PRODUCT WARRANTY

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Guarantees and Product Warranties [Abstract]

PRODUCT WARRANTY

11.  PRODUCT WARRANTY

The Company generally provides retail customers of its products with a one-year or two-year warranty covering defects in material or workmanship, with longer warranties on certain structural components. The Company records a liability based on its best estimate of the amounts necessary to settle future and existing claims on products sold as of the balance sheet date. Factors used in estimating the warranty liability include a history of units sold, existing dealer inventory, average cost incurred and a profile of the distribution of warranty expenditures over the warranty period. Management believes that the warranty liabilities are appropriate. However, actual claims incurred could differ from estimates, requiring adjustments to the liabilities. Warranty liabilities are reviewed and adjusted as necessary on at least a quarterly basis.

Changes in our product warranty liabilities are as follows:

	2018			2017			2016
Beginning balance	$	216,781		$	201,840		$	108,206
Provision		259,845			195,799			114,119
Payments		(211,698	)		(180,858	)		(110,092	)
Acquisitions		–			–			89,607
Ending balance	$	264,928		$	216,781		$	201,840