Who makes the best small engine? « on: September 04, 2023, 05:28:30 AM » Author: HIDLad001
Honda? Briggs & Stratton? Someone else? What do you think? Personally, I think Honda make the best small engines, because they run nice and quiet, and they are very easy to start, usually starting on the first pull.
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	Re: Who makes the best small engine? « Reply #1 on: September 04, 2023, 05:45:58 AM » Author: Econolite03
The one that I think is pretty dependable is those old Wisconsin VF4s.
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	Re: Who makes the best small engine? « Reply #2 on: September 04, 2023, 06:09:48 AM » Author: RyanF40T12
I deal with a lot of small engines.  Honda gets top picks.  Tecumseh was great for Snowblowers and lawnmowers, but they went out of the small engine business years ago.  Had a hard time making engines to pass tough emissions standards.  I have an Ariens walk behind mower with a Robin Subaru engine which does well, and I had several John Deere walk behind mowers over the years that had the Kawasaki ohv engine which were the best out there at the time.  Kholer does ok.  B&S made good mower engines, and their snowblower engines have gotten better over the years.  I maintain a fleet of snowblowers with their engines.  They have some issues but many got worked out.   As for small engines made in the USA, about all that's left is some of the Hondas.  Everything else has been sourced to overseas.
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	Re: Who makes the best small engine? « Reply #5 on: September 06, 2023, 09:47:40 AM » Author: HIDLad001
I agree with you. The modern Briggs OHV engines are garbage, and the company doesn’t exactly have the best business practices either (like their “No Oil Change Required - Just Check and Add” thing).
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	Re: Who makes the best small engine? « Reply #6 on: September 08, 2023, 09:36:58 AM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
Yamaha
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	Re: Who makes the best small engine? « Reply #7 on: September 08, 2023, 11:48:02 AM » Author: AngryHorse
Yes, Honda all the way!, the Japanese excel in small diesels too, Kubota’s D series comes to mind
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	Re: Who makes the best small engine? « Reply #8 on: September 08, 2023, 08:58:50 PM » Author: RyanF40T12
actually the Japaneese have a difficult time meeting the tight emissions standards when it comes to Diesels, especially here in the USA.  That is why Toyota never released a Diesel engine here.
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	Re: Who makes the best small engine? « Reply #10 on: October 21, 2023, 06:50:57 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
I've had good experiences with Briggs and great experiences with Honda !   My 12yr old pressure washer has a Honda engine on it and has worked flawlessly from day 1 !!   NOW , Tecumseh , absolute complete P.O.S. !!!!  My old riding mower had a 12 hp OHV Tecumseh TEK 12 engine . High fuel consumption  , oil leaks , idle problems , hard starting , you name it , I dealt with it !! Dumping that stupid thing in the scrap yard was the best thing I ever did !!!!
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	Re: Who makes the best small engine? « Reply #11 on: November 01, 2023, 05:33:56 PM » Author: BT25
Honda...there's no comparison.
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	Re: Who makes the best small engine? « Reply #13 on: May 27, 2024, 02:34:26 AM » Author: LightsoftheWest
I would say Honda as well. My elderly neighbor has an old Honda string trimmer from 1995 that had been sitting in her garage for over 10 years. When I went to start it up, it still somewhat ran. Replaced the carburetor, and now it works like the day it did from day 1. Our Toro walk-behind lawn mower has a Tecumseh engine in it.  Never gave us any problems despite that its oil had never been changed in its 15 years until a few months ago.
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	Re: Who makes the best small engine? « Reply #14 on: May 29, 2024, 03:24:54 AM » Author: AngryHorse
Briggs & Stratton tends to get a lot of flak in the UK, but honestly, they’re not bad engines, yes they can be a little difficult to start, but they just keep running! 😎 We have a Titan self drive mower at work equipped with a Briggs and it does do a few punishing cuts around our grounds, but keep on cutting!
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