That time again. My generator Has been standing for 10 months bought it in 2009 on special for R 999-00. has given splendid service over all the load shedding time. Have replaced a few things due to normal wear and tear. and always changed sump oil every 50 hours operation. this AM took off cover and pushed generator into sun to warm up and get any damp out in its system. Just pushed it back in its operator place. Its pull start, 3 x pulls and away it went, running like a sewing machine again, ready for load shedding. Brilliant little machine and Ryobi is said to be the worst make you can get.