<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by GadgetFreak:
Im a big fan of Briggs and Riley. About as tough as it gets construction wise. Lifetime unlimited warranty even against negligent damage.</font>
B & R is the way to go. Extremely reliable and well built.
They're so popular that it's hard to get them at a discount. However , you can buy "seconds" direct from the factory outlet store at around 1\3 to 1\2 off. The quality of the seconds is so high, you'll never be able to tell the difference from a "first".
http://www.briggs-riley.com/outlet.htm
For more info, there was a long thread on this subject around a year ago, search the archives....