The Chairman
Well-Known Member
2 Phreakin Phunni! i don't have that issue and I stop for long periods, but I do idle it down.
I've found the problem with mine isn't the muffler at all, but the hot air blast from the engine cooling fan. Slowing it down to idle helps a lot, but you can't get off the mower without disengaging the blade. Then, you pick up a small plastic toy and you have to re-engage the blade. Some of those toys come 12 to a set, so do a walk-around, I tell myself.