On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Peter J. Thomas <pj_thomas@comcast.net>
wrote:
>
>
> I had a high end Craftsman mower, relabeled Husquavarnia model, with an
easy
> start B&S mower. B First year I hit a tree old tree stump, barely damaged
the
> blade but ruined the engine. Was able to finish the season but it did not
> run correctly and could not start the next season. B I believe the aluminum
> bore was damaged. B I replaced the engine with same model and hit a rock
one
> of the kids left in the lawn. B Hosed the second engine even worse, would
not
> start at all. B Third engine I was a B&S Intec engine, the bore has a cast
> iron sleeve. B Still hit the occasional rock but no damage.
>
> Just my opinion but if anyone buys a mower with a B&S engine, make sure it
> has a cast iron sleeved bore.
Mine is : don't buy a piece of shit with the blade directly coupled to
the engine. There's no excuse other than "we hired an idiot to design
the thing" or "we're selling cheap shit for high end money" for it.
--
David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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