Best Manual Lawn Mowers

Perfect cheap mower for fit gardeners – Bought this off FB marketplace for $20 had to adjust the cutting blade and back knife a bit for it to work but this was pretty simple really, just… Read more

followed the instructions in the online manual and it works beautifully. Does a fantastic job of cutting my couch and kikuyu lawns when dry (you shouldn’t cut wet lawns anyway). Something wholesome about using a push reel mower compared with my petrol mower. * tip. You can take the roller off and fill it with sand to make it heavier. This gives a better cut and stops the mower bouncing.

Amazing – i use this it is so good saves me alot of money from the fuel because it doesn't use fuel it works so perfectly Show details

This mower works well while it lasts. Although mine has had only minor usage a small plastic spindle inside the wheel which drives the blades has… Read more

failed. It should not be made of plastic. What’s worse is that Bosch doesn’t have any of these spindles in stock and don’t respond to emails about when they may become available. Not recommended to buy.

Cuts kikuyu well, Catcher silly design – I purchased my Victa 16" Razor Cut Push Mower from Bunnings a year and a half ago. I have a small patch of kikuyu grass at the front of my property… Read more

and I was not keen on dragging my big mower down a large set of stairs to mow such a small section.

The mower when adjusted works great on my flat level weed free kikuyu lawn. It cuts nicely leaving a nice flat bowling green look.

I’m not a fan of the catcher, I don’t like the two plastic clips that connect the catcher to the bar at the base of the mover. I also don’t like the the strap that connects the catcher half way up the T handle. These combined makes the catcher release a two hand job and frustrating to use. With a little thought to the design victor could have easily made a catcher that connects to mover similar to those on an electric qualcast mower.

Another shortcoming with this mower is the flimsy T handle design that twists out of shape when the mower gets bogged down. My handle is no longer central and I have learned to live with it as I haven’t bothered to bend it straight. If you have ocd this mower may not be for you. I also am not a fan of the foam handle grip. When wet it feels like I’ve got my hands wrapped around a cold and squishy dead fish.

I haven’t experienced the plastic ratchet cogs in the wheel wearing out rendering the mower to be useless like many others, but if I do come across this planed obsolescence I’ll let everyone know here and post pictures on this site.

All in all it’s a good mower for my needs, it cuts well and I have left it out in the elements for a year and a half and haven’t experienced any mechanical issues to date, just a bit of cosmetic rust appearing through the blue paint on the reel cover.

I’m giving it four stars

I purchased a Masport Cleveland 460 from Bunnings around may 2025. The mower operated quite well and I had no complaints until I noticed that it… Read more

wasn't cutting too well. I tried adjusting the blade etc., but still the cut was poor. On inspection, I noticed that the blades were quite blunt, so it was quite obvious that it required sharpening and after some research, the recommended way to do this is via back-lapping. I removed the hub cover and wheel, but was disappointed to find that there is no way to attach an electric drill to perform the back lapping. I tried interchanging the drive cogs from left to right, but that did not work. I phoned a lawn mower shop that I know sells the Masport Cleveland 460 and asked them how to sharpen the cylinder blades and he said "you don't. You just use it till it's blunt then throw it away" ... which I was disappointed to hear. I sent an email off to Masport that I got off their website to : csau@masport.com.au, but had zero response. Fortunately, the mower comes with a 2 x year warranty, so I have returned it to Bunnings and got a full refund. In summary, good reel push mower, until you need to sharpen the blades.

Horrible – Blades get stuck on the mower even after taking the cutter board adjustment off. First day of use, very disappointed. Never this brand again, may aswell get a knife and get on my knees.