OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Thread Like Summary - Looking for help identifying this Masport

So I picked up a bundle of mowers today, amongst the pile of mowers was this Masport. I haven't had time or the energy to look into Masport mowers. So I'm hoping someone can help me with any information regarding this mower. It in impeccable condition, been well stored. I haven't had the chance to look at it properly either. It isn't seized.

G'day Seanoss

This Masport is a bitsa ,the engine is off a later model mower the rest of the Masport is from the seventies.

Possibly was a Masport President or a Masport Whirlwind.

Cheers
Max.

Motor unfortunately isn't the original, it is a year 2000 date code.

Very common on these as they used bar blades, and often ended up with bent cranks and got new motors.

The original was a vertical pull gear start briggs - the engine on there now is a regular cup starter. The motor on there now does not have the gearstart facility (both in ability to mount the gear starter and no gear teeth on flywheel)

They are a very solid mower with alloy deck, only downside is the bar blade

I suggest the correct age of the deck is before 1978 as after that they had usually had poly catchers (very heavy ones at that)

Another model name was the Jaguar - although they may have not come with side discharge chute (only rear discharge)

https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/67654/masport-president.html


It is unfortunately not overly valuable, but if you get the right customer who values the fact it is a solid alloy no rust deck with a modern reliable engine, you might get $150 fully serviced

Thanks Seanoss

Max, thats the Jaguar with the plastic catcher. I think I have seen an earlier one with a metal catcher and less 'chiseled"

But I agree - this one looks to be a President 4

G'day Seanoss and Tyler

Yep looks like it was a 1978 President 4 Seanoss ,the first mention I can find in the newspapers of the
Jaguar is 1978 and all the images I can find of the Jaguar are of a different base to the President .


Cheers
Max.