I think along similar lines. First pull is almost expected, second pull I'm OK, third I'm disappointed.
Out of all my larger small engines the only one that consistently starts on the third or so pull has been my Briggs 725 EXi. It used to start on the first pull, then second, and now the third. Hasn't even been in service twelve months! Honda GX100, first pull. Powertorque, first pull, full crank, first pull (we'll see about that after the rebuild
). Even my freaking Pope is starting on the first or second pull!
All my Stihl equipment seems to start second or third pull, but always has.
