In 2012 MTD began building Murray brand products which was acquired by Briggs & Stratton Motors in 2005. In 2010 MTD (Australia) acquired the brand Rover Mowers from GWA International Limited. In 2009 MTD acquired the brand Remington Chainsaws from Desa International. They are no longer building them with Tecumseh engines. In 2008, MTD began having a third-party company (located in China) manufacture a new line of engines for the Craftsman 2008 line of snowthrowers. In 2007, MTD began building the low-end lawn and garden tractors for its otherwise competitor, Toro. In 2006, MTD began building lawn equipment under the fmc brand for sale in Europe. In 2003, MTD's Ryobi Outdoor Power equipment division ceased manufacturing products under the Ryobi brand name and sold the rights to the use of the Ryobi brand name for the manufacture and sale of outdoor products to Ryobi Tools/TTI In 2001, MTD acquired Garden Way including the Troy-Bilt and Bolens brands. MTD acquired Ryobi Limited's North America outdoor products business, giving them the capacity to produce 1.5 million engines and related hand-held garden products. In 2000, a Hungarian manufacturing facility was opened with expanded capacity for electrical products. In 1996 a joint venture with Lesco created Commercial Turf Products. In 1994 MTD built the Modern Transmission Development Company plant in Leitchfield, Kentucky. In 1986 Aircap Industries in Tupelo, Mississippi was acquired. In 1985 the company's Martin, Tennessee plant began operation, and Arnold Corporation was acquired. In 1981 the Cub Cadet product line was acquired from International Harvester, and the White Outdoor Products Company was acquired from the old White Motor Company. In 1980 MTD built its 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2) manufacturing plant in Brownsville, Tennessee (now defunct). In 1975 MTD purchased the Yard-Man name from Montgomery Ward. At the same time Yard-Man buys George Garden Tools. In 1968 MTD started snow thrower production. In 1967 MTD started to manufacture bicycles. In 1966 MTD purchased Industrial Plastics Company in Cleveland. of Canada which would later become MTD Products, Ltd. In 1962 MTD purchased Sehl Engineering Ltd. In 1959 MTD began manufacturing self-propelled lawn mowers, garden tractors and other power equipment. In 1958 MTD entered the lawn and garden power equipment industry with the production of an 18" power rotary mower. In 1954 MTD entered the garden equipment industry with its introduction of a line of wheelbarrows. With this MTD began to manufacture pedal bikes, velocipedes, kiddie cars and playground equipment. In 1952 the controlling interest in Midwest Industries Inc.
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In 1936 the company produced its first automotive stampings products, grilles for Graham-Paige automobiles. Were perforating dies and a rolling machine for making window channels for Standard Products. The initial capital investment was $4500.
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Theo Moll, Emil Jochum and Erwin Gerhard formed a partnership to purchase the assets of Modern Tool and DieĬompany located on Power Avenue in Cleveland. Muscle bicycles are often used for lowrider bicycles due to their style. The green bicycle is a stock MTD The King, the red bicycle is a lowrider built using the frame.