Masport Mini Rider

The mower is made from inferior materials. The mild steel is only thin and all the casing and attachments are cracking and falling apart. It is terrible to use having a manual clutch meaning you have to stop and dis-engage to make changes. The centre cutting platform is hard to get used to when mowing curves. I have had the mower 2 years and have… Read more

had to repair it 6 monthly. Now that the case is cracked from vibration it will need major welding. I wish to warn people it would be better to buy a sheep than this junk.

Poor quality, poor design – I didn't expect much from this mower, seeing as it's just a "home owner" model but I didn't even get that. The mower eats cutting deck belts faster than a stoner eating Doritos; the steering is squeaky and rattly; the tyres are poor quality and prone to punctures. To be fair to Masport, a lot of the issues actually stem from the Briggs &… Read more

Stratton motor: it's very underpowered and prone to stalling, even for moderately easy mowing; the choke-less "Easy Start" actually makes it harder to start; access to the spark plug is partially blocked by the exhaust; B&S thought it was a good idea to hang the CDI coil off two large cast aluminium standoffs which are screwed into a cast aluminum crankcase - as you can imagine the threads stripped out just from basic use forcing me to helicoil the crankcase to repair it; the battery constantly goes flat and I don't think it's getting charged from anywhere, the list goes on. I'll be selling this asap (now I've finally gotten it running again!) and buying something better.