Best Masport Petrol Lawn Mowers

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Hands down the BEST mower I've had – Unbelievable reliability, easy starting, and plenty of grunt for longer grass! Beats the brand beginning with "H". You wont regret buying a USA made Briggs & Stratton Show details

Had the mower for a year and the clutch has gone. My neighbour has a masport 400 and the clutch went after about 6 months. Badly made in china Absolute rubbish Show details

Does not compare well with its granddaddy, but... is okay – I'd had a Masport of nearly identical configuration for 34 years - it had almost died, needed major (uneconomic) maintenance; purchased this one in a… Read more

bit of a rush, sold mostly on 5-year-guarantee. I simply can't see this one lasting 34 years! What's better: (in 34 years) * motor - more powerful, quieter. * blades - unexpectedly robust * wheel bearings and wheel size (but not the wheels) * metal height adjustment (was heavy duty plastic, still worked on the old one) What's worse: * catcher is 'cheap, plastic' instead of heavy-duty plastic and metal; * catcher also blows to both sides - is a disadvantage if you're 'vacuuming' or trying not to spray glass doors * rear cover is same plastic as catcher instead of metal - way too weak * has no hose-connector/hole for simple clean-while-running * wheels - despite having better bearings - are fashion-over-function instead of function-dictates-form, 'mag wheels' design is bound to catch sticks at some point. * chassis is pressed steel and seems 'lighter' than the much thicker pressed aluminium of the old one. What's the same: * height adjustment system * handle and handle folding system (is at least, same level of robust) * base-plate, round, 4 blades (don't get anything else! - these are the least trouble, long-term) I had simply given away my old one to someone who was going to take two old ones and make one good one - and wondered if I'd made a mistake! Other: * it has a mulcher insert of the same too-light plastic, can't see that last 34 years either. * there's an optional side-eject rear flap - simply would not handle heavy-duty volumes of grass, can't see it working without clogging, too small an exit vent. I didn't buy that. Use? It works. It's light enough for my wife to push it around our large suburban block. The motor is powerful enough - a mere 7.4nm torque rating, but! - to cut through 40cm lush grass - shin-deep - with a bit of too-fro allowance and to cut through 20cm dry grass at a walking pace. It's quieter. Summary advice? I actually 'needed' an ICE (internal combustion engine) mower, but for 97% of people with suburban blocks smaller than the traditional 1/4 acre - it's time to go electric. Lawnmowers first, cars second. Electric mowers cost more initially but the running and servicing costs will pay the difference back in 2-3 years and then you'll be ahead for 10-15 years.

Good Mower for rural block – I have this mower to do all the edging around my 2.5 acre block of land rather than using a line trimmer. Therefore my use is more extreme than what… Read more

you would find around the normal home.

I would give it 5 stars on actual performance cutting grass but I have dropped a star because of the stupid air filter design. The crankcase ventilation and the carburettor inlet are on the inside of the filter, if the filter blocks up the engine starts running on its own oil. If this engine dies I will transplant a Honda motor onto it.

The mower is light and easy to operate. I removed the deflector on the discharge chute and let the grass come out the side at full speed. With the deflector gone it will cut as much as you can push the mower into and it will not clog in wet or dry grass. Knee high grass in this configuration is no problem. The cut can be a bit ordinary if it is fully raised but at normal grass mowing heights the mower does a good job.

Make sure all your knobs are tight on the handles as there sometimes can be a bit of vibration as the deck is pressed steel.

Great Mower well built – preforms extremely well, lots of power great brand I have had other Masport mowers very reliable as is this one, Cuts very well - fuel efficient , light and very well put together Show details

Cheap but poor quality – Bought from an actual lawnmower shop in the belief that they would sell a better range than a large hardware chain and would know their brands… Read more

better. Talked into the Masport 550 as I don't have a big lawn. Had a Masport before that was excellent therefore I didn't take much convincing. Ran well for a few months and then, after about the 10th time using, became harder and harder to cold start. In the end it took over 20 pulls to start. Took it in for a service and found that the spark plug had oiled up. This simply shouldn't happen after such a short time. The whole build quality is way down on my previous Masport and I believe, like most other companies these days, it's not about building a quality product but about cost cutting and scrimping any way possible. This is the last Masport product for me.

First cylinder mower, stripes nicely for Kik but clutch/drive bar hasn't engaged properly from day 1. It's meant to self propel yet here I am pushing… Read more

it extensively 80% of the time and the thing is super heavy. This thing is killing my back. So heavy and big I have no way of taking it back to the shop. Neither the shop from day 1 nor Masport are interested in helping me to get it back and looked at. Cheers guys, amazing service (insert rolling eyes). Based on Masport's unwillingness to help, I'll never buy another one of their products ever again and have had many friends ask me what mower to get to stripe their lawns also. I'll be telling them all to avoid Masport.