Please tell us why you have singled out chinese made engines from all of the other chinese made products we consume. I am not into buying a Chinese engine by any means and will avoid." " Is Polar Force by Briggs a Chinese disguise? And the Toro saids Briggs Snow.something (do not recall the name now). How much chinese made merchandise is in your home? If that is so then many of us who buy at Wal Mart, Home Depot, Target, Lowes, Costco, etc., must be filling our homes with garbage. What makes you think that being made in China is equal to garbage. "I was looking for Ariens until someone said they are Chinese garbage." "Can someone reveal the secrets behind Briggs engines and other Chinese ones." The Toro supports between the handlebars was plastic and the handles twisted when moved. And the gear case was suspended with several supports, the Toro was not and only utilizing the supports on the housing ends. I liked the simple Ariens chute rotation design very smooth operation. I did not like the Toro plastic.too much. I guess one would need to get the exact model number off the showroom floor and then call them to compare to a Toro Snow Series.Īfter seeing the Ariens, my vote is for emed more solid. So there could be some differences, not sure. I asked if the Snow Series is the same as Polar, essentially the same. In regards to parts support, Briggs does not recognize the Polar Force name, so like with most things, you need the model number off the engine which Briggs does not allow Ariens to remove. In regards to Polar Force.they have no involvement in that. They confirmed to me that the Ariens Briggs is a true Briggs engine and it is made in the USA. Virtually every LCT engine we sell has a pronounced surge at idle, and once again, due to the lack of any parts, it's impossible to fix.Ĭalled Briggs customer support. The studs they sit on crack, as well as the bolts being improperly tightened, allowing the rockers themselves to wallow out and take the rest of the engine with them. Another common area of failure are the valve rockers. If the carburetor is not metering fuel properly, the only recourse is to replace the entire carb. There are no individual parts available for a lot of the sub-assemblies on LCT engines. because MTD tried to open their own engine plant and was shot down by the EPA. I've got a pair of cordless tools made in China, but the parent company cares enough to make sure the Chinese plants are up to the task. It could be that only those B&S engines sold to Ariens are called Polar Force but are identical to the Snow Kings.Īs for the quality of Chinese products, it's all up to the QA/QC process. However, if you search for new B&S engines, their snow engine is dubbed "Snow King", not "Polar Force". The Ariens I have seen with LCT engines say "Ariens by LCT" on them.
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