zxcvbob expounded:

They are good for exactly one season (coincides nicely with the length
of the warranty.) After being stored over that first winter, they will
never run right again no matter how well you winterized it.

That isn't true, I had a two-stroke Mantis for five years that started
every spring, with no problem at all.

(I have
lots of 2-cycle engines, the Mantis is the only one I ever had trouble
with.) I finally threw it away and bought a little Honda tiller.

Mine was crushed by a tree, I bought the Honda engined four stroke
Mantis. Much quieter and no more mixing, but I did like that
two-stroke.
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Ann
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