BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K

EXHIBIT 12

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(in thousands)

	Fiscal Year Ended
	June 27, 2004			June 29, 2003			June 30, 2002			July 1, 2001			July 2, 2000
Earnings
Income before income taxes	$	205,004		$	118,578		$	80,510		$	71,873		$	216,623
Less: Equity income from equity investees		(7,876	)		(5,224	)		(6,181	)		(5,041	)		(13,333	)
Add: Fixed charges		42,166			42,483			46,448			31,374			21,765
Distributed income of equity investees		4,392			4,080			2,426			2,933			2,641
Earnings as defined	$	243,686		$	159,917		$	123,203		$	101,139		$	227,696
Fixed Charges
Interest expense	$	35,694		$	38,380		$	42,305		$	29,268		$	19,699
Amortization of discounts related to indebtedness		758			782			888			251			205
Imputed interest on deferred revenue		1,213			1,227			1,240			1,146			1,363
Interest expense as reported		37,665			40,389			44,433			30,665			21,267
Amortization of deferred financing fees		3,778			1,519			1,420			133			—
Portion of rent expense relating to interest		723			575			595			576			498
Fixed charges as defined	$	42,166		$	42,483		$	46,448		$	31,374		$	21,765
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		5.8	x		3.8	x		2.7	x		3.2	x		10.5	x