MF, a few reasons why no PT
1 - I don't want to destroy any good PT - if I throw a stick down and damage the motor, I am going to be a lot more upset destroying a PT than a briggs - throw it out and put another on.
2 - Noise, its sitting in 1 spot and a PT at 3600 rpm is a lot noisier than a Briggs
3 - tank as you say.
I have got a spare 4 blade disc, but they have a problem - the blades scarcely swing back at all due to the shape of the disc. I forsee a bent crank if I go that route
I think the next progression is a briggs - Quattro 158cc. Bit more power + internal governor would mean faster response and less bogging.
I was thinking quantum 190cc, but the downside is you do end up with a bit of chaff in the cooling fins (clean every 8-10 hours use). On a classic briggs its 3 bolts and 5 minute job, on a quantum the tank needs off, then the cowl and fiddle around getting it all back on (1/2 hour all told).
