Apten used to port the blowers. But apparently they had some sort of falling out......some story that I don't know the details about. I think they may actually still port them.
Actually, Stiegemeier was the one who ported the blowers. Apten was the middle man.
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In a way, that's how business works......middle man.
But at the same time, I don't understand why Stiegemeier would sell to Apten who then goes and sells to the customer. Maybe Stiegemeier didn't want to advertise or deal with customers and just focus on the porting.....less of a headache.