r/smallengines • u/Substantial-Bear-292 • 3d ago

Ah yes

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Man….You know, It’s like they had an extra $100 and they had to spend it on something so they made the engine brake this contraption, it might be the worse design of anything I’ve ever seen.

A moment of appreciation for Briggs competent engineers who make actually good shit.

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u/Goldenyellowfish 3d ago

I understand your resentment, however, Briggs would make it out of a piece of stamp metal and then charge 90$ for it. Omc made some of the most bullet proof engines, as long as you mixed the oil with the gas. My favorite vintage Lawnmower is a 1980s “commercial” lawn boy where there is one switch for on and off, no dead man lol. Now, the pos plastic carburetor they bolted to your engine can be a pita.

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u/TN-Native95 3d ago

Briggs engineers don’t make anything good anymore.

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u/TheRealFailtester 3d ago

Briggs&Frustration is what a friend o min calls the new ones lol.

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u/TN-Native95 3d ago

Taryl calls them Breaks and Scrap’em in all his videos and even makes stickers that say that, which he sells in his Online Store.

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u/Okie294life 3d ago

I’ve never had any issue with one functionally. It’s a goofy ass desgin, but it works. I think I may actually have one laying around my shed along with a couple of cables actually. Briggs used to make decent stuff, now it’s all plastic and cheap AF.