Never again

[Ric]

Ric, can you cut a keyway on the opposite side to try and get some more use out of that engine?

I don't believe it would work, I don't think there's enough left of the crank to hold the blade adapter in place.

 

[exotion]

Buy a toro proline 21"

 

[LazerZLandscaping]

Never again will I buy a B&S anything.

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When a blade adapter with a built in shear pin can do this to a crank instead of shearing the pin itself it's a sad thing for the manufacturer.

Had that happen on a Bolens push mower 2 years ago. B&S use to be really good and something you can rely on, now they just suck. I have no patience when it comes to working on the newer motors, I remember the older B&S motors being so simple to work on....... back in the day

 

[pugaltitude]

Surely its an end user fault or OEM fault and not the engine manufacturers fault.
If grass is the only thing cut then this wouldnt happen.

 

[Ric]

Surely its an end user fault or OEM fault and not the engine manufacturers fault.
If grass is the only thing cut then this wouldnt happen.

Grass was the only thing cut Bahia tp be precise, and it wasn't the users fault because I know who was using it. There is no way a shear pin should do that to a crank, It was just a poorly built engine by the manufacturer B&S

 

[pugaltitude]

Grass was the only thing cut Bahia tp be precise, and it wasn't the users fault because I know who was using it. There is no way a shear pin should do that to a crank, It was just a poorly built engine by the manufacturer B&S

Christ that must be some monster of a grass to cause that!

So blade has came into contact with something hard but maybe not at that job.

Blade and/or crank possibly bent which would cause vibration.

Vibration then shakes the blade boss to pieces which may have already been cracked from the blade hitting something hard which then damages the crank.

So the problem is back to the end user?

 

[Ric]

Christ that must be some monster of a grass to cause that!

So blade has came into contact with something hard but maybe not at that job.

Blade and/or crank possibly bent which would cause vibration.

Vibration then shakes the blade boss to pieces which may have already been cracked from the blade hitting something hard which then damages the crank.

So the problem is back to the end user?

Like I said before I know who has used the unit and there the only one that has used the unit all season long, the blade was not bent from hitting anything when I removed it and regardless of whether they hit anything our not the shear pin should have went before the destruction of the crank. so that tells me it's just another piece of shabby poor quality workmanship and piece of equipment from Briggs and Statton and doesn't have anything to do with the person using the mower.

 

[Blaine B.]

Is there anyway you can weld it on permanently? The bolt should still allow for blade removal?

 

[bt3]

about 20 years ago I interviewed for a job with Snapper.

At the interview, the hiring manager told me that he used to work for Briggs and Stratton. He asked me, "Do you own a Snapper?"

I proudly said, "Why, yes I do."

He asked, "What do you like about it?"

I replied, "i like the quality, especially of the engine, and the fact that it starts on the first pull."

He shook his head and said, "It cant be a Briggs and Stratton engine."

I said, "Nope. It's a Wisconsin Robin."

The guy responded, "You are lucky. That's a good engine. I knew you weren't talking about a Briggs engine when you said quality."


I have no dog in this fight. I have no B&S engine either on anything I own. Never did as far as I can remember. Too bad. When I was a kid, I seem to recall B&S being a great company.

OP:

That SUCKS! I'd be pissed too.

 

[Ric]

Is there anyway you can weld it on permanently? The bolt should still allow for blade removal?

Considering what it is I'm not going to waste my time trying to fix the thing, it would cost more than what it's worth. It does run but that's about its extent. The problem is if I took it to the shop to be fixed, for the cost of the labor and new crank I could buy another mower. I have a CC 98H that has the same deck and wheels so I'll just strip what parts I need and trash the rest or better yet maybe I'll just remove the B&S engine and trash it and keep the rest.