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American Yard Products / Craftsman No1 in Tractors, Tillers and Mowers.

American Yard Products had its genesis as a division of the Roper Corporation, a producer of major appliances and outdoor products. In 1989, shortly after Roper was purchased by General Electric Co., the outdoor products unit was acquired by AB Electrolux and named American Yard Products.

AYP is a leading manufacturer of lawn and garden tractors, tillers and lawn mowers. It operates three factories which produce a broad range of these products under the Sears Craftsman label, for sister marketers Lazer, Partner, Poulan, Weed Eater, Husqvarna and for other major retailers. The McRae, Georgia, factory, which started operation in 1971, is the largest single plant manufacturer of lawn mowers in the world.