Recently moved to a new house. The yard had not been mowed in at least 3 months. I took the mower out of the box, added the oil, filled the gas tank, primed it, pulled the cord once and bam, I was mowing in no time. This mower handled the jungle I had to cut with absolutely NO problems. There is nothing wrong with the quality of this mower. Like anything in life, if you take care of it, it will last!