Mower engines

[RoyM]

I just watched a Canadian Tire ad for Yardworks mowers bragging about how quiet they are with Briggs engines. Their flyer also shows only Briggs. Has MTD dropped the Powermore engines?

[bgsengine]

I Their flyer also shows only Briggs. Has MTD dropped the Powermore engines?

Not so far as I know I am betting they are being "boosted" as a "premium" option but we're actually seeing more new tractors with powermore engines too

*edit* Oh yeah - I also have a suspicion the powermore engines were being built by Subaru - and Subaru is leaving the OPE Engines business - they stop production of their engines Sept 30 of this year (2017) so that may be related.

[KE4AVB]

*edit* Oh yeah - I also have a suspicion the powermore engines were being built by Subaru - and Subaru is leaving the OPE Engines business - they stop production of their engines Sept 30 of this year (2017) so that may be related.

Then a question arises here. Is Subaru planning on continue parts support for the current and past engines or are they going to do us like Tecumseh did? I have been servicing several Subaru, Robins, and old Wisconsins.

When it come the MTD Powermore engines I have only seen two them on riders, One is still going and the other a rod through the crankcase. Beside that only seen one on a walk behind.

[sawman]

Subaru small engine division is being taken over by Yamaha as Subaru wants to concentrate more on the automotive industry.

[KE4AVB]

Now I feel a little better...tnx Sawman. I got one customer with UTV that has a 650 in it.