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Modern engines not the old cast iron ones.. The more you pay the more you get. The B&S and tecumpseh and kohler all have lower priced engines ... You dont get auto shutoff if oil is low
Electronic ignition(harder starting)
Compression relief (easier pull starting)
higher quality metals
oil pumps - instead of splashes The lower priced engines make life a little harder for you in general and you have to be a little more carefull with them - checking the oil more often etc, dont tilt them at too big an angle or the engine wont get any oil. However, they are priced lower - and therefore are more available to more people. I feel that the high ends of any of the lines are comparable. The thing is you have to find your local parts dealer and see what he is comfortable with fixing and with parts. Remember for most machines you can replace the engine later on with a different one if you want. If I had the $$$ and I would get the better engine. I had a tecumpseh on my chipper for 5 years and ran the heck out of it, my neighbor "borrowed" the chipper and promptly blew out the block....(he tilted on its side becuase he had a green vine wrapped around the chipper shaft(green vines by the way do not chip real well) and when he tilted it back he did not wait for the oil to drain back down and it blew.... Which of course he did not offer to pay for - but he had a chipper that did not work - so I got it working and "borrow" it all the time. Martin
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