My trusty 21 inch push mower has a Briggs engine and I work it like a bush hog. As stated, cheap gas causes more issues than anything else. Briggs was forced to redesign their engines to meet emissions and that's when quality started to go down. They lost Toro and a couple of other contracts. Instead of trying to fix the issues and regain contract sales, they just kept cranking out engines with no buyers. The warehouses around here for 100 miles are full of Briggs engines nobody wants. Briggs and Stratton is one of the largest employers in our town. This is going to be devastating to our rural town.