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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference  in this  registration  statement  of our report  dated July 29,  1999
(except  with  respect  to Note 14, as to which the date is  August  23,  1999),
included in Briggs & Stratton  Corporation's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 27, 1999.




                                                 /s/Arthur Andersen LLP
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                                                 ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Milwaukee, Wisconsin
August 2, 2000