Fun Fact January 25, 2022.
Tool time Tuesday and today a brief history of one of the most common small engines on the market today. I’ve been working on my “vintage” snow thrower. It has a 3.5 HP Briggs & Stratton engine on it, built in June of 1979. Like I said, it’s “vintage.” According to Briggs And Stratton dot com, In the early 1900’s, Briggs & Stratton developed the revolutionary stationary Type “P” engine. This was a game changer in the 4-cycle gasoline engine industry and set the course for Briggs & Stratton to become the world’s largest manufacturer of air-cooled gasoline engines. In 1953 Briggs & Stratton revolutionized the lawn and garden industry by developing the first lightweight, air-cooled aluminum engine. The 1970’s brought a fuel shortage to the Unites States and Briggs & Stratton responded to the need to use less gas with the development of electric motors and one of the first gas/electric hybrid car prototypes. Briggs continues to innovate the small engine industry by developing more fuel efficient engines and manufacturing engines comprised of 98% recycled aluminum. Listen to the podcast here; https://theriver953.com/lonnies-fun-fact/
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