Yep you have to do that if you are using a short shaft motor ,you can't use the spacer under the engine like the V40 does because then the blades would be too high and without the spacer the exhaust will hit the base if you install the motor the same way as the V40 ,same sort of problems when using the Briggs except the tank hits the base.
It's a little difficult to see Norm ,I can't see the plastic ring but it could have if its not the short shaft motor.
Originally Posted by Tyler
Best one I saw was someone cut out a notch from the high arch to fit the briggs tank - bloody nice alloy deck as well
Reminds me of the alloy SupaSwift base I bought Tyler that had a Briggs ,they did the same thing cutting the base for fuel tank clearance except they screwed a sheet metal plate under the base so the hole was covered.
Norm, as they used to mount the briggs sideways on them, I am going to assume we could
Whether or not its a good idea aesthetically though...
Max, there was no plate on the one I saw - I guess thats why the oiled foam filter was so clogged (although they aren't in a good position at the best of times).
Good point there Tyler, I hadn't thought about that. Problem with a Chonda sitting that way is that the spark plug cap sticks out more than on a PT. I had to replace the plug cap on a Chonda yesterday on a mower the correct way round because the bloke had bashed it into a tree branch and broken it. They are a bit exposed and being brittle they do break
I have had the problem of breaking those Chonda plug caps as well when east west fitted. They are easy to break. I ended up replacing it with a Victa rubber one. They seem Ok
