MILWAUKEE, Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Homeowners can
thank the engine experts at Briggs & Stratton Corporation
(NYSE: BGG) for making yearly oil changes on lawn mowers a thing of
the past. With improved air cleaner seals, cooler engine
temperatures, and high-precision manufacturing along with regular
scheduled maintenance, the company's new EXi Series lawn mower
engine is the first that never needs an oil change. While the EXi
Engine requires that consumers need to only check the oil level and
add as necessary, regular scheduled maintenance must still be
performed.* Typically, it is recommended to change the oil in your
small engine every 50 hours of operation.
The Briggs and Stratton EXi Engine Series is available on the
following mowers that range in price from $250 to $400:
- Brute® 21" Gas Push Mower, model #11A-A0A9778, Brute
21" Front Wheel Drive, 2-n-1 Self-Propelled Mower, model
#12A-A0A9778, and Brute 21" Self-Propelled Walk Mower with High
Rear Wheels, model #12A-B2A3778
Available at Menard's
- Craftsman® Rear Bag Push Mower, model #37237, and
Craftsman Front Wheel Drive Self-propelled Mower, model #37710
Available at Sears
- Husqvarna® High Wheel, All-Wheel Drive,
Self-Propeller Walk Lawn Mower, model #HU725AWDH
Available at Regional Retailers and Husqvarna Dealers
- Snapper® 21" Self-Propelled Mower 3-N-1, SP70
Model#12A-A2A1707, and
Snapper 21" Self-Propelled Mower 3-N-1 with Rear High Wheels, SP80
Model#12A-VB2A2707
Available at Walmart
- Toro® 22" Recycler® All-Wheel Drive
Personal Pace® Mower, model #20353,
Available at authorized Toro dealers and The Home Depot
- Troy-Bilt® Front Wheel Drive Self-Propelled, model
#12AVB2A3711,
Available at Lowes
Troy-Bilt TriAction® 21"
Low Wheel, Variable Speed Self-Propelled Mower, model #TB330,
Troy-Bilt TriAction 21" High Wheel, MyStride Self-Propelled Mower,
model # TB370
Available at Regional and Independent Retailers
- Yard Machines®, 21", High Wheel, 3-in-1 Push Mower,
model # 11A-B9A9729
Available at The Home Depot
Additional features on the EXi Engine include the Briggs and
Stratton Starting Promise**, which promises that your engine "will
start in two pulls or we'll fix it free" and the
ReadyStart® starting system that requires no priming or
choking-just pull for power. The EXi Engine is also the lightest in
its class making it easy to maneuver. Other regular maintenance is
simpler with an air filter that requires no tools to change and a
larger fuel neck that is angled toward the operator making adding
fuel easier.
"We designed this engine because our consumer research says that
while people understand the importance of changing oil as routine
maintenance, they don't necessarily do it," says Carissa Gingras, marketing director for consumer
engines and service at Briggs & Stratton. "Our engineers
figured out a way to keep the oil cool and clean, two important
factors of extending the life of the oil, and we are able to pass
the benefits of easy maintenance on to consumers."
The EXi Engine is made in the USA of U.S. and global parts at the Briggs
& Stratton Poplar Bluff, Mo.
plant. It will become standard across all OEM partners and mower
lines, phasing out the company's current 675 and 725 ex series
engines over the next couple of years. For more information visit:
www.briggsandstratton.com.
*To learn more, go to www.justcheckandadd.com or see complete
details in the Operators Manual.
**For more details, visit
http://www.briggsandstratton.com/us/en/support/starting-promise
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, headquartered in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the
world's largest producer of gasoline engines for outdoor power
equipment. Its wholly owned subsidiaries include North America's number one marketer of
portable generators and pressure washers, and it is a leading
designer, manufacturer and marketer of lawn and garden, turf care
and job site products through its Simplicity®, Snapper®, Snapper
Pro®, Ferris®, Murray®, Allmand™, Branco® and Victa® brands. Briggs
& Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and
serviced in over 100 countries on six continents. For more
information, visit www.basco.com or
www.briggsandstratton.com.
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