RBarr2
Joined: May 10, 2007
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Why so few OHV Briggs small engines?
Original Message Aug 16, 2007 2:14 pm |
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Mainly for the lawnmower segment -- I flip through the ads for Sears & the borgs, and almost all the mowers use side-valve engines again. I thought the trend was toward the OHV like the Briggs Intek for the 5 to 7 h.p. range.
When the Tecumseh died on my aging Sears self-propelled unit, I bought a 'bulk' Briggs Intek brand new for $115 at a shop near O'Hare airport in Chicago. That engine has performed so well that I can't see ever putting up with less. It's just absolutely trouble-free, powerful and quiet. The only small gas engine I've ever owned that was this good is the GX Honda in my HS621 snowthrower.
So why all these cheap side-valve engines now?
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