Briggs & Stratton mower motors
Dear Chaps,
Would any of you happen to know something technical about some of the higher-end Briggs & Stratton lawnmower motors?
It looks like it might well be time to replace my venerable more-than-20-year-old Sukuki-2-stroke-powered Rover with a "newie", and since you can't buy a 50:1, 2-stroke on an alloy mulching base brand-new, I'm going to have to go for a 4-stroke...
Besides bugger-all moving parts inside 2-strokes in general, a cast-iron cylinder sleeve in the Suzy was one of the main secrets to it's longevity. I am therefore wanting to get a mower with a sleeved motor.
In the Honda range, that's an $890 exercise if you want to mulch. For less money, there is a Rover or two, and a Masport or three, that seem to fit the bill, but I need to know a bit more about the specific differences between the various B&S motors. The motors I am interested in are the Quantum series, and the Intek series.
Regarding the Quantum series, does anyone know the difference between an XM, XTS, and IC, as in which ones are sleeved? (I believe that the IC industrial/commercial versions at least are)
Regarding the OHV Inteks (which seem to be a riposte to the Honda motors), are there two types - sleeved and unsleeved - just as there are in the Honda range?
Many Thanks,
Batpig.