BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K

EXHIBIT 12

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(in thousands)



|                                                  |  |                   |         |   |               |   |         |               |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | ------- | - | ------------- | - | ------- | ------------- |  | - | -------------------- | - |  | -------------------- | ------- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                  |  | Fiscal Year Ended |        
|                                                  |  | June 27, 2010     |         |   | June 28, 2009 |   |         | June 29, 2008 |  |   | RestatedJuly 1, 2007 |   |  | RestatedJuly 2, 2006 |        
|                                                  |  |                   |         |   |              
|Earnings                                          |  |                   |         |   |               |   |         |               |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                  |  |                   |         |   |              
|Income before income taxes                        |  | $                 | 49,073  |   |               | $ | 40,409  |               |  | $ | 29,609               |   |  | $                    | 3,302   |   |  | $ | 158,514 |  
|Less:   Equity income from equity investees       |  |                   | (4,071) |   |               |   | (1,527) |               |  |   | (3,588)              |   |  |                      | (3,303) |   |  |   | (4,174) |  
|Add:    Fixed charges                             |  |                   | 29,520  |   |               |   | 34,010  |               |  |   | 41,337               |   |  |                      | 46,592  |   |  |   | 45,248  |  
|Distributed income of equity investees            |  |                   | 4,005   |   |               |   | 5,212   |               |  |   | 2,800                |   |  |                      | 4,879   |   |  |   | 4,633   |  
|                                                  |  |                   |         |   |               |   |         |               |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                  |  |                   |         |   |              
|Earnings as defined                               |  | $                 | 78,527  |   |               | $ | 78,104  |               |  | $ | 70,158               |   |  | $                    | 51,470  |   |  | $ | 204,221 |  
|                                                  |  |                   |         |   |               |   |         |               |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                  |  |                   |         |   |              
|Fixed Charges                                     |  |                   |         |   |               |   |         |               |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                  |  |                   |         |   |              
|Interest expense                                  |  | $                 | 25,573  |   |               | $ | 30,521  |               |  | $ | 37,554               |   |  | $                    | 42,932  |   |  | $ | 40,085  |  
|Amortization of discounts related to indebtedness |  |                   | 896     |   |               |   | 626     |               |  |   | 569                  |   |  |                      | 759     |   |  |   | 829     |  
|Imputed interest on deferred revenue              |  |                   | -       |   |               |   | -       |               |  |   | -                    |   |  |                      | -       |   |  |   | 1,177   |  
|                                                  |  |                   |         |   |               |   |         |               |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense as reported                      |  |                   | 26,469  |   |               |   | 31,147  |               |  |   | 38,123               |   |  |                      | 43,691  |   |  |   | 42,091  |  
|                                                  |  |                   |         |   |              
|Amortization of deferred financing fees           |  |                   | 1,250   |   |               |   | 1,331   |               |  |   | 1,414                |   |  |                      | 1,173   |   |  |   | 1,708   |  
|Portion of rent expense relating to interest      |  |                   | 1,801   |   |               |   | 1,532   |               |  |   | 1,800                |   |  |                      | 1,728   |   |  |   | 1,449   |  
|                                                  |  |                   |         |   |               |   |         |               |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Fixed charges as defined                          |  | $                 | 29,520  |   |               | $ | 34,010  |               |  | $ | 41,337               |   |  | $                    | 46,592  |   |  | $ | 45,248  |  
|                                                  |  |                   |         |   |               |   |         |               |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                  |  |                   |         |   |              
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                |  |                   | 2.7     | x |               |   | 2.3     | x             |  |   | 1.7                  | x |  |                      | 1.1     | x |  |   | 4.5     | x
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