Ariens has to re-tool after Tecumseh quits shipping them engines.
Tecumseh has been in trouble for many years and now is shutting down. What that means for the folks who've designed their products around Tecumseh engines is trouble with a big T.
That's how these things ripple through an economy. For want of an engine, Ariens is likely next to be on the dead list. And given that we're a country that can't even make our own underwear anymore (try finding underwear made in America -- I dare you -- you can't find it), that means a lot of folks going commando in the next few years...
-- Badtux the Economics Penguin
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