My 5 year old Briggs mower has started within 3 pulls since I've owned it.

If it didnt get run dry, I dump the gas if it's sat for a while and put fresh stuff in.

I'm more impressed with my Stihl saw, it routinely spends 3 months strapped to my bush truck's roof rack and starts within 3 pulls.

You do know that he was mowing his snow banks right?

Not quite but we did have a late spring here this year. I doubt that my lawn started growing until mid-late April. It was bad last night but probably not as bad as he was picturing.

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How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?

our spring's been the opposite, dry. Mowing the lawn in April already, trees leafed out nearly a month early. Then it snowed 12-18" of that wet heavy Ontario shit. So wet it was blue, great moisture but it was hell on the trees.

Don't brag yet... That just means you described the problem like an "Alice".

Kind of like when your wife describes why her computer "doesn't work".

Engines used on lawnmowers / snow blowers etc are so forgiving when it comes to fuel that there's no way storing gas for 6 months was the root of the problem unless you stored the gas over a heat duct with the lid open.

I stored the gas in my shed which gets pretty hot in the summer. The gas that came out of the mower was yellow. It was definitely funky.

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How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?

Spray starting fluid into the air cleaner and immediately try starting (volatile stuff). This has always worked for me on lawnmowers and chainsaws that sat idle for long periods, with no special steps taken otherwise, such as fresh gas or spark plug.

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John Hollenhorst
St Pete Beach