, or that results from improper servicing by an
unauthorized repair facility.
C. Normal adjustments or wear items which are explained in the User Manual(s) provided with the product.
D. Any component(s) or accessories not sold or manufactured by the Warrantor.
E. Predelivery setup or assembly of units.
F
.
This w
arr
anty does not apply to accessories, normal maintenance, wear items or adjustment(s) of the product set
f
orth in the User Manual(s).
6. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE WARRANTOR UNDER THIS WARRANTY
A. Repair or replace components which have failed within the duration of the applicable warranty period at no cost to the
User.
B
. Ensure that the McCulloch Authorized Service Center is reimbursed for parts and labor costs incurred due to perform-
ance of a w
arr
anty repair in accordance with estab
lished w
arr
anty policies and procedures
.
7. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE USER UNDER THIS WARRANTY
A. The User must deliver or ship the McCulloch product covered under this warranty to the dealer from whom it was orig-
inally purchased or to the nearest McCulloch Authorized Service Center. Proof of purchase is required.
B. Freight costs, if any, will be borne by the user.
C
.
Use reasonable care in maintenance, operations and storage of the product as explained in the User Manual(s).
8.
WHEN
W
ARRANT
OR WILL PERFORM OBLIGATION UNDER THIS WARRANTY
A.
Repair of w
arr
antab
le products will be scheduled according to the nor
mal w
or
k flo
w at the servicing location, depend-
ing on the availability of replacement parts.
B. Repair time which exceeds ten (10) days from the time the product was delivered to the service center will extend the
warranty coverage by the number of days the product remains inoperable.
C
. If User does not receive satisfactory results from local service center, User must contact McCulloch Corporation, by
calling our toll-free telephone n
umber
.
PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE SOLUTION
Line won’t feed
Line is tangled inside stringhead.
Remo
ve spool from unit; disassemble.
Untangle line and wind correctly in
direction indicated on spool (see
Section 7-1).
Upon removing spool, line appears to
be melted together.
Trim off damaged line and rewind line
(see Section 7-1).
Line wound in wrong direction inside
stringhead.
Remove spool. Check to be certain line
is wound in direction indicated on line
element (see Section 7-1).
Insufficient line inside stringhead.
Remove spool and install new line (see
Section 7-1).
Internal damage to stringhead caused
by bumping too hard on ground while
advancing line.
Disassemble stringhead and examine
parts for damage. Replace parts or
entire head (see Section 7-1).
Line snaps off or frays.
Improper tr
imming procedures
, or poor
quality line.
See
T
r
imming Procedures (see section
6-3) or replace line (see section 7-1)
Unab
le to remove stringhead knob.
Str
inghead knob overtightened.
Use anti-seize compound and reinstall
knob HAND TIGHT ONLY.
Stringhead and shaft are hot to the
touch.
Weeds wrapped around shaft Remove weeds (see Section 6-2).