The Troy-Bilt 33 Ton you are looking at IS NOT an MTD.
These units are built by Troy-Bilt and are sold by a different dealer stream than the MTD units. You will not find this unit in the big box stores. This may not be true in the future as MTD changes operations.
There are some Troy-Bilt labeled MTD's but this is not one of them.
The Troy-Bilt is an excellent unit that blows the other two away quality wise.
The Honda 8HP COMMERCIAL motor alone is a major point vs the other consumer grade power plants. With a 33 ton rated 5" cylinder, I have split cords and cords of 36" red oak rounds and all kinds of gnarly crotchwood with out a single incident of bogging. The diamond plate fenders are strong enough to stand on, the lights are protected by a heavy steel plate, and the horizontal/vertical transition is pretty much effortless. Total Quality
I own one and would pit it against anything else out there.
As far as the other MTD units go, or Northern Tool for that matter,
I dont know who "most everyone" is, but I'd be willing to bet it's not more than 2 or 3 posters with personal ?????es. I'm sure there are plenty of folks who are using these brands and are quite satisfied.
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