Tractor supply/MTD

scorpwrench

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I was in a local Tractor Supply store near here last week and noticed a self propelled walk behind made by MTD with a chinese OHV engine. Any one out there have any opinions about these engines? Durability? Power? Ease of starting? etc. It didn't look like a bad machine for the money ($249).
 

ILENGINE

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Have seen various problems with them from a dealer perspective since mtd introduces them about 7 years ago. nothing major though. it seems some start and run great and others start harder and not run as smooth. the first engines they came out with had a manual choke hooked to a cable and the handle. some where really cold natured and required a lot of warm up time. The newer versions seem to have most of the bugs worked out. the first year they used them there was 68000 engines used nationwide. I think this years production run uses something like 1.8 million used on various mtd brands.
 
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