^^My old snowblower does that too, I prime the carb by pushing the ball a few times to keep it running. It's weird cause it will run fine for 20 minutes then start to die. I don't really use it that much or I'd get it fixed.
I have the driveway cleared now, but the sidewalk and the right side of our street is like a skating rink. There is no way to get it off, and no point it will be like this until the temperature drops again. These new 'shoebox' housing lots are the stupidest things I've ever seen for cold climates like ours. They must think we live in Australia or Hawaii the way they designed them.
IDIOTS!!