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A new addition to my collection.
I think it's a Masport "President" Got it for a really good price.

the usual carby clean & adjust, she breaths again, even mowed my backyard with it.

niiiiiiiiiice , always been something about MASPORTS for me . got a few here one looks similar to that , you get the catcher too ?
' 76 its an oldie and even blunt they still cut well . love the lower handle mounts


just noticed , why the vertical starter you have an idea paul ?

Now that is nice staunch looking mower. Paint it matte black it would look killer.
That frame looks super efficient.
Sean

Hello Paul, vccomm and Paul

Yep, a nice, robust machine from Masport.
It's nice to see the chassis '76' matches the engine '76'

I thought the President would have had a dress cowl on the top.
It is possible the starter has been changed. But maybe not.

In any case, Masport have had a long heritage in Australia.
They are NZ's top iconic brand - their 'Victa'.

hate to think what the pine cone would do to the back of the catcher as it went through.....

I thought the same thing with regards to the pull start... but all the paint & mounting look original

If it's not original then I'll monster truck it...
With this,,


I just finished putting a new Carby and tunnig it. This is my spare Yamaha MT110
also have one on my everyday User Greenfield push mower.. Luv the grunt these engines have.

hi there S.P if you dobnt mind , where are the numbers stamped on the body of your silver masport ? one here tha same as it but re,engined with a later engine , primercarb .
cant see any on my one . thanks mate but i'll go look again , just dragged it out of hiding an hour ago , gotta move the critters out of there home now

found them . mines a 79 , 7972816 body but engine is 2000 . 000105 primercarb but good though , its silver too so looks the part , i'll get the lineup of them soon . flat out here today !!

back and here they are , odd though i thought the blue and green ones were the older of the crowd ? blue is 79 . nothing on the green one just sort of an item number but no date and other grey/silver is 89 .
grean one was a tchumseh but as always a carby issue . and i just wrecked another masport so it donated its later model wheels and engine . was a steel based jobby so wasnt really worth the effort of a repaint .


bought some silver hammertone i didnt try yet , might be a good time for a test run . green was/is a whirlwind , nothing on the blue new silver w/wind too and the old beaut is the president

I went and did it...
What a Monster,Runs & cuts really well. call it "The Yamaport"

'Yamaport' - I like that

Masport, in the day, made really good cast bases. They were master foundrymen.
This is a mid-arch, and it would have cut and collected dry grass really well.

Yamaport - Masuki - Frenkenport ...
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JACK

wet grass too , packs it in so tight the top springs open when you remove the holder rod

Hi vccomm,

You've opened up a can of worms.
The assumption is that high arch mowers may have been good marketing,
rather than good design ...? I've always thought that.

i'll show you tomorrow if i find enough grass here ! a tad late for it tonight

I'm lining up a catcher for it this week... I've found the Older mowers pack the catchers full (wet or dry) compared to my 10yr old modern mower

WHOO, off to pick up a catcher for this Masport/Yammy

in case you need a decal made ? email to grant at ebay . only back because i like masports . this is one from mine i'm sure its the same .
measures 10 3/8" by 1 1/2" is red or was red mine is sort of orangey pink ATM ..... but depends on what your doing huh .


if you need the little square one for the box on base . made in NZ thingy email me or pm i might look in again soon MAYBE .

, ex Dave

Here it is, a bit of work to restore it back but very happy with overall condition.
Thanks vccomm, will contact later for those.