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  Gary RK February 18, 2016 at 11:47am

  It should not need priming once the engine has warmed up. If you do, you stand a good chance of flooding the engine and making it hard to (re)start.

  If you want the engine to run while emptying grass bag etc, you need to have a BBC (Blade Brake Clutch) version of it.

  These are more expensive and not an easy retrofit. The issue is a H&S requirment to stop the blades spinning while you are not in control of said machine.

  p.s a work around to hard to start machines is a can of 'Easy Start', however that is a band-aid solution to an underlying problem but is a get-out-jail card ;)
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  Edward February 18, 2016 at 1:14pm

  Thank you. I thought that was probably the case but just wanted to check.
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  Andy February 18, 2016 at 2:04pm

  Been running hayters for years and can state with confidence that no you shouldn't have to prime every time you start. They have their own little issues but that's not one of them! This is a mechanical problem. Fuel feed?
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  Edward February 18, 2016 at 2:11pm

  Sorry, I didn't mean to imply I'm having a problem starting the mower. I just needed to make sure I was doing the right thing when starting it up.
  
  As an aside, can anyone recommend a lighter petrol mower for lifting in and out of the rear of the car? I'm going to do my back in with this thing? Budget around £300.
  Thanks
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    Gary RK > Edward February 18, 2016 at 2:22pm

    Yep, go look at a second hand commercial grade Etesia Pro 46 - designed for single crewing.

    Search for "Harry The Cat" on LJN and eBay - he does a good trade in them
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      Harry@VWGS > Gary RK February 18, 2016 at 4:01pm

      Don't think Harry's got any Etesia's atm, been keeping an eye myself, he has a few other mowers you may want to check out though, top guy, very efficient, sells good second hand machines...
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        Edward > Harry@VWGS February 18, 2016 at 4:24pm

        Thanks for all your help
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  Graham Taylor February 18, 2016 at 4:26pm

   I've seen the OPC completely removed and the electrical wire that is attached to it is then run up to a simple on/off switch on the handlebars which gets round the problem. To be honest, if you're just cutting flattish lawns, I can't really see the harm in it as the mower isn't going to run away from you + if you stick your fingers in the chute to clear it, you deserve to get your fingers chopped off for such stupidity!!  Obviously, to remove a safety feature would not be recommended and I'm certainly not advising it!   If you have employees, there could be dire consequences should a resulting accident occur.
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    Gary RK > Graham Taylor February 18, 2016 at 4:34pm

    .....and absolutely illegal. Full Stop. HSE would eat you alive.

    Any modification of Safety controls under PUW\ER Act 1998 leave you wide open. No insurance would cover you if an incident happened, let alone a member of the public was injured.
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    Seth Burgess > Graham Taylor February 18, 2016 at 4:55pm

    Lift up bag out of chute, stone kicked up (as maybe mower moved slightly or whatever) smacks you in the eye and you loose the eye. As Gary says you would be eaten alive if anything went wrong. If you wato avoid restarting the engine that much (is it really that hard to start them? once its warm its not like its more than 1 pull) you should get a mower with a bbc