In February of 2005,
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
completed its purchase of the assets of
Murray Inc.,
which manufactured lawn, garden and snow products. Wauwatosa-based
Briggs (NYSE: BGG)
and
Murray reached an
agreement for
Briggs
to buy most of
Murray
for $125 million. The sale involved the
Murray
name, equipment, tooling, patents, trademarks and other assets, but not
Murray's real estate.
As of mid 2006, no one is making
Murray lawn moweres, but
Briggs & Stratton
plans to keep the brand alive, providing replacement parts and warranty
support to more than 7,000
Murray dealers in the
United States while it looks for a manufacturing partner to make new
models in the future. There continues to be spot shortages of
replacement parts such as pulleys, handles and cables for self-propelled
lawn mowers as
Briggs
sorts out the assets and operations formerly managed by
Murray.
Replacement and repair parts for Murray lawn mowers
and outdoor equipment. Find Murray air filters, Murray fuel
filters, Murray oil filters, Murray blades, Murray belts
and Murray spark plugs, along with many other Murray repair
parts.