trx680

Just wondering.

wjjones

Stockholm, Sweden is what i could find on the internet.

tractor beam

Not much outsourcing in that country! I admire that. Welcome to the forum!

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Alberta_Boy

There are built by Husqvarna in their own plant in North Carolina.

pogobill

I wasn't sure where they were built, sound swedish and are most likely built in the USA for north american distribution.

Thing is, I have a Poulan "XT" with a 12.5 HP and a 30" cut. It was actually the best tractor for the money ( that I had at the time) and it works great.... Couldn't come close to buying a Husqvarna Lawn Tractor, as they are pretty pricey around here, well everything is! Anyways, I noticed that there is a sticker under the hood that spells out all the maintenance stuff, and says to make sure to buy genuine Husqvarna parts! Go figure!
Anyways, I checked out Poulan, and they are made in North Carolina... at the Husqvarna plant!
I think I got a pretty good deal!

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Alberta_Boy

These products are made in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Husqvarna opens new R&D facility in Charlotte, North Carolina

P.S. when I took delivery of my GTH26V54 last year, there was no writing on the box saying where or even if Husqvarna made it.

Bill Kapaun

Husqvarna, Poulan, and most Craftsman are made by the same company.

Alberta_Boy

From what I can tell, Husqvarna makes the brand Poulan and they also make a few upper end models of Craftsman.

Huskyholic

Thats really cool to know I live in the mnts. of NC and did not know that bit of info.
Thanks for sharing

dangeroustoys56

Actually the craftsman brand tractors was bot by MTD :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTD_Products

I have a poulan parts tractor - its 90% craftsman parts/chassis - im thinking its a late 90's early 2000's - mainly because of the OHV briggs on it.

I bot a brand new husquvarna bagger setup for a ZTR from lowes for $30, wasnt even used yet - was a special order return retailed new at nearly $300 - im going to retro fit it to one of my tractors - specially for $30. The tag on it says its made in USA.

wjjones

My ys4500 Craftsman was made by Husqvarna in 2006 all the mechanical parts from a Husqvarna of the same year will fit it... I think they outsource them to anyone who will build them now, and then they stick their name on it..

Lawrence1210

My little ridding mower (K-gro branded) Basically a Craftsman with a different sticker, was made by AYP. K-mart now just sells Craftsman, instead of rebranding it. Sears/Craftsman has a lot of their stuff made by AYP, as does many newer Poulan's I've seen.

However, not all Branded models are made at the same plants. Gotta shop around. As noted above, a Poulan made at the Husq plant in NC is probably a better mower than a Poulan made by AYP. Etc. et.al.

One reason I kept the old K-Gro mower and just keep putting it back together with Craftsman (AYP) parts...

From AYP (American Yard Products) web page: "American Yard Products manufactures equipment and parts for many brands including: CRAFTSMAN, POULAN, POULAN PRO, SEARS, RALLY, ROPER and others."