Made To Die, so that's what it stands for!
Actually one of the things I have liked about MTD was they are fairly easy to find parts diagrams and order parts. That said most of their stuff is CRAP. I worked way too long on my SIL Troybilt weed trimmer this spring. Long story short new fuel line, filter, plug carb and fresh gas and still can't get it to run right. I'm pretty certain the crank seals are bad. But at $140 for a new machine why bother to fix it? Crank seals are not available, but a whole block can be had for $65. Did I forget to mention the thing probably ran for 2 seasons at the most.