I stand corrected. This OEM list http://www.owwm.com/MfgIndex/Detail.asp?ID=222
indicates that most craftsman lawn equipment is manufactured by the Electrolux group, and is equivalent to the Poulan and Weedeater brands. Still havent tracked down the engine manuf. yet. --- John Steck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > B&S is not in the 2-stroke game, they do 4-stroke. > Craftsman outdoor power > is a private label by MTD out of Ohio. MTD brands > include Cub Cadet, > Troy-Bilt, Yard-Man, Ryobi, Yard Machines, Bolens > and Cub Cadet. Some > assembly stateside but the bulk of the manufacturing > and parts come from > overseas. > > OEM = original equipment manufacturer... and no, > Sears now private labels > just about everything under the Craftsman name now. > They are now a VAR = > value added reseller. > > -john > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Merlyn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:23 PM > To: vortex-l@eskimo.com > Subject: RE: Airborne Backpack Blower > > > Its probably a Briggs and Stratton out of Wisconsin. > And Craftsman IS an OEM, just not for the engine. > > --- John Steck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Craftsman is just a private label. They are not > an > > OEM. All 2-stokes are > > regulated by the EPA... You want to know who > really > > makes it, read the > > emissions label on the engine. My bet is it isn't > 'down-home-Amurcan' > > at all. > > > > -john > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jones Beene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:56 AM > > To: vortex-l > > Subject: Airborne Backpack Blower > > > > [snip] what is more down-home-Amurcan than > Craftsman > > ? > > > > > > > > > Merlyn > Magickal Engineer and Technical Metaphysicist > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > Merlyn Magickal Engineer and Technical Metaphysicist __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
