Masport President 1500 ST S18 Combo Questions & Answers

I use 91 octane. Seems to go OK.

We use 91 but sure you could use premium fuels too

I only use regular unleaded petrol. If you don’t have an owner manual I suggest that you go to masport’s website & have a look around. You may be able to ask them the question directly.

check to see if the throttle cable is kinked or broken. can you see anything move when you move the throttle control at the handle? when you close the throttle you should be able to see the end of the cable move a small metal 'arm' for want of a better word and this is the fuel being cut off to the carburetor I think. once you see what part needs to be moved when you want to shut the fuel off, you can do it yourself by hand. if that doesn't work, i'd say it may be a case of taking it to a mower repair shop. I can't say if it is anything major wrong. my mower is still going quite well but it does have an easy life. let me know what happens please. 'bye

To be honest we have not had the opportunity to use maybe over winter

Yes it is. However when I saw it in the shop, the fellow did it easily by hand. I don't use the mulching attachment all that often, but I find that I have to make sure that there's no caked on grass clippings anywhere around the catcher shute and I use a large screw driver to lever the part into and out of position. Perhaps if I used it more regularly, then it may become easier to do by hand.