I was after a mower to replace a tired old 19" cut popular brand one I have. My block is flat and about 900 sq m. so the self propelled version wasn't important for me, the 21" cut is, though.
I like the alloy deck and the dacron catcher, even though the bag catcher tends to have a limited life when compared to a hard plastic version. This bag catcher is over 60 lts capacity, where Masport's biggest hard catcher is a measly 42 lts, too many trips to the green bin for me.
The engine is very easy to start, hot or cold, one or two pulls see it r...Read more

We purchased a new home in Newcastle last year and moved from our previous house which had an average amount of lawn to mow at the front and few small sections at the rear (terraced area, pool area). The new home is 800 sq m block with house towards the front and lots of lush, established grass at the rear, with a slightly sloping block that fell away towards the bottom (easement).
My wife's dad, on seeing the back yard for the first time, said to me you should look at a self propelled mower. After mowing it for the first time with our old fa...Read more

Update - 26 Mayember 2018: Just thought I'd write a quick update. So, two weeks shy of 3 years since I wrote the original review below.

1. Mower is still going GREAT. Despite the best intentions to have it serviced regularly, it's been left to work hard with the usual weekly use with little love and maintenance, but keeps on going great.

2. Due to some ill health at one stage the lawns were left for almost 3 months and when the MASPORT dragged out of the garden shed it started after 3 pulls ... and then proceeded to mow the now almost kne...Read more