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- 22 SANY SY 50U, '10 Kioti DK 40se/hst KL-401 FEL, loaded tires, KB-2485 bhoe, Tuffline TB160 BB, Woods QA forks, MIE Hydraulic bhoe thumb & ripper tooth, Igland 4001 winch, & GR-20 Log Grapple. Woods BBX72" Brush Mower. Diamondplate aluminum canopy
I sold Interstate batteries when I owned my own foreign auto shop. They are were and continue to be the best battery out there. I have them in ALL my equipment and as replacements in anything that came with a different battery from the factory.
To the OP. You bought a USED tractor with a battery that was bought by someone else, the prior owner. Even if you could produce a receipt, it is not you who bought the battery and Interstate uses their customer's names on their receipts or no replacement. You aren't covered by their warranty. They don't owe you anything, you didn't buy from Interstate and they have no obligation to you. The only thing you could do is get the original purchaser to exchange the battery IF he has the original receipt.
I don't know why people think they're owed something from a manufacturer when they didn't purchase it from them in the first place. It's wanting something for nothing.
You're SOL, and that's how business works. No free lunch.
Exide and Interstate are two different companies.:confused2:
BTW, they, the dealers sometimes punches the date code on the battery label to show the in service date, which has nothing to do with the date of manufacture stamped into the battery case. The only thing Interstate considers relevant is a properly executed receipt, which is part of the shrink-wrap which the battery was wrapped in at the factory.
Here's the link to Interstate's warranty, and the first sentence states clearly, warrantied to the original purchaser ONLY.
http://corporate.interstatebatteries.com/warranty/
Additionally, the statement about batteries used in diesel vehicles excludes warranty claims for defects in material/ workmanship beyond 6 months. It is unclear to me as to whether, based on their boilerplate wording if they include diesel tractors in this clause, but if they do, even if you had a valid receipt, the time has already passed for full replacement value...
To the OP. You bought a USED tractor with a battery that was bought by someone else, the prior owner. Even if you could produce a receipt, it is not you who bought the battery and Interstate uses their customer's names on their receipts or no replacement. You aren't covered by their warranty. They don't owe you anything, you didn't buy from Interstate and they have no obligation to you. The only thing you could do is get the original purchaser to exchange the battery IF he has the original receipt.
I don't know why people think they're owed something from a manufacturer when they didn't purchase it from them in the first place. It's wanting something for nothing.
You're SOL, and that's how business works. No free lunch.
Exide and Interstate are two different companies.:confused2:
BTW, they, the dealers sometimes punches the date code on the battery label to show the in service date, which has nothing to do with the date of manufacture stamped into the battery case. The only thing Interstate considers relevant is a properly executed receipt, which is part of the shrink-wrap which the battery was wrapped in at the factory.
Here's the link to Interstate's warranty, and the first sentence states clearly, warrantied to the original purchaser ONLY.
http://corporate.interstatebatteries.com/warranty/
Additionally, the statement about batteries used in diesel vehicles excludes warranty claims for defects in material/ workmanship beyond 6 months. It is unclear to me as to whether, based on their boilerplate wording if they include diesel tractors in this clause, but if they do, even if you had a valid receipt, the time has already passed for full replacement value...
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It wasn't that long ago- you have no clue/ No records, no check? No bill of sale?
