The trouble with equipment is that now and then it breaks down.

My Briggs and Stratton engined Hayter ride on tractor mower has been a godsend over the past year.   A smaller mower would be a nightmare - it still takes me 3 hours with this monster.

When it worked.

Saturday morning it decided to be uncooperative.   First, it would not start.  So we checked fuel.  No problem.  Tank full, valve open and on removing pipe from carburettor we had adequate flow.   So, we move on to spark.   Remove plug, check spark against block when engine turned over and no problem.  Bennet got a huge shock, so we know it is working.   Replace plug and engine starts.    Hooray.   Put lack of starting down to flooded carb.

Cut front lawn.   Looks nice.

Drive to back lawn.  Stop, empty cuttings.   Re-start.  Nothing.   Engine turns over, but it won't go.   Change spark plug.   Change fuel filter.  Confirm we did not put in 2 stroke by mistake... No problem.   But it won't go.  I think it's the solenoid, so it's off to Roses for a service and repair.

There's always something isn't there?