Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Ok I am scared please help.  I Thought the 9526DLE came with the Briggs Intek motor and now I am seeing it with the Snowking Tecumseh motor is this true?  Best price I can find is 1,700.00.   Please inform me on engine and best price found please.  I am from the metro Detroit area in Michigan.

I just checked the Ariens site, here, and they list Tecumseh Snow King engines for everything except the new line of tracked blosers. Its true that they were listing B&S Intek Snow engines last year but I seem to remember that was in response to a shortage of Tecumseh engines. I guess Tecumseh has produced enough engines now and Ariens doesn't want to deal with two separate makes of engines. Its a shame because the concensus on this board seems to lean in favour of the B&S engines. Tecumseh is good but B&S is seems to have a bit of an edge with more torque and less noise.

As far as price is concerned the MSRP is $1,729US so your not getting a "deal" and chances are you won't until closer to the end of the season. My understanding is that dealers pre-order the machines, the plants make and deliver them and then thats it for the year. If you were a dealer at the beginning of the season you have little incentive to discount your inventory.

Thank you for the response.   Wow I wish I could get my hands on the B&S.   Oh Well I appreciate the help.

I just noticed that the Ariens tracked blowers are B&S.

I have used Tecumseh and currently use a B&S. The B&S seems to have more power but then I'm mentally comparing a new 13HP OHV to an older 10.5HP L-head so its not really fair.

I haven't used a Tecumseh OHV so I won't comment.


Comments

1. The B&S comes with a fuel shut off valve which I like, some Tecumsehs do but it seems to be determined by the blower manufacturer whereas the B&S was part of the engine design.;
2. The B&S has a plastic shroud that must be removed to change the spark plug. it also protects the engine;
3. Both engines started reliably, I hardly ever use the electric start.;
4. Both use a rinky dink ignition lock, a real keyed switch would be better;
5. Both are a pain to drain the gas tank at the end of the season. I haven't tried putting a drain valve in the fuel line but the plastic shroud on the B&S will make it more difficult;
6. "L" head engines are said to be more sensitive to low oil conditions that OHV. I blew my previous engine because I didn't check the oil level before starting and I had had a leak, now I check every time;
   
7. Personally I don't think its a deal breaker as to which engine is on the blower but I do have a slight preference for the B&S. If I got a new blower I would probably swap engines but then I just like wrenching engines .

TTFN

snowpatrol101 wrote:
There should be units left over from last year if you look around. The Briggs powered 9526DLE unit is 926014. The Briggs powered ST11528DLE is 926015.