I’ve had a Honda for over 10 years now and had the oil changed twice now and it still starts on the second pull. I’ve had issues with the pully in the transmission but I can fix a bunch of stuff. It is on its last legs but runs fine ever since I took apart the carburator and cleaned out the high fructose corn syrup...
dittos on the Honda. I mowed 3 acres regularly with it when I lived in TX. bent the motor shaft on rocks but that was my doing. that machine had the heart of a champion.