Lawnmower engines

kandjaja, Dec 7, 12:02am
Looking to replace the engine on my lawnmower. considering Kohler or Briggs and Stratton. thoughts? PS the mower is a testarossa.

wembley1, Dec 7, 12:39am
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 7, 1:38am
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 7, 3:08am

lythande1, Dec 7, 4:49am
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 7, 10:31am
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, 5:50pm
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, 6:12pm
Yep, got a budget mower here & the OHV engine is brilliant but the body is a crappy design

harm_less, Dec 7, 8:56pm
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, 10:25pm
Non self propelled.

harm_less, Dec 7, 10:32pm

mouse265, Dec 7, 11:44pm
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 8, 6:37am
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 10, 8:43am
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 5, 12:12am
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.