I have been looking for a commercial walk behind mower and everybody says to stay away from Briggs & Stratton. I have a 6.5 HP Briggs on a two year old Cub Cadet 21", and it has given me starting trouble since day one. I see on this years Cub Cadet model the went with Kawasaki.
Our club bought a new 17HP Walmart Yard Machine last fall. In June,
> after approximately 20 hours of use, it started sounding like a rod
> was knocking. Took it to a guy that does repairs for Walmart. He tore
> engine down, said it had badly overheated, big carbon buildup causing
> the noise. He has called Briggs&Stratton to see what they want to do
> about it. He also said we could have taken the mower back to Walmart
> and exchanged it, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. He also intimated that there may
> be problems with the 17HP Briggs&Stratton. I note that this years
> (2003) Yard Machines have a Tecumseh engine on the 17HP model. Anyone
> know anything about this? Opinions?
> Earl
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