MTD Products are American outdoor equipment manufacturers for the mass market. Headquartered in Valley City, Ohio, USA, the company started in 1932 and is a family-owned private company. It originated as a tool and maker of die ( M odern T ool and D ie Company). MTD's main competitors are Stihl, Ariens, Snapper Inc., John Deere and Husqvarna.
Over the years, MTD acquired the Troy-Bilt brand and/or company, Bolens, Cub Cadet, and Yard-Man.
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Starting in 1966, MTD released their line of bikes that were sold throughout America. These bicycles are mostly muscle bikes and in 1969 they took out a helicopter, Chopper MTD SS5 which incorporated Columbia and MTD. Both brands are strong players in the high-rise bike market, eventually they will join in the coming years; eventually the MTD brand bike will fade while Columbia will continue.
Theo Moll, Emil Jochum and Erwin Gerhard formed a partnership to buy the assets of the Modern Tool and Die Company located on Power Avenue in Cleveland. The initial capital investment is $ 4500. The first product of MTD is a perforated die and a rolling machine to create a window channel for Standard Items. MTD employs 12 employees in 1933. In 1934 there were 60 employees.
In 1936 the company produced the first automotive stamp products, grids for Graham-Paige cars.
In 1952 a controlling interest in Midwest Industries Inc. purchased. With this MTD began producing pedal bikes, velocipedes, kiddie cars and play equipment.
In 1954, MTD entered the garden equipment industry by introducing cart tracks.
In 1958 MTD entered the lawn and garden equipment industry with the production of 18 "electric cutting machines.
In 1959 MTD began to produce self-propelled lawnmowers, garden tractors and other electrical equipment.
In 1962, MTD acquired Sehl Engineering Ltd. from Canada which later became MTD Products, Ltd. and then MTD Canada.
In 1966, MTD purchased the Industrial Plastics Company in Cleveland.
In 1967 MTD started producing bicycles.
In 1968 MTD started production of a snow thrower.
In 1975, MTD bought the name Yard-Man from Montgomery Ward.
In 1980, MTD built a 160,000 square foot manufacturing plant in Brownsville, Tennessee (now dead).
In 1981, the Cadet Cub product line was obtained from International Harvester, and White Outdoor Products Company was acquired from the old White Motor Company.
In 1985 the company Martin, Tennessee began operations, and Arnold Corporation was acquired.
In 1986 Aircap Industries in Tupelo, Mississippi was acquired.
In 1994, MTD built the Modern Transmission Development Company plant in Leitchfield, Kentucky.
In 1996, a joint venture with Lesco created Commercial Grass Products.
In 2000, the Hungarian manufacturing facility opened with an expanded capacity for electrical products. MTD acquired the North American product business Ryobi Limited, giving them the capacity to produce 1.5 million related machinery and handheld products.
In 2001, MTD acquired Garden Way including the Troy-Bilt and Bolens brands.
In 2003, Ryobi MTD Electrical Equipment Division halted its manufacturing products under the Ryobi brand and sold the right to use the Ryobi brand for the manufacture and sale of outdoor products to Ryobi Tools/TTI.
In 2006, MTD began building grass equipment under the Massey Ferguson brand for sale in Europe.
In 2007, MTD started building sidewalks and low-end tractor parks for the contrary, Toro.
In 2008, MTD began to have third-party companies (located in China) producing a new line of machines for the Craftsman line of snowthrowers 2008. They no longer built them with Tecumseh machines.
In 2009 MTD acquired the Remington Chainsaws brand from the International Village.
In 2012 MTD began to build the Murray brand products acquired by Briggs & amp; Stratton Motors in 2005.
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References
External links
- Official website
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