Neighbor got one for Christmas, so we filled it with oil and fuel and pulled the rope. Nothing. Pulled and pulled and finally it started after about 50 (seriously) pulls. Chugs a bit then purrs. Plugged in a hair dryer and it goes to load ok on low and then again on high. Switched the dryer from off to high and the engine croaks. Took another couple dozen pulls to get it running again. Waited five minutes and repeated the process with the same result, except this time I couldn't get it restarted. Too bad, as it looks like a nice genset and it was quiet when it was running. Neighbor said it was an online purchase, so who knows how that will play out. My Honda's still fire up on the first pull and purr.