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Briggs & Statton manuals?

#1

smhardesty

smhardesty

Does anybody have a link to a site or page where we can download owners manuals? At the present time, there is a glitch on the Briggs site on the page to find and download manuals. The link is incorrect and it points right back to the page you start on. Kind of useless right now. I sent a message to Briggs asking if they could correct the link so customers can actually download the manuals. Might be a while before they fix it, IF they do.

I'd like to find both owners manuals and parts manuals for Briggs engines on some site, somewhere.


#2

StarTech

StarTech

You try googling the model number with owners manual as a search spec.

Other than there is the dealers Power Portal but you must be dealer to use it. So is there a particular manual you need currently?


#3

smhardesty

smhardesty

Yeah, I'd like to have a copy of the owners manual for a model 08P502-0167-F1. There will be more I need as I go along, but this is the only one for now. Since I'll be needing them as I buy more to refurb, I'll need different ones. That's why I put a bug in the ears over on the Briggs site. It doesn't really make sense that the average Joe can download a complete parts manual, but can't even get ahold of a simple owners manual.


#4

StarTech

StarTech

Briggs 080000, 090000, 093J00, 100000 series owner manual

I leave the file up for a few days as I am still setting up my business Google account


#5

shadetree#1

shadetree#1

Do you want owners manual or a service manual?

Here is a link to quite a few manual of all kinds.
You will have to register then click on the download, manual and links section and start scrolling.
Quite often when going to this site a add will jump in, just click the back button and go again. It usually goes the second time. Seems google chrome browser is little more user friendly as compared to microsoft edge for the site.
If you do not see the info you desire just go to the Technical section and ask.

Professional Power Equipment Technicians & Education Network (PPETEN) • Index page

ppeten.com ppeten.com


#6

R

Rivets

Be careful when replying to the OP. I’ve got a very interesting conversation with him I’m trying to share with the experienced techs on this forum.


#7

StarTech

StarTech

shadetree#1 said:
Do you want owners manual or a service manual?

Here is a link to quite a few manual of all kinds.
You will have to register then click on the download, manual and links section and start scrolling.
Quite often when going to this site a add will jump in, just click the back button and go again. It usually goes the second time. Seems google chrome browser is little more user friendly as compared to microsoft edge for the site.
If you do not see the info you desire just go to the Technical section and ask.

Professional Power Equipment Technicians & Education Network (PPETEN) • Index page

ppeten.com ppeten.com
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It is a little more involved then simply registering due to data harvesters and spammers. There is a required minimum number of posts before the download section opens to new members. Otherwords members must take part by sharing. It is a give and receive forum. One or more members had already violated the terms and the Briggs file section had to be reload to a different set of directories. When the provider started getting a lot file requests due to a security update he took down the Briggs files. He has since reloaded them under a new share link.


#8

smhardesty

smhardesty

I'll try and reply to each post.

StarTech, I got the manual. Thank you kindly. Just what I needed.

shadetree#1, I'll take every owners manual and service manual I can get. I've started a little repair and service biz out of the garage. I've been buying some used mowers I find in the area with prices that wouldn't choke a horse. LOL! I have a laptop setup as a business box and I have loads of hard drive space for manuals. I've downloaded a lot already and I'm still looking for more. But, as for this specific request, I needed a copy of the owners manual.

Rivets, was your warning for me or about me? I'm not entirely certain what you were referring to.

StaeTech, again. I guess I'll have to register and do some posting over on that site you provided the link to. If they have manuals to download, I'm interested. As for people screwing up a good thing, I spent 30+ years in the computing industry. A lot of that time was in personal computer and network security. You don't have to tell me how badly people can screw things up. I was the only computer tech at a nearby college. I don't care how securely you make a network at a college. those kids can figure out every possible way to screw things up. I actually had to lock down one computer lab because the Korean students would make such drastic changes to the computers that no other student could then use them.

And THAT is why I started a small engine repair biz several years ago. I needed some way to decompress after marathon sessions to restore computers and networks. I'd spend evenings and weekends working on small engines and the rest of the time working on computer stuff. Kept me sane. I sold off all my specialty tools and all the inventory I had left when we bought this house 6 years ago. I figured I'd never need the stuff again as my wife and I both retired. I have decided to get back in the small engine biz to keep us from killing one another. LOL! It's not really that bad. I'm really just trying to find a good way to keep myself busy.


#9

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bertsmobile1

StarTech said:
It is a little more involved then simply registering due to data harvesters and spammers. There is a required minimum number of posts before the download section opens to new members. Otherwords members must take part by sharing. It is a give and receive forum. One or more members had already violated the terms and the Briggs file section had to be reload to a different set of directories. When the provider started getting a lot file requests due to a security update he took down the Briggs files. He has since reloaded them under a new share link.
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Well I registered just before I went away for a couple of weeks holidays
Had a quick look at what was there
Never made a single post
And when I got back there was a notice that I had a PM but I could not view it because I could not log in
Apparently I was banned by an administrator
So I doubt that I will bother with that forum any more


#10

smhardesty

smhardesty

bertsmobile1 said:
Apparently I was banned by an administrator
So I doubt that I will bother with that forum any more
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You should try computer and Linux forums if you want to see a whole load of that type thing. I was recently banned from a Linux forum because I asked how to do a particular task and the administration on that forum banned me because they don't think I should be using a program that I have used for over ten years. No kidding. Some dip stick jumped all over me because I was asking how to make that program do something I knew was possible, but I just couldn't figure out how to do. I asked him to kindly refrain from posting on my thread if he had nothing positive and worthwhile to add. Within an hour I received notice I was banned. No great loss. I used that as the perfect excuse to jump to a completely different Linux distribution. Worked out well for me so far.

So, yeah, I'm familiar with that type thing. It's sad when a public forum is run in such a manner. You also need to keep in mind that there are members of forums that just continue to push the envelope and sometimes push a tad bit too far. Admins have to deal with all sorts of people and sometimes members just refuse to follow forum rules.


#11

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bertsmobile1

smhardesty said:
You should try computer and Linux forums if you want to see a whole load of that type thing. I was recently banned from a Linux forum because I asked how to do a particular task and the administration on that forum banned me because they don't think I should be using a program that I have used for over ten years. No kidding. Some dip stick jumped all over me because I was asking how to make that program do something I knew was possible, but I just couldn't figure out how to do. I asked him to kindly refrain from posting on my thread if he had nothing positive and worthwhile to add. Within an hour I received notice I was banned. No great loss. I used that as the perfect excuse to jump to a completely different Linux distribution. Worked out well for me so far.

So, yeah, I'm familiar with that type thing. It's sad when a public forum is run in such a manner. You also need to keep in mind that there are members of forums that just continue to push the envelope and sometimes push a tad bit too far. Admins have to deal with all sorts of people and sometimes members just refuse to follow forum rules.
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You really only find it on US based forums
I am on 14 BSA motorcycle forums + 5 RR car forums + 4 mower forums + 6 chainsaw forums
Despite all of the forums I had joined saying that religion & politics was a banned subject I got tossed off one for being "unchristian" & another for being "unamercian"
But I did think being banned from a forum I had never made a post to was quite hillarious .
And on top of that I run 3 forums although to be honest I don't actually visit any of them very often as I no longer run a courier business or do private hire cars .


#12

smhardesty

smhardesty

Yeah, I'd say you could be right about the US of A being home to more all around jerks than other countries. We seem to have an abundance ofthem for sure.


#13

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bertsmobile1

On the forums I run when some one complains about another persons post I have a quick look at it
BAsically if it is not directly abusive or factually incorrect I write back
"If you don't like what this person is posting then use the ignore feature so you will never see what they post ."
Depending upon the actual platform usually an administrator can watch an individual persons posts.
Now if I get a lot of people making a complaint I occasionally warn the poster that they are offending a lot of members.
I am a firm believer in free speech & do not believe in senscorship .
OTOH I also believe in being factually correct so have on occasions popped in a warning post ( so every one can see it ) that if the poster continues to post garbage they have lifted off FAce book or Twitter then they would loose posting priviledges & it is up to them to ensure what they were posting is fact & not popular myths.


#14

B

bertsmobile1

We are getting a bit off topic here but if you have an objective look at different platforms / governments / organizations the ones that champion Free Market and expouse that "the market should decide " are the ones that sensor what is allowed to be said / printed / published the most.
SO what they really mean is "the market should be allowed to agree with me"
Abortion is the perfect example in a country where the population ( market ) must be free to be allowed decide everything , apart from Abortion when the government decided it knows better .


#15

StarTech

StarTech

bertsmobile1 said:
Well I registered just before I went away for a couple of weeks holidays
Had a quick look at what was there
Never made a single post
And when I got back there was a notice that I had a PM but I could not view it because I could not log in
Apparently I was banned by an administrator
So I doubt that I will bother with that forum any more
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A back file had to be installed by the administrator sometime Saturday due a file error but I believe he has all users back up now other than the spammers. Of course you might got caught up in IPL address range block as there was a lot Russians spammers that had to be blocked. If that is the case the admin would need your IP address to check and unblock it. If I remember correctly he has only banned a couple users since 2003. And of them was a real pain in the behind (cussing out the administrator is what got him banned) and the other for posting political ads.

As a moderator if you want I can get the administrator to look for your account. And if present resend a forced re-activation request. He don't usually ban users; unless, they are causing problems. Now if you setup using a disposable email address then that might be a problem if it is no longer active.

Now when I log in over there, there is a bertsmobilerepairs with an IP address of with an IP address of ***.18.150.76 shown as latest member but that may not be you
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#16

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bertsmobile1

StarTech said:
A back file had to be installed by the administrator sometime Saturday due a file error but I believe he has all users back up now other than the spammers. Of course you might got caught up in IPL address range block as there was a lot Russians spammers that had to be blocked. If that is the case the admin would need your IP address to check and unblock it. If I remember correctly he has only banned a couple users since 2003. And of them was a real pain in the behind (cussing out the administrator is what got him banned) and the other for posting political ads.

As a moderator if you want I can get the administrator to look for your account. And if present resend a forced re-activation request. He don't usually ban users; unless, they are causing problems. Now if you setup using a disposable email address then that might be a problem if it is no longer active.

Now when I log in over there, there is a bertsmobilerepairs with an IP address of with an IP address of ***.18.150.76 shown as latest member but that may not be you
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That was me
I use TPG ADSL for my mail server so have a dynamic email IP address for there from a block of around 200 and 2 different Mobile broadband providers because the coverage here is rubbish and even then some times I have to resort to mobile hot spotting on one of the 2 mobile phones ( both different providers from any of the others ) so using IP authentication is not going to work with this little back duck .
Thus the gateway route will be different every time I log in depending upon which ISP I am connecting through and which computer I am using at the time .
The email account probably looked sus as it was "notrealmail" which is what I use for a lot of forums so all incoming mail can go directly into the trash.
220 messages there at the moment all spam and we are only at the 12th day of the month .
It was 2 weeks ago and I was unable to log in when I came home.
Tried a couple of times then gave up
However just tried it now & all appears to be fine
The PM that I could not read was apparently deleted by Kev on 24-11-22
I will see how it goes
Tried to rejoin as Victa_Vandal which is my trading name for Victa parts & service using the VV email address but that failed so if it does come through I will not activate it .
When I joined was using the ADSL connection.
When I could not log in I was using the Mobile Broadband connection
Both of them are down right now so I am back on the 2Mb/s ADSL connection right now
(Did I say the Broadband in OZ is a joke ?)
75 Km from the harbour bridge , 3 km from the biggest dam in the country 5 km from our new airport & no internet for hours on end .


#17

StarTech

StarTech

Don't feel left out. Until 8 yrs I was on 33.6 Kb/s dial-up service, then I was able get on 1Mb/s DSL but only just barely close enough. And there are still places in my area that only dial-up service. Takes over a week to download some in those areas. And if don't have download add-on that allows restarts in those areas when someone pickups the phone you have start all over again. Where I move to 6 yrs ago has 30-50Mb/s service via cable but the local landline can't even provide DSL service and they are not trying to upgrade due to all the cell phone that only halfway work here. When are on a call one step left or right can lose the signal. Cable promising is promising 100 Mb/s service but I have not seen that here. I usually peak around 45 Mb/s on downloads but only uploads at 10 Mb/s. They got a governor on the system I reckon.

But I am lucky as there are places where even dial-up services are not available in this country. In those places they try satellite to be on the net and even that is iffy.

I was down in the old stomping grounds and they are installing fiber optic cables. Probably got a government grant to do so.

The admin probably figured you were just ignoring the PM and he does have to clear both his inbox and out boxes at times to make room for new PMs. We only have so much storage space provide by our service provider. And we don't even have a in house file storage area. Nearly all the downloads are from the admin's personal two online storage sites. He has over 10 Gb of files stored but only provides a fraction of them to members. One such set is the Stihl manuals which if Stihl USA see them available freely would force the removal of the files.

And the Founder is already complaining about spending $250 per year for the service even though he get the ads revenue.


#18

smhardesty

smhardesty

Ouch! I can't imagine what is must be like to try and do anything on today's Internet with only a 1 Mbps pipe. I used to lag behind most places when we still lived out on the farm. Since we moved into town, I have a 600 Mbps pipe and if I wanted to spring for an additional $15 per month, I could have a 1 GB connection. I'm spoiled now and if it happens to be a day the service provider is having some minor glitches or doing maintenance and I notice I'm only getting 100 Mbps speeds, I get grouchy.

What is that old saying? “I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.”


#19

StarTech

StarTech

smhardesty said:
What is that old saying? “I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.”
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Exactly some complain about things until see they folks in worst situations. I know I am not in the best conditions but it could always be worst. I do the best I can with what I have.


#20

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bertsmobile1

It is very frustrating down here because the previous Liberal federal government sabotaged the system so they could blame Labour because the plan for the NBN was a Labour initiative .
The original plan had fibre going to every property so has the potential for 1000Gb/s connections when the band width between the exchanges was available .
Naturally it was throttled back to 10Gb so as not to overwhelm the backbone
So the DSL racks would be removed from the exchanges and relocated in the bush as mini exchanges in places where the customer was more than 10km away from a major exchange so hundreds of small towns that did not have a phone exchange would get one or more mini exchanges using the existing phone lines till a big enough fibre bundle was laid to their region to allow fibre to the door .
What we ended up with is the exchange racks being shifted out of the phone exchange & relocated to street corners so no house is more than 1km from the racks so in theory everyone should be able to get 100Mb/s without upgrading the exchange backbone network .
They used existing copper phone lines which of course are subject to weather & radio interfearance , old co-axial TV networks , Fixed wireless + direct fibre ( for the "right" people ).
So now we have internet & phone connections through a box on the side of the road powered by a feed tapped of the electricity network.
Thus when the power goes down, no phones no internet
When some idiot slams his vehicle into the box ( all positioned at the edge of the kerb ) then all of the people serviced by that box loose both phone & internet .
Now of course there is a limit of the number of racks available and of course there are places like here where you can not locate a box such that 50 connections will all have less than 1 km of copper between the box & our computers so we would not be able to get the "guaranteed" 10Mb/s so we became "technically impossible" to connect and 1 week before the managers could stick their snouts into the $ 450,000 on time completion bonus trough they simply changed the web site to say we had to use Sky-Muster satelite system which was already 300% oversubscribed , can not carry phone calls and costs 4 times as much for 1/2 the data.
Glad I live in a first world country .
During the 2019 bushfires, sky-muster fell over because the signals could not penetrate the dense smoke & mobile services fell over because the power was interrupted & their UPS was only good for 2 hrs of normal use not 15 days of emergency use and the same thing is happening with the current floods.

So the government has just spent $ 57,000,000,000 to supposedly connect 50,000,000 homes & businesses to a broadband system that is already obsolete
Or to put it another way $ 1140 per connection
Fiber to the door was originally costed out at $ 500 per connection and could be upgraded very cheaply as the expensive bit is the exchange to the door and that will have to be redone for almost every house .


#21

StarTech

StarTech

Blazing speeds are nice but not absolutely necessary. Now for larger businesses then yes but not a residential home owner. I can download, stream, and use my VoIP phone on the 50 Mb/s service all at the same time. Now of I came the earlier users that had to deal with 1200 baud service so even the speed I currently at is very fast.

Now without a back power I lose my service even the electricity is out. But I live in an area where tornadoes are bad to take out the electricity for weeks and I have learn to live without it. I just switch to solar power if the power is out for a day or two. I just consider it that I was forced to go camping.


#22

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bertsmobile1

I always wonder what is going on when we see tornadoes racing through your "tornado alley" ripping up power lines .
I sort of thought an advanced clever country like the USA would have the common sense to run power wires underground in high tornado risk regions.

BAck before the NBN landlines were internally powered so unless there was an earthquake you never lost our phone line
In the past 4 years of the "improved NBN " hundreds of thousands of people loose all communications when the grid fails because you can not send line voltage down the fibre bundles and the modem racks require a lot more power than the 50V phone line UPS can provide even if they left the copper wires from the exchange intact to the curb side racks .
Something that the Liberal Party forgot about when they installed our "future proof world class" Broadband network.
It would be laughable if it was not for the fact that people have died because when the grid went down they had no way of seeking medical assistance unless they had a CB radio in their cars


#23

D

DeadmanRoss316

smhardesty said:
Does anybody have a link to a site or page where we can download owners manuals? At the present time, there is a glitch on the Briggs site on the page to find and download manuals. The link is incorrect and it points right back to the page you start on. Kind of useless right now. I sent a message to Briggs asking if they could correct the link so customers can actually download the manuals. Might be a while before they fix it, IF they do.

I'd like to find both owners manuals and parts manuals for Briggs engines on some site, somewhere.
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I am a Small Engine and cycle tech, email me at rosslesher@yahoo.com


#24

G

Gord Baker

smhardesty said:
Does anybody have a link to a site or page where we can download owners manuals? At the present time, there is a glitch on the Briggs site on the page to find and download manuals. The link is incorrect and it points right back to the page you start on. Kind of useless right now. I sent a message to Briggs asking if they could correct the link so customers can actually download the manuals. Might be a while before they fix it, IF they do.

I'd like to find both owners manuals and parts manuals for Briggs engines on some site, somewhere.
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I have a 3 ring binder with 13 sections by B&S. It is in great detail with lots of photos, schematics, tools etc. MS-4750-101 is on each section. I also have one for Tecumseh.


#25

StarTech

StarTech

I also was given a couple of the six inch binders but I rather have the PDFs on my computer or access to them via the Power Portal.


#26

tjdunlap

tjdunlap

I found and bought this repair manual on Amazon. It's been invaluable, depending on what engine(s) you have.


#27

F

Freddie21

manualslib.com is good.


#28

M

MikeH62

Link works for me
https://www.briggsandstratton.com/eu/en_gb/support/manuals.html

This one too

Results | Briggs and Stratton Europe

www.briggsandstratton.com www.briggsandstratton.com


#29

T

The Road Warrior

(Link below) May not be an exact duplication of B&S manuals but better than guessing at it.

ManualsLib - Makes it easy to find manuals online!

www.manualslib.com www.manualslib.com


#30

J

JAZ

smhardesty said:
Does anybody have a link to a site or page where we can download owners manuals? At the present time, there is a glitch on the Briggs site on the page to find and download manuals. The link is incorrect and it points right back to the page you start on. Kind of useless right now. I sent a message to Briggs asking if they could correct the link so customers can actually download the manuals. Might be a while before they fix it, IF they do.

I'd like to find both owners manuals and parts manuals for Briggs engines on some site, somewhere.
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#31

J

JAZ

smhardesty said:
Does anybody have a link to a site or page where we can download owners manuals? At the present time, there is a glitch on the Briggs site on the page to find and download manuals. The link is incorrect and it points right back to the page you start on. Kind of useless right now. I sent a message to Briggs asking if they could correct the link so customers can actually download the manuals. Might be a while before they fix it, IF they do.

I'd like to find both owners manuals and parts manuals for Briggs engines on some site, somewhere.
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Try free manuals online or www.manualsonline.com


#32

smhardesty

smhardesty

Freddie21 said:
manualslib.com is good.
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That looks like a good place to try. I just tried a quick search for an engine I just got done with. It didn't turn up any results, but that was just one. I have it bookmarked now so will try it the next time I go searching.

Thanks.


#33

smhardesty

smhardesty

MikeH62 said:
Link works for me
https://www.briggsandstratton.com/eu/en_gb/support/manuals.html

This one too

Results | Briggs and Stratton Europe

www.briggsandstratton.com www.briggsandstratton.com
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That page works sometimes, but then sometimes I end up with that page up, but the link is to the same page. Look at this screenshot. If you'll notice, the link is set to return to the exact page you started with, itself. I've been playing with this for quite a few days now. I keep trying to catch what it is I do differently each time. I can usually clear all the browser data, close the browser, then reopen it and go back to the page and it'll be just fine. Then, I go on surfing other sites and if I go back to that page, I get the crazy dead link loop. I don't doubt that it's something I do. I just haven't figured out what it is. The other thing I run into once in a while on that page is that the operator's manuals aren't available for some engines. One of the older engines I was working on a couple of days ago wasn't available. The parts list was there, but not the owner's manual. If i ever figure out what I do differently sometimes, I'll be sure to post up what it is. I know that I have read posts from other guys that have had the same experience as me on that page so it must be something common to a few of us anyway.

Take a close look at these two screenshots. Look beside the red arrows I included. In the first screenshot, there is a difference between the actual URL and the link. There is no # symbol in the URL in the first screenshot. But then look at the second screenshot. The URL and the link at the same exact thing. Both include the #. If you try clicking on the "Briggs & Stratton Engine" button, you'll just be directed right back to the same, exact page you started with. You can't go forward because the link is to itself. I don't know how I do it, or how the other guys do it, but somehow I occasionally end up with the dead link. And I have forgotten way too much about website scripting to recall how the script is calling for the same URL as itself. Maybe one of you guys are knowledgeable enough with website creation to explain what it is doing.


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#34

smhardesty

smhardesty

JAZ said:
Try free manuals online or www.manualsonline.com
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I bookmarked that one too. I just tried searching for the manual that I had trouble finding. It's not on that site either. Maybe it's just because the engine is so new and they haven't loaded those manuals into the site's database yet. But thanks for the link. I'll try it in the future.


#35

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smallenginesuppliers

The link on Briggs' site works for me.

Find Manual & Parts List | Briggs & Stratton

Whether you are putting your equipment away for the season or needing to replace a part, locate your equipment or engine manual to get the information specific to your product.
www.briggsandstratton.com www.briggsandstratton.com


#36

K

kjonxx

smhardesty said:
Does anybody have a link to a site or page where we can download owners manuals? At the present time, there is a glitch on the Briggs site on the page to find and download manuals. The link is incorrect and it points right back to the page you start on. Kind of useless right now. I sent a message to Briggs asking if they could correct the link so customers can actually download the manuals. Might be a while before they fix it, IF they do.

I'd like to find both owners manuals and parts manuals for Briggs engines on some site, somewhere.
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hammermill or manuals search


#37

StarTech

StarTech

Sometimes its easier to ask dealer to lookup the owners manual and IPLs for the requester and send to where they can be downloaded. Now note some dealers are jerks to deal with.

IPLs are usually available at various online vendors. Of course you need the complete Model, Type code, along with the date code sometimes to get the correct parts. Oh I know they are not stored on our local systems but that's why we should not be using smart phone due to data usage limits. Beside a larger screen is much easier to view.

Now the more important service manuals, ASPI and DSB themselves are harder to get. And even Briggs don't update those service manuals except by sending out bulletins once released.


#38

smhardesty

smhardesty

StarTech said:
Oh I know they are not stored on our local systems but that's why we should not be using smart phone due to data usage limits. Beside a larger screen is much easier to view.
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That could launch me on a whole, long, rant. I started working on computers in 1976 and spent 30+ years doing it. To me, a phone is exactly that - a phone. I use mine to talk to people. The first thing I do when I get a new phone is uninstall damned near everything on it. What I can't delete, I disable. I do leave the texting alone and i do send and/or receive a few texts a month. Other than that, there is nothing left on my phone. No, I won't use it as a camera, either. I have a REAL camera if I want to take photos. I have had several long, heated discussions with people about using their phones as a camera. Smart phones are INCAPABLE of zooming. Yes, I know. Your phone has a thing that SAYS zoom, but it is NOT a true zoom. The zoom function on a phone is nothing but a trick. True, optical zoom occurs when the glass elements inside the lens move to increase or decrease the focal length of the lens. Phones use digital zoom, which is implemented by leveraging the ISP or the software instead of using lens optics. The software in the phone them interpolates what it THINKS the zoomed image should look like, but it is NOT a true representation of the scene. Interpolation is a really nice, fancy term that means it guesses what the zoomed image should look like.

See? I can launch on that subject way too easily. I do the same thing you do. If I need to look up any info, check my email, or login to this forum, it is done on a REAL computer, not a 3" screened phone. LOL!


#39

StarTech

StarTech

So I not all that alone using an old flip phone for years. I just a smart phone donated to me recently as I needed to do a video for Google then I found it had to be done live so that was a failure. I tried experimenting accessing the net via wifi but I quickly went to the desktop computer.

I work on computers for about 8 yrs in the 80's as Victor Technologies came out with their 9000 series that had a whopping 5Mb hard drive. We actually ran an business accounting program on it/ And I have to at least 2 Gb hard drive for my accounting system.

And yes I preferred my old Viritar 35mm with the 300x with a 2X multiplier optical zoom for taking pictures but I can't even find film for it anymore that it requires at the high level zooms I did. Boy I miss it for taking pictures.


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smhardesty

smhardesty

StarTech said:
And yes I preferred my old Viritar 35mm with the 300x with a 2X multiplier optical zoom for taking pictures but I can't even find film for it anymore that it requires at the high level zooms I did. Boy I miss it for taking pictures.
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You got THAT right. I miss all my old Minolta 35mm rigs. I had 8 or 9 and then a whole arsenal of lenses. I switched to DSLRs quite a few years ago. Then, health problems prevented me from going out and taking all the photos I used to specialize in. I was really into old, antique barns and rusty, old trucks and tractors. To get the really good shots you just have to do some walking. My heart won't play nicely with me if I get too hot or exert myself too much so I kind of packed all the stuff in the back of my closet and left it there for a few years. I ran across them while searching for something else and decided to sell most of my stuff, especially all the cameras and lenses. To keep myself placated, I bought a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200. I liked it so well I went ahead and bought a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70 to get myself that 1200mm zoom and the 16 megapixels versus the 12 megapixels the FZ200 has. I love both of them for what I do now. The only thing I have to remember is that when zooming past 600mm, I need to use one of my tripods because I can no longer hold the camera steady enough to get clean and clear shots.

I just love it when one of the younger generation starts going on and on about all the neat little editing tools their smartphone has. I just tell them that if they used a REAL camera, there would be no need to edit the shot. LOL! There are nearly NONE of the younger generation that have ever used a film camera. Using film, you made damned sure to have everything set on the camera correctly for the shot, then you spent anywhere from a couple of minutes to several minutes lining the shot up so you'd have exactly what you wanted once the film was developed. Paying for the film plus paying for the developing cost enough that you didn't waste a whole passel of shots just to get one good one. Most, if not all, of your shots were good because you took the time to do things right. With these DSLRs and monster sized memory cards, photographers just rip one shot right after the other, HOPING one of them is good. Things have really changed.


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ericjacobsen

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Homeuser

shadetree#1 said:
Do you want owners manual or a service manual?

Here is a link to quite a few manual of all kinds.
You will have to register then click on the download, manual and links section and start scrolling.
Quite often when going to this site a add will jump in, just click the back button and go again. It usually goes the second time. Seems google chrome browser is little more user friendly as compared to microsoft edge for the site.
If you do not see the info you desire just go to the Technical section and ask.

Professional Power Equipment Technicians & Education Network (PPETEN) • Index page

ppeten.com ppeten.com
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I'm take a service manual website, if you have one.. I can use one for my John Deere 318!


#43

smhardesty

smhardesty

Here is a live link for that manual.

http://www.wfmfiles.com/download/manuals/316_318_420_LG_Technical_Manual(TM1590_17May95).pdf


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