Hi all ,
I currently have a Briggs 850e ( no hand throttle ) engine fitted to my lawnmower . Over the past few years my lawn which is grass upon clay has developed mostly into a tightly packed moss. Now its regular that when passing over a heavy patch of moss the engine struggles then hunts thereafter . The governor spring was bent slightly years ago to increase rpm and now those higher revs which were great on ”nice grass” is now the problem as when there’s load with the moss it does this hunting until it settles (which could be 10 mins ). Iv bent the spring position back to what would have been standard . The mower now runs fine but its quiet and underpowered for the grass and filling the box ( the original reason it was bent ) .
Is there anything I can do to get the higher revs that pack the collection box but doesn’t hunt when under load ?
Would adjusting the governor itself be an option or would I still get the same hunting but louder ?
any help would be appreciated.
ps , clay and moss is here to stay on my lawn ...
thanks
I currently have a Briggs 850e ( no hand throttle ) engine fitted to my lawnmower . Over the past few years my lawn which is grass upon clay has developed mostly into a tightly packed moss. Now its regular that when passing over a heavy patch of moss the engine struggles then hunts thereafter . The governor spring was bent slightly years ago to increase rpm and now those higher revs which were great on ”nice grass” is now the problem as when there’s load with the moss it does this hunting until it settles (which could be 10 mins ). Iv bent the spring position back to what would have been standard . The mower now runs fine but its quiet and underpowered for the grass and filling the box ( the original reason it was bent ) .
Is there anything I can do to get the higher revs that pack the collection box but doesn’t hunt when under load ?
Would adjusting the governor itself be an option or would I still get the same hunting but louder ?
any help would be appreciated.
ps , clay and moss is here to stay on my lawn ...
thanks