**EXHIBIT 12**

BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

2007Annual Report on Form 10-K

COMPUTATION OFRATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(in thousands)
| ** **                                         | ** ** | **Fiscal Year Ended** | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                         | ** ** | **July 1, 2007**      | ** ** | **July 2, 2006** | ** ** | **July 3, 2005** | ** ** | **June 27, 2004** | ** ** | **June 29, 2003** | ** ** |
|                                               |       |                            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                                           |       |                            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                               |       |                            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income before  income taxes                        |       | $                               | (7,319     | ) | $ | 152,366 |   | $ | 174,315 |   | $ | 205,004 |   | $ | 118,578 |   |
| Less: Equity  income from equity investees         |       | (3,303                          | )          | (4,174 | ) | (5,336 | ) | (7,876 | ) | (5,224 | ) |
| Add:  Fixed charges                           |       | 46,592                          |       | 45,248 |   | 39,232 |   | 42,166 |   | 42,483 |   |
| Distributed  income of equity investees            |       | 4,879                           |       | 4,632 |   | 5,967 |   | 4,392 |   | 4,080 |   |
|                                               |       |                            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings as  defined                               |       | $                               | 40,849     |   | $ | 198,072 |   | $ | 214,178 |   | $ | 243,686 |   | $ | 159,917 |   |
|                                               |       |                            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed Charges                                      |       |                            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                               |       |                            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest expense                                   |       | $                               | 42,932     |   | $ | 40,085 |   | $ | 34,929 |   | $ | 35,694 |   | $ | 38,380 |   |
| Amortization of  discounts related to indebtedness |       | 759                             |       | 829 |   | 758 |   | 758 |   | 782 |   |
| Imputed interest  on deferred revenue              |       | —                          |       | 1,177 |   | 1,196 |   | 1,213 |   | 1,227 |   |
| Interest expense  as reported                      |       | 43,691                          |       | 42,091 |   | 36,883 |   | 37,665 |   | 40,389 |   |
|                                               |       |                            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Amortization of  deferred financing fees           |       | 1,173                           |       | 1,708 |   | 1,233 |   | 3,778 |   | 1,519 |   |
| Portion of rent  expense relating to interest      |       | 1,728                           |       | 1,449 |   | 1,116 |   | 723 |   | 575 |   |
|                                               |       |                            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed charges as  defined                          |       | $                               | 46,592     |   | $ | 45,248 |   | $ | 39,232 |   | $ | 42,166 |   | $ | 42,483 |   |
|                                               |       |                            |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio of earnings to  fixed charges                |       | 0.9                             | x          | 4.4 | x | 5.5 | x | 5.8 | x | 3.8 | x |

 

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