- We bought this mower and after using it about 12 times, it started to stall out after a few minutes of running. After that, the mower will NOT restart. It is as if it has flooded itself. This is the most expensive and least useful mower we've ever purchased. We took it in for repairs, and they cleaned the carb. No change in behavior. Also, you have to hold part of the handle in a forward position (bent forward) at the wrist in order to engage the drive capability. This is really painful after a while. We have a small yard that we mow, and need a reliable, easy to use mower. This is not it. We are huge John Deere fans and own one of their tractors. Can't understand what went wrong in the mower design.