BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K

EXHIBIT 12

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(in thousands)



|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |                      |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                       |         |   |  |   |         |  
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | ------ | - | -------------------- | - | ------ | -------------------- |  | - | -------------------- | - |  | --------------------- | ------- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                  |  | Fiscal Year Ended |       
|                                                  |  | June 29, 2008     |        |   | RestatedJuly 1, 2007 |   |        | RestatedJuly 2, 2006 |  |   | RestatedJuly 3, 2005 |   |  | RestatedJune 27, 2004 |        
|Earnings                                          |  |                   |        |   |                      |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                       |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Income before income taxes                        |  | $                 | 29,609 |   |                      | $ | 3,302  |                      |  | $ | 158,514              |   |  | $                     | 180,415 |   |  | $ | 208,937 |  
|Less: Equity income from equity investees         |  |                   | (3,588 | ) |                      |   | (3,303 | )                    |  |   | (4,174               | ) |  |                       | (5,336  | ) |  |   | (7,876  | )
|Add: Fixed charges                                |  |                   | 41,337 |   |                      |   | 46,592 |                      |  |   | 45,248               |   |  |                       | 39,232  |   |  |   | 42,166  |  
|Distributed income of equity investees            |  |                   | 2,800  |   |                      |   | 4,879  |                      |  |   | 4,633                |   |  |                       | 5,967   |   |  |   | 4,392   |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |                      |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                       |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Earnings as defined                               |  | $                 | 70,158 |   |                      | $ | 51,470 |                      |  | $ | 204,221              |   |  | $                     | 214,178 |   |  | $ | 243,686 |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |                      |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                       |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Fixed Charges                                     |  |                   |        |   |                      |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                       |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense                                  |  | $                 | 37,554 |   |                      | $ | 42,932 |                      |  | $ | 40,085               |   |  | $                     | 34,929  |   |  | $ | 35,694  |  
|Amortization of discounts related to indebtedness |  |                   | 569    |   |                      |   | 759    |                      |  |   | 829                  |   |  |                       | 758     |   |  |   | 758     |  
|Imputed interest on deferred revenue              |  |                   |       |   |                      |   |       |                      |  |   | 1,177                |   |  |                       | 1,196   |   |  |   | 1,213   |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |                      |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                       |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense as reported                      |  |                   | 38,123 |   |                      |   | 43,691 |                      |  |   | 42,091               |   |  |                       | 36,883  |   |  |   | 37,665  |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |                     
|Amortization of deferred financing fees           |  |                   | 1,414  |   |                      |   | 1,173  |                      |  |   | 1,708                |   |  |                       | 1,233   |   |  |   | 3,778   |  
|Portion of rent expense relating to interest      |  |                   | 1,800  |   |                      |   | 1,728  |                      |  |   | 1,449                |   |  |                       | 1,116   |   |  |   | 723     |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |                      |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                       |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Fixed charges as defined                          |  | $                 | 41,337 |   |                      | $ | 46,592 |                      |  | $ | 45,248               |   |  | $                     | 39,232  |   |  | $ | 42,166  |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |                      |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                       |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                |  |                   | 1.7    | x |                      |   | 1.1    | x                    |  |   | 4.5                  | x |  |                       | 5.5     | x |  |   | 5.8     | x
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