Business ProfileforBriggs & Stratton

I bought a DR brush mower with a Briggs&Stratton 10.5hp motor almost 2yrs ago. Now my first issue is with DR assembling a junk/lemon product and then telling me to eat **** when it broke. The second time it broke I was told I had to take it to a Briggs dealer to get a new recoil start assembly. After getting the run around from the Briggs Dealer I posted a complaint w the BBB and magically DR's ******** service ordered the part for me (which they should've done in the first place). Once again, I was responsible for installing the replacement part myself. At this point, I had spent more time dealing with warranty repairs than I had using my machine. I tried turning the machine over and it was still difficult, ran for a bit, then stopped and locked up-I couldn't pull the cord again. I went to my local ************* where I bought this POS and they told me since it was still under warranty they could take a look at it and try to get it repaired. The tech let me know the engine was blown, which seemed odd because I only had 10hrs on it. He tore it apart and sent pictures to Briggs. They did the normal "denied due to started with low or no oil" response-based on photos the tech sent to the third party ******** service company ********************** uses. Seems like an easy out instead of replacing a $600 (retail) motor. I'm still boggled that the motor was bad. Up until then my problems were with DR's design and construction and then their deflection of responsibility for selling me a lemon. After reading others' experiences with Briggs, I now think they're just as garbage of a company as DR. ** you have an option, go for the Kohler or ************** on your potential purchase and save the headache. At this point, I've wasted enough of my own time dealing with ******** service and working on my machine performing warranty repairs that I could've paid for a whole new machine with the value of my time. ***** Notes: DR ****** Briggs almost as much.