BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K

EXHIBIT 12

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(in thousands)



|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |               |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | ------ | - | ------------- | - | ------ | -------------------- |  | - | -------------------- | - |  | -------------------- | ------- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                  |  | Fiscal Year Ended |       
|                                                  |  | June 28, 2009     |        |   | June 29, 2008 |   |        | RestatedJuly 1, 2007 |  |   | RestatedJuly 2, 2006 |   |  | RestatedJuly 3, 2005 |        
|Earnings                                          |  |                   |        |   |               |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Income before income taxes                        |  | $                 | 40,409 |   |               | $ | 29,609 |                      |  | $ | 3,302                |   |  | $                    | 158,514 |   |  | $ | 180,415 |  
|Less: Equity income from equity investees         |  |                   | (1,527 | ) |               |   | (3,588 | )                    |  |   | (3,303               | ) |  |                      | (4,174  | ) |  |   | (5,336  | )
|Add: Fixed charges                                |  |                   | 34,010 |   |               |   | 41,337 |                      |  |   | 46,592               |   |  |                      | 45,248  |   |  |   | 39,232  |  
|Distributed income of equity investees            |  |                   | 5,212  |   |               |   | 2,800  |                      |  |   | 4,879                |   |  |                      | 4,633   |   |  |   | 5,967   |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |               |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Earnings as defined                               |  | $                 | 78,104 |   |               | $ | 70,158 |                      |  | $ | 51,470               |   |  | $                    | 204,221 |   |  | $ | 214,178 |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |               |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Fixed Charges                                     |  |                   |        |   |               |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense                                  |  | $                 | 30,521 |   |               | $ | 37,554 |                      |  | $ | 42,932               |   |  | $                    | 40,085  |   |  | $ | 34,929  |  
|Amortization of discounts related to indebtedness |  |                   | 626    |   |               |   | 569    |                      |  |   | 759                  |   |  |                      | 829     |   |  |   | 758     |  
|Imputed interest on deferred revenue              |  |                   |       |   |               |   |       |                      |  |   |                     |   |  |                      | 1,177   |   |  |   | 1,196   |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |               |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense as reported                      |  |                   | 31,147 |   |               |   | 38,123 |                      |  |   | 43,691               |   |  |                      | 42,091  |   |  |   | 36,883  |  
|Amortization of deferred financing fees           |  |                   | 1,331  |   |               |   | 1,414  |                      |  |   | 1,173                |   |  |                      | 1,708   |   |  |   | 1,233   |  
|Portion of rent expense relating to interest      |  |                   | 1,532  |   |               |   | 1,800  |                      |  |   | 1,728                |   |  |                      | 1,449   |   |  |   | 1,116   |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |               |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Fixed charges as defined                          |  | $                 | 34,010 |   |               | $ | 41,337 |                      |  | $ | 46,592               |   |  | $                    | 45,248  |   |  | $ | 39,232  |  
|                                                  |  |                   |        |   |               |   |        |                      |  |   |                      |   |  |                      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                |  |                   | 2.3    | x |               |   | 1.7    | x                    |  |   | 1.1                  | x |  |                      | 4.5     | x |  |   | 5.5     | x
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