Brigs stratton vs Kohler

[lawnchopper]

this is a spin off from the blown Kohler tread . Ive never had a problem with Kohler Ive seen them go forever after being abused and not maintained proberly also I know that they tick like a mother #$^$%# aswell.
anyway I have never heard so many problems with Kohers before until now so with that in mind Would Brigs be a better choice over the Kohler??
has anyone had problems with Brigs??

 

[germann]

I personally don't like briggs at all.
Kawasakis run great-have two 15 and 17 with about 1000 hrs no problems.

We have seen twin cylinder engines run much better than singles.

 

[stevesmowing]

Kawasaki all the way. I bought a used mower from someone that just used it on their yard not commercialy but the mower is about 10 years old. Its still running strong with lots of compression. Its a 12.5 horse on a 48" wide walk behind its great.

 

[Turfdude]

Hate to say it, but some/many repair shops now recognize the B/S Vanguard (daihatsu) as the best overall motor. It is an "upgrade" at some dealerships and cost on same size HP engine as Kaw is a couple hundred dollars. I've owned 4 of them, no problems. Don't care a lot for the kohlers, and kaws are okay. Thats my spin on the topic.

 

[locutus]

It's like this, at the bottom of the heap is Tecumseh next is Briggs next is Kohler and at the pennicle is Kawasaki. At least for now.

 

[battags]

This thread got me thinking....

Why hasn't Honda made it's way into the 15hp and up business? I never see them as an option on any commercial mower and yet all my dealings with smaller Honda engines has been nothing short of awesome!

Brian

 

[battags]

I digress!! I just found that the '04 Scag Tiger Cub has an optional 24hp Honda. Still, I wonder why Honda hasn't spread?

B

 

[FrankenScagMachines]

Originally posted by battags
I digress!! I just found that the '04 Scag Tiger Cub has an optional 24hp Honda. Still, I wonder why Honda hasn't spread?

B

Dixie Chopper used to offer a 24hp Honda on theirs as well. a friend has two DC's 24hp Honda's with 60" decks and he loves them (he also has a 32hp Generac 72" XT series and a 25hp Kohler 60" I think) so fair comparison.

 

[stevesmowing]

When i was looking at mowers I found a honda walk behind online that was 40 something inches wide with around a 15 hp honda on it. When i called they told me honda stoped making them. It looked like a good mower though I forgot the site I saw it on.

 

[rob1325]

The only Briggs that are reliable are the Vanguard line up. I have some on my equipment and they treat me very well.