@bertsmobile1 The thing is if Briggs keeps playing games with parts backorders the dealers won't even order or floorplan anything with Briggs engines. So even if they purge the old stuff from the market, People won't want to buy the new stuff either.
Franchise dealers don't have much choice they can only order in what the manufacturer has in their catalogue.
What I have seen is a lot more mower shops with house branded cheap Chinese mowers & ride ons.
Most mower shops here are franchised dealers so will only carry 2 or 3 brands
Stihl Shops now carry Honda and Cub Cadet .
Deere dealers also carry Stihl ( seems a better mix )
Not many freehold shops who can carry what they like any more.
Not hard when the customer walks in the door with a 10 year old tiller to tell them parts are NLA but I can sell you this nice new one with 4 ground speeds & 3 blade speeds .
Or can't get bits for your old technology alternator style generator but I can sell you this nice new inverter style that puts out more electricity for the same amount of fuel & is quieter to boot.
Remember the under 50's are the throw away , got to be better if it is new generation.
Getting them to think about costs 2 weeks away is a problem let alone 10 years down the track.
The best value mowers available down here are the Greenfields & Coxes with cone or disc drives .They will run forever and use standard V belts so dirt cheap to run.
But they cost 30% more than hydro powered Deere or Husqvarna that will need a new $ 2000 transmission in 5 years .
The funny bit ( well tragic really ) is when I advise some one to buy a used one, they complain that the price of a 5 year old used one is more than the price of a brand new Toro.
When I suggest that might be because they are substantially better and will run for longer & cost far less over time I get looked at like I have 3 heads, they just can not understand the concept of quality and longivity costing more than glossy paint.
