MTD Products
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MTD Products (Modern Tool and Die Company), of Cleveland, Ohio began in 1932, and is a family-owned, private company. They began as tool and die makers, and now are manufacturers of outdoor power equipment.
- Purchased German-based Ventzki
- Purchased Aircap Mfg.
- 1981, purchased Cub Cadet from International Harvester.
- 1995, purchased Gutbrod, a German-based manufacturer of Lawn & Garden tractors.
- Purchased White Outdoor Power Equipment from the White Farm Equipment Company.
- 2001, purchased the assets of the bankrupt GardenWay, including the Troy-Bilt and Bolens brands.
[edit] Brands Owned
- Bolens
- Columbia
- Cub Cadet
- Cub Cadet Commercial
- GardenWay
- Gutbrod
- Lawnflite
- Mastercut
- Mow Master
- MTD
- MTD Pro (discontinued)
- Troy-Bilt
- White Outdoor
- Yard-Man
- Yard Machines
- ServiceStar
MTD has built various other brands and store-brand Lawn & Garden tractors over the years, including:
Ace, Agway, Blue Grass, Coast to Coast, Dayton, EagleStar, EDT, E-Flor, EuroTrac, Fleurelle, FloraPro, Florica, Forest City, Hechinger, Huskee, JC Penny, Kgro, Landmark, Lawn Chief, Lowe's, Mastercraft, Motec, Novotrac, PowerPro, PowrKraft, Quality, Quality Farm & Fleet, Ranch King, Rasentrac, Rasentraktor, Sentar, ServiStar, Statesman, Task Force, Texas, Topflite, Turf-Power, Turf-Trac, Univert, Val Garden, Ventzki-MTD, Verts Loisirs, Victa, Wards, Wizard and Yard Works.
