vertical shaft engine
Worth a look56/100vertical shaft engine shows low returns (0.1%), but a small market ($141K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Market/yr
$141K
Growth (1y)
+247.4%
Products
30
Brands
6
was 8 a year ago
Sellers
28
Price range
$137.71–$3119.37
Returns
0.1%
Rating
4.3★
Worth a look
Scored 56/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +247.4% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×
Competition
- Briggs & Stratton76%
- Aceup Energy18%
- Generic2%
- Kawasaki2%
- BILT HARD2%
- LUPENGSHOP1%
The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 6 brands and 28 sellers compete here.
Brands
6 falling
was 8 a year ago
Sellers
28
Top 5 brand share
99%
Product shelf
All 30 tracked products in this niche.

Briggs and Stratton Vertical 17.5 HP 500cc INTEK Engine 9amp 1 x 3-5/32 #31R977-0054
Briggs & Stratton
$716.324.6★354 reviews

Briggs & Stratton 14D932-0110-F1 Professional Series 10 GT 223cc Vertical Engine
Briggs & Stratton
$317.164.2★8 reviews

Aceup Energy Gas Engine Vertical Shaft 4.4HP 173cc 4-Stroke OHV Gas Motor with Primer for Lawn Mower EPA Compliant
Aceup Energy
$142.534.1★115 reviews

Briggs & Stratton 104M02-0197 7.25tp 163cc Vertical Shaft 7/8 x 3-5/32 Inch for mowers
Briggs & Stratton
$240.764.2★43 reviews

Briggs & Stratton 44S977-0032-G1 25 GHP Vertical Shaft Engine Black
Briggs & Stratton
$1155.234.5★100 reviews

Aceup Energy 4.4HP 173cc Gas Engine Vertical Shaft 4-Stroke Gas Motor with Primer for Lawn Mower
Aceup Energy
$138.364.4★14 reviews

Briggs and Stratton 725EXi Series Single Cylinder Air-Cooled 4-Cycle Gas Engine
Briggs & Stratton
$239.393.8★90 reviews

Briggs and Stratton Vertical Engine 19 HP 540cc 1 x 3-5/32 #33S877-0043
Briggs & Stratton
$785.684.6★100 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Perfect fit”
“Good motor”
“Good value”
“fairly easy to install”
“Great product”
“Better than expected”
“Easy, easy”
“Easy swap plug and play”
“its very strong”
“Safety”
What buyers complain about
“which means it won't last long”
“Government intrusion causing quality issues”
“Engine not plug”
“Engine did not work”
“Not as easy as it looks”
“1 - the carburetor bowl is very shallow”
“Great Engine, poor instructions”
“How ever engine sent was'nt as represented in online presentation”
“Not a good deal”
“Not worth the hassle to add them”
Top return reasons
- Size-Overall74%
- Defective Material/Parts9%
- Motor Issues5%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
- Strength2%
- Value For Money2%
- Add-Ons/Attachments1%
- Mechanism Issues1%






