EXHIBIT 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of Briggs & Stratton Corporation 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. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.



/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 19, 2001