Not from Briggs. What # filter does it take?

Tom not certain on the twin, however I just put a Briggs 31P back together and it has a primary 698083, pre-filter beneath it reads "do not oil". Either the customer is running his Ariens out of the throttle detent, or the choke is partially closed in the detent and needs to be trimmed up slightly. The crankcase was filled with oil upon delivery, however if memory serves he mentioned changing that oil after five hours. If the crankcase is over serviced that would explain what he's seeing.

"The crankcase was filled with oil upon delivery, however if memory serves he mentioned changing that oil after five hours. If the crankcase is over serviced that would explain what he's seeing."

I am trying to understand this, did you mean overfilled instead of overserviced? My new 20HP Ariens is due to arrive tomorrow and I was planing on changing the oil at about the 5 hour mark.

The term can be synonymous, and I used it as an A&P term, sorry. I checked with the customer and confirmed that he did not overfill the crankcase. He contacted HD where the Ariens was purchased, HD then called B&S who asked that the customer return the tractor for a new one.

Well I will be sure to check the dipstick tomorrow before I do anything. I suppose the factory has a filling system that could have got out of calibration and added extra oil. I ordered my Ariens from HD on-line and don't suppose they want to pay freight both ways since I already got the free delivery. But if it is overfull I will call and report that and see what they want to do.