help ID this BIG engine

[Jasonrk99]

Hi, can anyone tell me what this is? It's got electric start and looks like a tecumseh from pictures? Thanks for the help!

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

Any casting numbers?

 

[Jasonrk99]

The seller says it says "synchro balanced" on the plate above the 5 lines... but no other visible markings

Did a quick google search and it's a Briggs and Stratton, but haven't found one that has the same starter or flywheel cover...

 

[itsid]

"synchro balanced" would indeed indicate something like a
briggs 320424 (14hp)
maybe 325431 (15hp) or something..

but it surely looks like such cast iron mostrosity of an engine

And I recall seeing Briggs and Stratton with 5 stamped lines (this orientation for horizontal) and "downward" for vertical shaft engines...
I just can't put my finger on a year to narrow it down I'm afraid..

a quick google yielded this however:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Briggs-Stratton-Blower-Housing-Shroud-10-HP-/142690476163

see? lines!

'sid

PS looking at older cast iron briggs in the 10-15hp range I'm rather confident it IS a Briggs&Stratton engine,
that cylinder casting with the "seperated" exhaust fins ... really similar to what you got.

 

[mckutzy]

It does look like a Briggs... Much like the big #14 I have...
Yours has a starter and voltage regulator... That's cool...
Carbs are pretty simple... They are easy to dis/re-assemble...not alot of parts.