Yanmar has acquired Ariens, Gravely and AS-Motor

[bmaverick]

Big news!

https://www.yanmar.com/global/news/2026/09/03/169160.html

 

[bmaverick]

I believe Gravely will rise again in the 2-wheel tractor segment.

Yanmar is huge in the 2-wheel tractor sector all across Asia and South America.

 

[bmaverick]

Yanmar and Gravely Zero Turn mowers are a hit too.

 

[Watthour]

Mark your calendars. The best designed small snowblower made has possibly just begun it's descent to oblivion. Once a multi-national corporation sinks it's accounting claws into a successful company, it seems it isn't long before the cow is milked dry and it hauled off to the rendering plant.

Stellantis, anyone? How about Carpenter Technology? Anyone remember Trans World Airlines? Could that happen like at Kodak?

 

[bmaverick]

Mark your calendars. The best designed small snowblower made has possibly just begun it's descent to oblivion. Once a multi-national corporation sinks it's accounting claws into a successful company, it seems it isn't long before the cow is milked dry and it hauled off to the rendering plant.

Stellantis, anyone? How about Carpenter Technology? Anyone remember Trans World Airlines? Could that happen like at Kodak?

You are stealing my thunder here.

Yanmar makes snow blowers too.

YSR60

YSR80S

YSR2110H Now we are talking - bigger is better

Not only walk-behinds like Ariens, also tractor size.

 

[docmirror]

I have an Ariens ZTR. It's great. I have a couple of Yanmar engines in my boat. They are not so great. The press release sounds like smoke being blown somewhere it should not be blown. Too bad, once a proud US mfg has gone to the dark side.