Buying Advice Kawasaki or Briggs?

Tractorman47

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I am about to purchase a Ferris IS600Z 48" cut zero turn mower, but I'm not sure which engine to get. I have a choice between a Kawasaki 18.5 HP, 603cc or a Briggs & Stratton Commercial 25 HP, 724cc. I can't find any negative info on either engine. The Kawasaki is about $300 more. Is the Kawasaki worth the extra money? Also, does anyone know if they both have the cylinder liners? Thanks for any info.
 

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So 6.5 more hp and $300.00 cheaper. This is a no brainer.
 

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I've had good luck with Briggs. My 24hp twin lawn tractor has 500 hours on it with nothing done except seasonal oil changes. I would also want the larger displacement engine. Theoretically it should put out more power, so overall work less compared to the smaller engine.
 

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I've had good luck with B&S, currently have a V-twin Kaw & love it. Kaw does have iron liners in my model. B&S commercial should too, (I'd think ?)

But I'd opt for the bigger power & save a few $$$
 

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I am about to purchase a Ferris IS600Z 48" cut zero turn mower, but I'm not sure which engine to get. I have a choice between a Kawasaki 18.5 HP, 603cc or a Briggs & Stratton Commercial 25 HP, 724cc. I can't find any negative info on either engine. The Kawasaki is about $300 more. Is the Kawasaki worth the extra money? Also, does anyone know if they both have the cylinder liners? Thanks for any info.

They both have cast iron cylinder liners.
Kawasaki and Briggs HP rating standards are different.
 
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US government has a set of rules that require all engine manufactures to rate it the same way. How is your statement possible? Kawasaki has to follow the same rules as everybody else.
 

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Can you elaborate on those rating standard differences ?

Quoted from the Ferris website.
"All power levels are stated gross horsepower at 3,600 RPM per SAE J1940 as rated by Briggs & Stratton."
"All power levels are stated gross horsepower per SAE J2723 as rated by Kawasaki."
So the HP ratings are not an "apples to apples" comparison.
B&S engines generally are rated with high numbers whereas Kawasaki engines are rated with conservative numbers.
I have looked at both of these SAE ratings in an attempt to see why the differences, too much engineering stuff for me to understand.
B&S doesn't make smaller HP twins in most of their lines so their options are higher HP.
 

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Check out this info from Small Engine Warehouse.
 

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