BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K

EXHIBIT 12

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(in thousands)



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|                                                  |  | Fiscal Year Ended |       
|                                                  |  | July 3, 2011      |        |   | June 27, 2010 |   |        | June 28, 2009 |  |   | June 29, 2008 |   |  | RestatedJuly 1, 2007 |       
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |              
|Earnings                                          |  |                   |        |   |               |   |        |               |  |   |               |   |  |                      |        |   |  |   |        |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |              
|Income before income taxes                        |  | $                 | 32,054 |   |               | $ | 49,073 |               |  | $ | 40,409        |   |  | $                    | 29,609 |   |  | $ | 3,302  |  
|Less:   Equity income from equity investees       |  |                   | (5,082 | ) |               |   | (4,071 | )             |  |   | (1,527        | ) |  |                      | (3,588 | ) |  |   | (3,303 | )
|Add:    Fixed charges                             |  |                   | 25,942 |   |               |   | 29,520 |               |  |   | 34,010        |   |  |                      | 41,337 |   |  |   | 46,592 |  
|Distributed income of equity investees            |  |                   | 6,980  |   |               |   | 4,005  |               |  |   | 5,212         |   |  |                      | 2,800  |   |  |   | 4,879  |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |               |   |        |               |  |   |               |   |  |                      |        |   |  |   |        |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |              
|Earnings as defined                               |  | $                 | 59,894 |   |               | $ | 78,527 |               |  | $ | 78,104        |   |  | $                    | 70,158 |   |  | $ | 51,470 |  
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|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |              
|Fixed Charges                                     |  |                   |        |   |               |   |        |               |  |   |               |   |  |                      |        |   |  |   |        |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |              
|Interest expense                                  |  | $                 | 23,014 |   |               | $ | 25,573 |               |  | $ | 30,521        |   |  | $                    | 37,554 |   |  | $ | 42,932 |  
|Amortization of discounts related to indebtedness |  |                   | 304    |   |               |   | 896    |               |  |   | 626           |   |  |                      | 569    |   |  |   | 759    |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |               |   |        |               |  |   |               |   |  |                      |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Interest expense as reported                      |  |                   | 23,318 |   |               |   | 26,469 |               |  |   | 31,147        |   |  |                      | 38,123 |   |  |   | 43,691 |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |              
|Amortization of deferred financing fees           |  |                   | 934    |   |               |   | 1,250  |               |  |   | 1,331         |   |  |                      | 1,414  |   |  |   | 1,173  |  
|Portion of rent expense relating to interest      |  |                   | 1,690  |   |               |   | 1,801  |               |  |   | 1,532         |   |  |                      | 1,800  |   |  |   | 1,728  |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |               |   |        |               |  |   |               |   |  |                      |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Fixed charges as defined                          |  | $                 | 25,942 |   |               | $ | 29,520 |               |  | $ | 34,010        |   |  | $                    | 41,337 |   |  | $ | 46,592 |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |               |   |        |               |  |   |               |   |  |                      |        |   |  |   |        |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |              
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                |  |                   | 2.3    | x |               |   | 2.7    | x             |  |   | 2.3           | x |  |                      | 1.7    | x |  |   | 1.1    | x
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