[QUOTE=Thumper
My theory on the B&S 6.5 engine on the Craftsman lawn mower is a contractual thing. B&S probably supplied the engines to an assembly plant for a lower price without those drain plugs, leaving Sears with a few more dollars profit on the lawn mower. That would explain it.[/QUOTE]
Just a thought here, my Toro didn’t even come with a side discharge. You have to give them your email address then they will send you a diverter to use in place of the rear bad pointing in the wrong direction
And it doesn’t have a drain plug either. So I think your thoughts are spot on…