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aelwany

Lawn mower stalls (beginner)

aelwany
10 years ago

Hi all,

I am a first time home owner, and have never done yard work before, but am very motivated to learn and don't mind the work. Just face LOT of difficulties.

I hired a landscaper to clean up my yard, now i need to properly maintain. Desperate for advice please:

Brand new lawn mower. Out of the box. Literally worked for 15 min.
Yardmachines. Briggs & Stratton engine series 500e. Self propelled. 21" wheels.

I unpacked. Assembled properly. Added oil and checked its proper level multiple times. Added premium gasoline.

Started it, mowed for 5 min. Now, it stops. Whenever I restart it, it works for 5-10 seconds then stalls.

Blade brand new, hence sharp. As i mentioned, the whole mower is new.

What am I doing wrong???? I suspect there's something extremely trivial I am missing. I don't think it is the carburetor or something with such a new device!!

One thing I should mention is, i was trying all this when the grass was "partially" wet (it rained last night, i started mowing today 5 pm)
Thank you very much

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