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                 BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                 EXHIBIT NO. 23
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
reports included (or incorporated by reference) in this Form 10-K, into the
Company's previously filed Registration Statements, File No. 33-39113, File No.
333-25271 and File No. 33-54357.

                                         ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
September 3, 1998.