Best Petrol Lawn Mowers

My last mower lasted 30 years, and it still works first pull everytime. I just needed another mower so I don't have to take mine from home to my factory every week or two. There was no other option for me, 30 years and still going. Show details

This is the second Honda mower I have purchased in 15 years also have a Honda wiper snipper love the product Show details

Purchased about 9 or 10 years ago engine and catcher cannot fault but the engine mounting plate is rusting badly it looks that it wasn't rust proofed… Read more

at manufacture the last mower I owned lasted 25 years and no sign of rust this is just not good enough we pay good money for quality which we are not receiving not happy with masport and bunnings because a lot of bunnings products are quite trashy

bought from bunnings for 400 bux.Had no luck with it as it struggled to start from the get go.Had it serviced at a cost of 250 bux.Clean carby,fuel… Read more

etc and a new carby kit installed.lasted another 6 months.Still struggled to start after the service.Just a lemon.

Only a few years old and blade plate broke of while in use, body split on a seam, one handle bolt constantly comes undone. Engine is great, but now need a new mower. Show details

Fantastic mower. Starts every time, which I still find amazing. I was up for a mower @ 2019, so did loads and loads of research, from cheap mowers to… Read more

really expensive ones , and decided there wasn't much on the market that was impressive or lasted like old school mowers. Eventually, i decided on on the masport , mostly because it had a guarantee to start in 5 pulls. So its been 6 years, and im so happy with it. It still it starts, mostly within 2 pulls. I only use BP 95 unleaded. Change the oil once a year, and have never had any trouble with this mower. My son in law brought one, and he has had it 2 years, and has had the same experience. I'm really impressed, given the modern world of inbuilt obsolescence.

I just bought my second Aldi mower. I can’t remember when I got the first but it is at least six and possibly ten years old. It has worked flawlessly… Read more

until yesterday when I couldn’t restart it after refuelling. I may have used contaminated fuel (mixed with diesel) but there seems to be little compression. I checked with the bore scope and the inlet valve seems heavily gooped with black material. My fault. At $299 this mower is a steal. Sadly, cheaper to buy a new one than pay for repairs, although I will have a crack myself.

We purchased the self-propelled unit with the push button start, at a slightly extra cost. Have used it approx. ten times on our standard suburban… Read more

yard and am very happy with the mower so far. The push button start works first time, and the mower picks up leaves and debris better than any unit I have operated before. It is a lot quieter than our previous mower and I couldn't be happier so far.

Can't Get Spare Parts – I am a lawn contractor and have used rover mowers (procut) for the past twelve years. January last year i purchased a new 560 procut by march the… Read more

clutch cable snapped. when i contacted my dealer i was told that no parts were available. i eventually got one after many weeks but since then have not been able to get any parts at all. i have since purchased a bushranger mower and have not had an issue in the ten (10) months i have used it. i will never buy a Rover Mower again.

Don’t waste your money – Was looking for a more premium lawn mower than your average run of the mill Bunnings Victa. This lawnmower was a massive let down, you would think… Read more

with Swedish heritage it would be excellent, however this was no better than the cheapest petrol mower you can buy at Bunnings for a quarter of the price.

Issues:

- catcher did not catch properly dropping bits of leaf and grass - catcher hard to put on - seemed to lack power and struggle over thicker sections of lawn (my lawn not long or thick).

No refunds once used, so now I’m stuck with it…

I mow lawns commercially and have put about 30 years equivalent domestic mowing on my Big Bob AP. I replaced the petrol line and run 2 flat blades… Read more

instead of 4. The throttle activated choke is good and it modulates under load well. I have been putting axle grease around the edge of the air filters because of bypass. The flat blades are good because you can turn them over for a fresh edge. I am on my second set of (Bunnings) wheels and it still performs well.

UPDATE...this is an update of my intial review. The 'cold starting problem' persisted & I finally decided to pull a few bits off & check the wax… Read more

choke operation. So it had jammed (as suspected) in the fully open position which meant I was getting no choke at all when starting cold. Butterfly was wide open. I went on line to Amazon, E-Bay, etc & the wax choke cartridges were readily available, & I ordrerd a pack which had two of the choke cartridge, a fuel filter, carburettor gaskets etc, so a mini fuel service kit I guess you'd call it. I fitted all bits & changed the oil at the same time, air filter was still good, so service complete. Just to mention, the kit was 'not genuine Honda parts'. It started 'better' but if it sat more than a couple of weeks between use it would crank over longer than I think is acceptable. I changed the choke cateridge again (fitted the second one supplied) & same result. I did notice that although the pin on the cateridge was retracting when cold to close the butterly flap, it didnt retract fully. I went back on line looking for a the genuine Honda choke part & found several but they were all quite expensive, but there was a marine company in WA (Honda agents) that looked like they were having a clean out & had one only for a reasonable price. That arrived & I installed it & since then there have been no problems with cold (or warm) starts. NOTE...it was common knowledge that these parts, whether it was a batch or whatever, were known to fail & Honda even ended up changing the part number for the updated part. Pic of the latest part number.

Constantly replacing cables – Nice mower though I seem to be constantly changing the clutch cable, way too much tension. Also clutch cable keeps popping through cheap plastic wall… Read more

thats supposed to hold the cable in place, had to make up metal bracket to hold it in place. Also no way you can connect a hose for cleaning, connector is under motor

Bought this mower from bunnings approx 3 yrs ago, this mower in my experience is a load of rubbish for the money paid.I was going to buy a honda and… Read more

was attracted to the self propeled feature. After cutting my back lawn I turned off the mower went to the front tried to start the mower and it would not run no exceleration and it sounded like a load of marbles was running in the motor.I offed the motor and would not start anymore. I was delighted to see a 6yr warrenty but dismayed when I could not find the disapearing reciept for proof of purchase.I contacted fly buys and have to wait 30 days for them to give me a date when I purchased this thing for bunnings to issue me a reciept to satistfy the warranty.

these newer models obviously aren't of the same quality of the reviews from several years ago, purchased in DEC 25 , not working needing repairs… Read more

March 26 , 3 months is dismal to say the least , had the same issues as the reviewer below. How and why grass collects under a cover that houses the belts and pulleys is beyond me and poor design quality, especially when there is no mention of it in the owners manual. I cant mow any lower the the 3rd last setting as, as previously stated the mower gets "hung up" and the wheels just spin and try lifting or pushing this heavy mower through to get traction again is a nightmare. I bought this mower to make my life easier all it has done is make it harder. It was waste of money and if i don't get a refund I will be getting rid of it .....................but in all honesty I don't feel right about passing a lemon on to someone else so i guess i will just have to cut my losses :( * Petrol tank is small * Gets "hung up" even on reasonable level ground and unable to cut grass to desired length * Grass collect under covers were it shouldn't- causing major mechanical issues * heavy and hard to maneuver * starts easy * cuts nice when it does cut *catcher is a good size * not so great at mulching but not bad

Been back to the place of purchase 3 x times in 2 weeks since purchased. Totally rubbish, cloggs, pull cord broke and it seazes up. Extremely disappointed and I’d say keep away from this lemon. Wanted to love it but not the case. Show details

I love this mower, I know its discontinued but I once left it in my shed for years and when I filled it up with petrol, it started as normal, but I… Read more

brought it to service after, this mower hardly pulls alot of fuel, even for 2 lawns to mow, the fuel is hardly touched, I love the big catcher on it, you dont have to empty it that often, maybe twice maximum per lawn, it is so easy to start, especially that its a readystart so no priming required, it starts first pull on full throttle. I once had to mow in the rain and it was just perfect. Another quality is the build quality, its strong, and nothing is plastic, apart from the catcher and engine cover, I do use and abuse this mower when I cut the grass, and it just does excellent, buy one if you find it, you will get great quality out of it.

Good mower – I got one of these, Rapid Start one, a few months ago. I did have issues with it supposedly starting fast. No prime, just put it in run position and… Read more

pull. Was told it would start easy first to second pull every time. It didn't. Took 5 to 10 pulls and even then it took a minute or so to run ok. So I checked the spark plug. The gap was wrong. It had been fitted with the gap at .30, is supposed to be .20 I set it to .20 and bingo, first pull it fired up. If you get one and like mine its not easy to start, check the spark plug gap and set it to .20 It now starts easy and runs great. The easy clean feature where you connect a hose to the chassis then run it is lame. It does not clean it properly at all. It only cleans about half of it. I dont bother using it now. I just tip it up and use a stick to scrape the collected grass underneath away. Using the hose thing is just messy and a bad idea. Whomever thought it was never thought it out properly. Sounds good but doesn't work. Otherwise, its really good fuel wise using heaps less than my old Lawnkeeper. Much more power too in long grass. Just check the Plug gap if it has starting issues.

Bought one of these in 2020. Used on a 1000m2 house block in the tropics. Plusses - easy to start and cut well. Mulcher is a good feature. … Read more

Negatives. Rusted out in 5 years and has to be replaced. Contacted manufacturer and was told that they dont do well in coastal areas and that the warranty was 2 years. My previous mower (Victa) lasted nearly 20 years in the same conditions.

Overall rating. Suggest that you go with a more reputable brand that will last you longer at the same price.

Very impressed – Only used a few times so far, however the electric start works great and the self propelled action works well, very impressed with power from the 550engine Show details

Just a tough little mower that keeps on running! – I live out in a rural town and bought this mower to trim small patches around trees and by the house. For this specific purpose this mower has been… Read more

fantastic. Starts every time on one pull and a tank gives me quite a few hours of mowing. I had issues with the catcher but there are work arounds so that was not an issue for me.

Bought this on Friday 6th, took it back this morning as it was leaving a 1 inch wide trail behind, catcher not catching. Kenmore mower told me the… Read more

bent the aluminium catcher bracket, and should be good. Took home this afternoon and nope... still leaves a trail and now grass shoots up in-between the grass flap and chassis, covering you in grass. Not impressed masport. Goes back again tomorrow morning to see what they come up with.

Heavy and cumbersome – Very heavy machine, great effort needed to lift over the retaining wall into the rear yard. cutting mainly santa anna and kikuyu. Catcher is the… Read more

main area of dissent, takes a lot of effort to put on. the front axle retainers broke and repairs are needed.

Rear wheel actually fell after bearing collapsed – Very disappointing...agree with other negative comments, but worst issue is the rear wheel actually fell off when mowing nature strip...apparently… Read more

wheel bearing collapsed after just 26 months of domestic use, mowing my level residential kikuyu lawn. The replacement wheels were very light and have now seized barely 5 months later...assume the bearings again :(

This machine performed way above and beyond what I expected. I used it commercially, initially it was purchased specifically for work in new housing… Read more

estates with narrow side passages that could not accommodate my commercial machines. Not long after purchasing it however I found myself using it at a wide variety of jobs due to it being far lighter and more manoeuvrable than larger commercial mowers. It was easy to get up and down stairs that were common at many strata blocks. This machine cuts wells, starts easy, fuel efficient, is relatively quiet and is just easy to use. For the residential work it was designed for, the self propelled system was very good , however I found when using the mulch function in a commercial setting it would clog up and so I just removed the whole self propelled system. Given how light this machine is, it did not make it any harder to use, in fact I think it was better as a push mower. I continued using this mower regularly, subjecting it to wear and tear far beyond what it was designed for and it just kept going. The only thing I did beyond regular maintenance was replace a wheel and more recently lost one of the handle clamp locks, which was not surprising given the heavy workload. Used it to cut grass of all lengths and on various terrain - Cuts very long grass as long as you don't try and do it faster than is reasonable for a mower at this price point. I used it commercially for about 3 years and still have it to this day, currently it's at my Parents house as I maintain their property. Still working well, see photos. and video.

Awesome mower – Brought this mower from Pilcher's Mitre 10 in Bowen this mower is best the oil is still clean and not black ad gummy and the little 125cc engine does the job. I really recommend this mower Show details

First bought to throw away on rough backyard . Now 5years later still going great little maintenance.starts first kick. On 800sqm. Fabulous. No B.S Show details

Overall build and engine performance are ok. The rear wheels have very little grip and just spin when trying to move under self propelled function.… Read more

I'm using it on second to lowest setting, can't put any lower as the frame of the mower seems to hit the grass almost as if the blades need to be set lower.

I'm trying to see if I can get some wheels with grip to vercome the issue to some extent, the hard plastic wheels have almost no grip.

I see BAUMR do reply to these reviews so I'm hoping I can get some assitance here.

Happy to change my rating if I can get an improvement.

Cheers.

I was looking for a mower that would suit our 4000 square meter block. We have a lot of trees and shrubs, so the mower would need to be reasonably… Read more

manouverable and handle twigs. For years I used a 19" Honda push mower, an excellent machine, but it was getting hard to start and took ages to mow the block. I was hoping to find a suitable electric mower, but found it difficult to identify a tough affordable machine. I looked at the professional version of the self-propelled 21" Honda, but it was very heavy. My son suggested I look at the 21" self-propelled Masport Pro Power, which was lighter and seemed capable to do the job. Although I haven't had it long, it is getting plenty of use now spring is here. It's easy to start (one-two pulls), has heaps of power and I only need to use it on the lowest speed. The lawn takes half the time to mow compared with the old Honda. I find it easy on the hands with very little vibration. The catcher is used on the good lawns and the mulching plug under the trees. I find that I need to monitor the amount of grass going into the catcher so as avoid it becoming too full and harder to empty. I am really impressed and pleased with the purchase.

The best – This mower has made me so much monny the mulching is just exalent there is no job this mower can not do better then a honda mower hands down power price can side thow and mulch wet or dry honda mowers have a limit wet over grown thay will be a pain  Show details