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Hi all - just purchased an HRX217. I also purchased a spare set of blades. Do these need to be sharpened or are they simply plug and play from the factory (they seem quite dull)?

Hi everyone, Proud new owner of an HRX217HYA. Looks good so far, excited for spring to try this machine out. Question about auto-choke. When I cold start the mower, it seems as if it idles, almost dies, idles again, as so forth. Stops after about a minute. Is this what auto-choke is...