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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements of Briggs & Stratton Corporation listed below of our report dated
February 26, 2001, except as to Note 16 which is as of March 27, 2001, relating
to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Generac Portable
Products, Inc. which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Generac
Portable Products, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2000:

1.   Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 33-39113, 33-54357
     and 333-42842)--Stock Incentive Plan.

2.   Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-25271)--Debt
     Securities.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 26, 2001