Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Hi All, have heard a lot of you wondering about the market share each snowthrower company has, found this site below which shows the numbers for snowthrowers and a lot of other things (snowthrowers is toward the bottom of the page)

http://www.ammagazine.com/FILES/HTML/PDF/0402marketprofile.pdf

Looks like MTD, Toro, AYP, Ariens, and Murray dominate the sales overall.   Surprised to see a company like Simplicity at only 1%, but shows why you don't hear much about them and others on this board.  Anyhow hope you find the site useful.

I think Toro sells a tonof their single stage models which really helps them out big with their market share.  And rightfully so, my brother has the Toro 3650 and for the size of that machine and what it can do it's just an awesome machine that can take a lot of abuse and is very reliable.   The MTD # is not surprising either as they sell a ton of thier low priced models.  In stumbled over the site while browsing for info on tv's!

Snowremover,

My household has an electric knife that gets used regularly....If it breaks my wife says she will buy another post haste.

Now you know someone!!!

                                                                                   Dan

SnowRemover wrote:
This cracked me up when I read it   I think i can explain why...Electric knives are "token" wedding/bridal shower gifts.  Between our wedding gifts and my wife's shower, we got 4.  Now have this vision of this elaborate gift table at a wedding(very "ralph-lauren") and sitting on top of is a toro snowcommander,  and an ariens 722ec, each with a bow on top :)

terrapin24h wrote:
What if that snowblower was painted in tuxedo black, with white augers.  Sweet!

--SnowRemover

Dantheman wrote:
1.699 million to go and I'll know everyone with an electric knife.

--SnowRemover

PS: Dan - are they rechargeable batteries in these knives or do you plug them in the socket? 

LOL, I have one that gets used three times a year, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Otherwise it collects dust.

Marshall wrote:

you only use the snowblower on those 3 days???

Yea, I put the turkey through it and point the chute toward the table.

Some of those Murray, AYP and MTD come from Sears/Craftsman.  They seem to juggle The mix of their inventories/models with these compaines in different volumes through the years.  (I guess due to bids and timed contracts etc.)    Probably a lot of you out there who could qualify this statement better than I.   

Two points I would like to make with that.  #1 I think it would be interesting to see how many total are sold under the craftsman badge)  #2 I would love to see lets say an Ariens,rebadged as a Craftsman, sitting beside lets say the MTD.  Their numbers would jump.  (nothing against any of these brands, Murray is not an Ariens, but It is not an MTD either, and Mtd has value for the price etc)     

However you get a lot of "Tim the tool man Taylors" shopping at Sears, for tools.  Sears has a high percentage of good stuff in their tools category. A lot of them are the ones buying the Sears snow blowers when they need one.  They don't have time to go full guns researching snowthrowers, as their specialty may be wood power tools, or very good backyard auto mechanics. Their interest is quality tools, so put the Ariens on the floor.   IMO It will get a decent share of sales even at the relative higher price.   

 

Agreed, Home Depot proves your point.