Low cost replacement 6.75 hp engine

Pumper54

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Not being lazy but I don't have the time to search all over the internet to find one so does anyone have a source for low cost replacement B&S engines in the 6.75 hp range? Thank you in advance.
Tom
 

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Boo, you da man. Thank you.
Broke both the engine on my brush mower and the one I got from a friend for free that had suffered a "sudden stoppage" to to a golf ball (he lives off a golf course) that jammed the blade. They both now make way to much noise to consider rebuilding.
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Boo, you da man. Thank you.
Broke both the engine on my brush mower and the one I got from a friend for free that had suffered a "sudden stoppage" to to a golf ball (he lives off a golf course) that jammed the blade. They both now make way to much noise to consider rebuilding.
Tom

Glad 2 help ya Pumper, jus give a holler anytime, don't forget the oil, most newbies are shipped dry... :thumbsup:
 

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Glad 2 help ya Pumper, jus give a holler anytime, don't forget the oil, most newbies are shipped dry... :thumbsup:

LOL yuppers I remember they come dry. I got a FREE Honda mower cause the owner said it no longer ran. Gas and little oil to bring it up over the Low Oil Sensor and she cranked right up.
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With some luck you neighbour might be able to find a Canadian mower with swing back blades.
Most of our domestic mowers run swing backs so you don't trash your engine when you hit something like a golf ball.
The USA government banned swing backs in the 70's to prevent the Australian Victa & Rovers being sold in the USA.
However Canada bought a lot more mowers than they could have ever sold locally so the assumption is they went into the USA.
 

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With some luck you neighbour might be able to find a Canadian mower with swing back blades.
Most of our domestic mowers run swing backs so you don't trash your engine when you hit something like a golf ball.
The USA government banned swing backs in the 70's to prevent the Australian Victa & Rovers being sold in the USA.
However Canada bought a lot more mowers than they could have ever sold locally so the assumption is they went into the USA.

Swing back blades would help a lot for the type of mowing I use these mowers for. The guy that gave me the second mower (golf ball one) uses a string trimmer to cut his yard it is that small. I wonder if a regular mower blade could be cut and drilled to mount the remaining pieces as swing back blades or if it should be build from raw stock?
Well looky here, a little internet search and I found this: https://www.meg-mo.com/

Tom
 

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I sure would not modify a blade, if it ever came apart the operator could be in for a world of hurt. Can you give us the model and type number of the old engine? Briggs has good prices on common replacements.
 
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