It does unfortunately happen a lot; a smaller company gets purchased by a larger one, and the large one keeps building equipment using the old, trusted name, though not up to original standards.:frown:
they kept cub cadet at a higher level ....but pretty much everything else is homogenized...oh well..i could go on for hours on good companies gone to poop...but its sunny and warm and im going to go play with a mower:biggrin: