About Briggs and Stratton engines:-
Yes-the past history of them isn't exactly good - used a lot of fuel for their power and not brilliant starters etc etc - However, things have changed.
I have two 6.0 hp single cylinder B and S - on the gardening fleet, I have about 1 1/2 acres of mixed grass and woodland to look after here in France.
The small ride-on mower that I have is a GGP [Global Garden Products,they make Mountfield and loads of other makes including Honda Ride-on mowers] - bought new in 2010, it's got a vertical crankshaft 200 cc OHV 6 hp B &S and has been brilliant for the seven years I have used it - it uses so little fuel I am constantly amazed how much work it does for so much grass mowed. It always starts first pull-it's not electric start.
I also have a small tracked walk-behind dumper/tractor for transporting cut firewood out of our woodland, bought new in 2012- it's got a 200 cc OHV 6 hp horizontal shaft OHV B&S and again has been brilliant - in low gear it will pull fallen 9 inch diameter pines out of the bushes so I can get to them to chainsaw them up for firewood. Again, not electric start but starts first pull and doesn't use much fuel.
I've also got some Hondas, a commercial 35 cc four-stroke Honda brushcutter/line trimmer, a 200 cc Honda rotary mower and a 100 cc Honda powered Bell compactor plate.
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