Hi all, just new to the forum and came across these posts. Have tears running down my face seeing the date of the first post -
I have just redirected a Masport mower on its way to landfill sans catcher!
This Masport has a quantum b&s, without primer bulb feature, engine code says '92 production date. The body is an alum. silver 600 and has a made in AUS label on it, but unfortunately the mower serial # appears to only have been put on the body as a small paper label, long since illegible - but I'm guessing its about a '94 build going by any online manuals I've been able to find. Chrome handle is uniformly rust brown now, but oherwise mower is in fair condition given our humid climate - some of the fastening hardware still has visible zinc passsivation present.
Took my long suffering wife on a refuge transfer station shop trawl last weekend to find a catcher and ended up with 2 from 2 different dumps for $5 each and both the same vintage single piece shiny plastic build with the riveted metal plate at the mower attachment point. The one I've decided to keep has an '88 moulding label, so its probably from an earlier model, but I like its sturdy one piece construction and it still carries a lot of shine to the finish on the upper half of the body, which I am amazed with given its age.Even the raised Masport logo on each side of the body is in near pristine condition.
Given that I scored this beauty at the Noosa, QLD landfill I'd summise it's been sitting quietly in a retirees garage, well covered and protected, just waiting for the day we were going to meet, while a contractor took care of the lawn work, or it was a "just in case" hold on after moving into an apartment with sea views and no lawn.
So comforting to be amongst kindred spirits here!
