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In 1948, Toro acquired Whirlwind Corp. and introduced a bagging system to rotary mowers. [8] It created its first snowblower in 1951, and in 1956 was the first lawn and garden manufacturer to advertise on television. [9] Toro purchased an irrigation equipment manufacturer in 1962 and entered the underground irrigation business. [9]
The Toro Agreement – In 1999, Briggs & Stratton made a license agreement with The Toro Company of Bloomington, Minnesota. to produce the Toro R*Tek piston ported version of their E series 2-stroke engine (AKA Lawn-Boy DuraForce) for use in Toro Snow Throwers. The engine was a 141cc 2-cycle that produced from 4 hp to 6.5 hp at 3700 to 4000 rpm ...
In 2007, MTD began building the low-end lawn and garden tractors for its otherwise competitor, Toro. 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. They are no longer building them with Tecumseh engines.
~American Engine Co. American-Abell Engine and Thresher Company, Toronto, Ontario [8] Amongst other models, built three-wheelers with a single wheel mounted on a fork perch bracket beneath the smokebox. [9] Ames Iron Works ~Atlas Engine Works; Aultman Co. Aultman-Taylor Machinery Co. Avery Power Machinery Co., Peoria, Illinois; A.D. Baker Company
Mahindra Tractors (India) . Erkunt (Turkey)(part of Mahindra) . ArmaTrac; Mahindra; Mitsubishi Agricultural Machinery (Japan)(own 33.3%); Trakstar (formerly Mahindra Gujarat and Shaktimaan brands)
A snow blower or snowblower or snow thrower is a machine for removing snow from an area where it is problematic, such as a driveway, sidewalk, roadway, railroad track, ice rink, or runway. The commonly used term "snow blower" is a misnomer, as the snow is moved using an auger or impeller instead of being blown (by air).
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The next couple of decades included a long period of research and development as the company continued to expand, including overseas. Riding mowers, tillers, and snow blowers were introduced, as well as a new 2-stroke engine in 1970 that produced more power, with less weight and fewer parts. During this time the D-400 engine became popular.