[sockmonkey]

*** I picked up a great tool this last week for the beds. B&D did it again. Pure genius and saves on some of the back breaking work. ***

Country of Origin???

I bought a bunch of gardening stuff at Tractor Supply, Lowes, and Home Depot today.
All but the potting soil, and assembled in USA from global components weed block were manufactured in China.

[Black Agnes]

Ya, we stocked up on garden stuff a cpl months ago.

Extra hoses, hose parts, gloves, etc.

Lawn mower parts were at the top of the list. I don’t have a herd of goats handy.

We didn’t expect shutdown. We DID expect ‘inconveniences’ due to lack of stuff appearing in our ports. Late Jan/early Feb we tried to brainstorm of what we might ‘need’ in an average year that was dependent on MIC stuff.

[PA Engineer]

I don't know. What I read was B&D hired the top 3 electrical engineers from Dewalt. B&D then gave autonomy to design and develop all of the different battery operated yard products.

I just checked. Problem. Made in China. No reason this can't be manufactured in the US.

Funny. When I pick something up that is made in China now, I can't think of anything but disease and need to wash my hands.

I'm game for products made in the USA. I have the B&D 10" 20Volt chainsaw. Am looking for a 12" now. Shame. The 10" worked great for clearing a dropped tree and cutting smaller diameter firewood. It was the first chainsaw that didn't leave an oil mess after use or in storage.