I am NOT sure however whenever you compare a BRUTE and a Yardman whilst sitting side by side at Walmart........They look Identical!
Originally it was a brand name owned by Murray which is is now Briggs & Straton Outdoor Products
The Briggs and Straton Quattro is a 4 HP
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The Briggs and Straton Quattro is a 4 hp engine
if made by murray contact briggs and straton they bought out murray it worked for me
I found it. The Norma Co. made them for JCP, which was bought by the Murry Co. which went out of business and some of its assets were bought by Briggs and Straton.
I belive the were made by Murray but they went bancrupt and I believe Briggs and Straton got them as payment for the debt.
Lawn tractors have oil filters.push mowers don't. Change oil more frequanetly in a push mower engine.hope this helped. S.g.
It is a B&S 397974 or 493017. It vents past the threads, so it needs to be the original or aftermarket replacement.
2001 was the last year of production of lawn tractors.
John Deere makes their own lawn tractors(mowers) in Horicon, Wisconsin, USA.
John Deere lawn tractors are manufactured in Horicon, Wisconsin along with their Gator UTVs.