Bruce -
I don't disagree with you about the value of the updates you suggest. However, the buyer is undoubtedly seeking a turnkey design - something he can build right now, with existing inventory and tooling, to recoup the costs of the purchase and bring the new company into profitability as soon as possible. IMO, this is the mistake that TMMC made with the Rise, the Mini, and the PowerLift. They should have stabilized the new company before branching out to new products. And then re-established the dealer network, currently almost non-existent.
Only at that point would it be appropriate to contemplate fundamental design updates.
Your ideas are all good, and from a fertile engineering mind. Give them two or three years with the base product, and then ...
Just my opinion, and I am no businessman ...
Bill
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