Lawnmower engines

kandjaja, Dec 6, 1:02pm
Looking to replace the engine on my lawnmower. considering Kohler or Briggs and Stratton. thoughts? PS the mower is a testarossa.

wembley1, Dec 6, 1:39pm
A Ferrari motormower? :-)

Had to look that up. I see it has a plastic shell. Do the various engines all have the same mounting arrangements? Or will you end up drilling holes in the plastic shell.

harm_less, Dec 6, 2:38pm
Testarossa is the brand for push mowers. If you want to mow your lawns with a Ferrari you'll need to go a little bigger: https://www.powerturf.co.nz/brands/gianni-ferrari/

wembley1, Dec 6, 4:08pm

lythande1, Dec 6, 5:49pm
Ask your local mower repair guy, you may need to see what will fit the existing mower chassis.
Brand: well Honda is good, but you can't just buy anything . check what suits.

budgel, Dec 6, 11:31pm
My lawnmowing guy saved quite a bit and bought one of the Chinese replacement engines. He says they have come a long way in the last few years and are really reliable.

tygertung, Dec 7, 6:50am
If you want the best, buy honda. Briggs have been manufacturing which cost of manufacture being the primary concern for a long time. They make them reliable by making them have low power output.

The Suzuki 2 stroke engines are fantastic, but quite old now.

mrfxit, Dec 7, 7:12am
Yep, got a budget mower here & the OHV engine is brilliant but the body is a crappy design

harm_less, Dec 7, 9:56am
My terminology maybe a bit ambiguous. In my view if you have to push the mower around it is a push mower, engine or not.

budgel, Dec 7, 11:25am
Non self propelled.

harm_less, Dec 7, 11:32am

mouse265, Dec 7, 12:44pm
if you can get a suzuki 2 stroke and put a 12 mill spacer under it you will have a great mower thats what i used contracting they are only available second had but are brilliant motors

mowerman99, Dec 7, 7:37pm
Have a self propelled Testarossa fitted with a Briggs & Stratton engine. Only catch around 5 lawns a fortnight so still going strong. Was stolen in December a few years ago and the idiot listed it on Trademe the following February. I turned up to view it then rang the police. Got it back no worries.👍🙂

m16d, Dec 9, 9:43pm
Jeese. chuck the old mower away and get a new Masport.
Made in NZ. they've got everything from the el cheapos to commercial self propelled ones with Kawasaki or Honda motors.

kitkat66, Sep 4, 2:12pm
Dont buy a kohler, or a chinese engine. Make sure the engine you buy isnt side valve as the oil doesnt get there properly. Brigs stratton was my choice mounting holes fitted and it hasnt missed a beat.a lot of chinese engines dont have de compressors, you get what you pay for.