rec tech mower

Ok this is a good crowd for the issue but not a bike. My walk behind Troy Built self propelled mower won't start. It is a no choke you just pull and it supposed to start. Well it has been maybe 5 months right in the garage. The fluid is ok and the mower only has 2 season on it new 2 years ago. I keep pulling and smell gas but won't really catch or seem to get close. I read the manual and seems probably a carb issue and got to take apart and clean it. I don't want to I just want to get it started and it should work for the season.
I tried dabbing some gas in carborator where I took off filter. No luck do you think starting fluid sprayed direct will get it going. Give me any real world tips the videos of this are just a pain the ass and I want to quick start knowing once it gets going it will.
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Deacon Mark