January 15, 20179 yr With Sears recent announcement they had sold off the "Craftsman" tool line/brand, I wonder how that impacts the rest of the Craftsman brand such as L&G Equipment, garage door openers, benches & storage? These products currently are not part of B&D/Stanley core business. At one time Sears-Craftsman was the #1 retailer for consumer products, L&G power equipment in the nation followed by John Deere. Much of Sears power equipment was manufactured for them by MTD so this could potentially be a big loss for MTD Power as well. I have a snow-blower, mini-tiller, front tine tiller, string trimmer, chain saw and (2) garage door openers in the mix. The snow blower and tillers I've converted model/serial to MTD (most of the Sears part#'s are MTD anyway) so have been able to order parts easily and much much cheaper from our local MTD Parts Warehouse. The chain saw is a re-branded Poulan as are many of the string trimmers.
January 15, 20179 yr does it really matter... they will do as they see fit w/o a thought about their customers....
January 15, 20179 yr Sears gets the use of the Craftsman name for 5 years (as I understand it) after the sale, so maybe that time will be for the transition of the other products name to something else????? I've been wondering some of the stuff myself, it will be interesting to watch as this unfolds.
January 15, 20179 yr Is the DieHard battery line still alive? I used them for years and they were great,a 3 year battery lasted 10 years. I replaced the 3 yr. battery in my van the other day after 3 years to the date ,it died. It was a Sams Club battery. Sears closed the auto store here about 20 years ago. Funny I bought an MTD Lawn mower from Pennys years ago. Herb
January 15, 20179 yr I bought a used '79 Ford PU that had a DieHard in it. It was still working when I sold the truck 8 years later. I use Interstate batteries, now. Don't think DieHard is around, anymore. Not here, anyway. Edit, Ace still has them. Just not at my local store. They sell Interstate. Edited January 15, 20179 yr by Gene Howe
January 15, 20179 yr Author 2 hours ago, Gene Howe said: I use Interstate batteries, now. Don't think DieHard is around, anymore 2 hours ago, Dadio said: Is the DieHard battery line still alive? Appears they're still available if you have an Automotive Center near-by. I too used to use them and never had one fail during it's expected life cycle. Back in the day the DieHard apparently had more lead than many others in the class always seem to have higher Amp Hour and Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) than equivalents. DieHard Battery
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