[Robbb]

Originally Posted by Pairadocs

Researching Troy-bilt mower for father's day gift. Tractor Supply and other retailers who sell this brand have Q & A section for perspective buyers to ask brand related questions. I could not find a "straight" forward answer to the question: In what country are your mower engines manufactured; NOT "assembled" but actually made ? I noticed many others had asked this same question, yet, the answers on the various retailer's websites (including tractor supply in Leesburg) were NON answers. The question was asked in a variety of ways, and yet the answer from the Troy-bilt company was "our products are proudly made .... but never say WHERE ?? So, I decided to not skirt around it, I asked: are your engines, or any part of your mowers manufactured in China ? I am not asking where they are "assembled", I see in your Q&A they are assembled in the U.S.A. but are they actually manufactured in China ? I received a notice what while Troy-bilt "appreciated" my question, it was found to be "inappropriate in relation to their on line question guidelines" ! ! So I read the guild lines AGAIN, checked every word for something prohibited, and submitted again. Same reply, "not appropriate" ? So, determined, I asked the country of origin for the MANUFACTURING process only, not assembly, and on every website of a retail store that sells this brand and allows Q&A about the products they sell, it came back "inappropriate" or "failed to meet our guidelines". I just find this wholly unbelievable as I have asked this same question; "Is any part of this product (in this case it was an item on Home Depot website) manufactured in China? " And, my question was answered in 24hours: "The country of origin of manufacture of this grill is Peoples Republic of China". So I'm just wondering, why would Troy-bilt be the only brand they writes back that it is an "inappropriate" question ? I made no statement about China at all, no reference to the product being inferior, just asking for the origin.... something others companies seem to have no trouble stamping right on the boxes or packages, but for some reason Troy-bilt appears to refuse to give any information ? Seems very strange to me ! ? However, I guess they are in no way obligated to say where their products are made !

All small engines are manufactured in China, including, Briggs, and I believe Honda.