MTD parts will often work with Bolens snow blowers. It was founded under the name Modern Tool & Die Co. MTD was founded in 1932 by German immigrants Theo Moll, Emil Jochum, and Erwin Gerhard. It’s unclear when Bolens was acquired by MTD Products, but the acquisition could have coincided with MTD’s acquisition of International Harvester’s outdoor equipment in 1981.

Bolens introduced the first power-driven garden tractor in 1919, which was the company’s transition into the residential outdoor equipment market.

At the time it was named Gilson-Bolens Manufacturing, but by 1940, the company was known as Bolens Manufacturing. Henry Bolens had joined Gilson Manufacturing in 1898 when the company made furnaces, stoves and miscellaneous farm equipment. was founded when Henry Bolens bought the Gilson Manufacturing operation in Port Washington, Wisconsin, in 1914. Finally, Bolens makes a heavy-duty snow blower built for snowfalls over 12 inches, with a clearing width of 30 inches and a 305cc engine. The two models have 24- and 26-inch clearing widths and 208cc and 250cc engines. The moderate-duty snow blower comes in two models and works with snowfalls between 6 inches and 12 inches. The light-duty snow blower is recommended for clearing walkways or small driveways and has a 21-inch clearing width. They offer three different sizes of snow blowers classified as light-duty, moderate-duty and heavy-duty. Bolens is a Canadian brand produced by MTD products, and their equipment is sold exclusively at Lowe’s Home Improvement stores.

Bolens 826 snowblower