by bgsengine » Tue May 08, 2018 9:29 pm
Both are roughly about equal for reliability. So, if it were me, I would base the decision on the dealer I buy the machine from - what would his techs prefer to work on the most (some have favorites) , which do they maintain the best parts stock for? Which of their vendors that supply them either brand's parts do they prefer to order from most often?
If you got a good dealer you like working with, strike up that sort of conversation and actually listen to how they feel about either brand, rather than depending on someone else's opinion (which you will find are many and varied depending on who you talk to.. Some will swear by Kawasaki any day of the week, while another tech down the road might consider them the worst pieces of crap to ever come out of a factory.)
I actually do not care for EITHER ONE.. I'd rather have a good ol' Briggs - parts for briggs on just about every street corner or small shop you can find, they been around for years, I'd put them up against Kawi or Kohler for reliability any day, and generally (except for Vanguard series) Parts are much more reasonably priced...
How poor are they who have not patience. What wound did ever heal, but by degrees? - Iago (Othello Act II, Scene 3)