I should have know....I read all the reviews on the web and only found 2 that were positive..(lucky folks) the rest were nightmarish as is mine. That much money and then all that unpacking and getting it set up...oil, gas...as guess what?? It will start with 3 pulls and die in 3 to 30 sec. Cannot find a spark plug issue. The choke lever has a mind of its own and moves all by itself and it is NOISEY compared to my good old key start made in china model that is tired now but will still run if it has to! As I write this is being packed up and taken back to the store to get a comprable another made in China model! ANYTHING has to be better than this junk! And a lot of the reviews on the web also say that even if u can get it started it produces no electricity until the "brushes are excited) soory Im a gal and dont even have a CLUE what that means...hmmmm. And what a headache to pack this heavy beast back up. ALSO fyi it comes with blow up tires-un inflated, my cheap china ran for 2 years in all conditions model came with pneumatic tires. Want a dependable generator??? LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKE AND SKIP COLEMAN! They may be good at laterns n sleeping bags but they SUCK at generators!