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NFT: Small Engine Discussion - Honda vs Briggs

GP : 3/19/2018 11:33 am

Quick Question for Red Dog - and the rest of BBI ;) - is a Honda engine on a simple push mower worth the 50 extra bucks than the same model with a Briggs & Stratton engine? Asking for a friend (seriously)... I've had no issues with my Briggs & Stratton engine with regular yearly maintenance, yet I've heard that Honda is simply the way to go and I wonder if that's more myth than substance.

Thanks!

Honda by a mile IMO

Jim in Fairfax : 3/19/2018 11:37 am : link

Honda

Sec 103 : 3/19/2018 11:38 am : link

No question

Briggs

Frankie in Flushing : 3/19/2018 11:43 am : link

Honda is the OBJ of motors -- flashy but will get you into trouble.

My Craftsman riding mower has a Briggs engine

fivehead : 3/19/2018 11:44 am : link

It will be celebrating it's 19th birthday this year.

prefer Honda

Rick in Dallas : 3/19/2018 11:48 am : link

very easy to start and if maintained properly lasts a long time

I saw the Honda's

Beer Man : 3/19/2018 11:54 am : link

Out on the floor at Sam's Club over the weekend. I'm not in the market for one, so I don't know what kind of savings you would receive.

worth $100 more.

AnnapolisMike : 3/19/2018 11:57 am : link

Get the Honda and be done with it. B&S sucks

RE: My Craftsman riding mower has a Briggs engine

ZogZerg : 3/19/2018 12:20 pm : link

In comment 13874002 fivehead said:

Quote:

It will be celebrating it's 19th birthday this year.

Mine is about the same age and still going strong!

Honda is grossly over-rated.

Red Dog : 3/19/2018 12:29 pm : link

Not that Briggs is great, because it isn't. But the Honda simply is not worth an extra $50. They are fussier and more expensive to service than a Briggs. So given that choice, I take Briggs every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

Briggs used to be bulletproof.

x meadowlander : 3/19/2018 1:00 pm : link

No more.

Simply NOT a serious, reliable engine. My son works at Lowes, MANY returns of malfunctioning Briggs engines.

Go with the Honda.

Absolutely

mavric : 3/19/2018 1:01 pm : link

Briggs' work well enough, but Honda's are twice the engine from a maintenance standpoint and especially function.

Had a Honda walk-behind for 10 years and then gave it to my daughter

Giants61 : 3/19/2018 1:04 pm : link

when she bought a house. She and my son-in-law have used it for another 9 years without a problem. So yes it is worth the extra cost. However, I have had pretty good success with a Briggs too

Briggs use to be the best

Rflairr : 3/19/2018 4:05 pm : link

Not sure what happened. It�s complete shit now. Honda is way better