Never buy a mountfield mower

My HW 532PD bought new that I've repaired a dozen times is cheap nasty poor quality garbage, even with a machine under warranty I prefer to repair myself rather then have the same cheap part replaced by the manufacturer only to fail again

[@glamill51]

I've had a Mountfield for 20 years! Never had any problems.

[@LoneRider_101]

Glad to hear that. I just bought one 🙂

[@raymondcase5258]

Never had any problems with my mountfield mowers and ive had 3 in my 77 years . I swear by them.

[@paulpringle8263]

By the look of the undertray if you wash the mower after use might help with the mower working better

[@gregphillips24]

When I was a prison officer in charge of gardens we had 4 mountfields and I can assure you they had some rough treatment from the inmates.We never had any problems other than normal servicing.He's either had bad luck or a problem with the company.

[@philexley1853]

I've had a Mountfield EP414 for four years. It cost me 150 euro new and has turned a field of wild grass into a garden. It's had an absolute battering, just two services and is only now in need of new lower handles. It's been absolutely amazing.

[@dazza14778]

As a commercial gardener I'm using the Mountfield sp555v Brilliant mower with the Honda 170 motor

[@semajttam]

The old B&S engine empress ones gave the best cut, still had mine up until last year when the deck gave out

[@rustywreck3351]

I thought them two pins on the blade boss were there as a fail safe, meant to shear if the blade hits a rock or something

[@andreeaktm525]

The mount boss ONLY breaks off IF the grass is way too long. Although this is a “rough terrain” lawnmower, the grass cutting height adjustments are 20-60mm, grass length to be mowed should never be greater than 50% of the highest cutting height, in this case 90mm. If grass is too long, the mounting boss will break first, in order to protect the crank/engine not to be under strain, preventing bigger damage. If grass is longer than 90mm, you should strim it down first, then use the mower. This is misuse of the machine, therefor it’s your your fault the mounting boss has broken off (more than once)!! Clearly, you’re mowing too long grass. I can see you’re not maintaining , cleaning the mower after every use, there are massive grass deposits under the deck, therefore getting clogged too! This is not an accurate review of the machine, I can confirm, having seen 5000+ Mountfield lawnmower/year, this is a frequent fault with the user, not the machine. Buy Mountfield with Confidence!

[@andypandy9931]

Had a Mountfield once and all the plastic parts broke, the carb was amazing, must have been about 30 springs, didn't know what they did. I bent the crankshaft and replaced it, surprisingly cheap and easy, camshaft was made of plastic I remember. Now have a Honda which has been great but the deck is nearly rusted through, seems a common problem.

[@HardingsGardenandProperty]

Had an Sp53h for 7 years and used it commercially for the last 3 of those. The boss is there to protect the crank…..the next thing this guy will be complaining about is a bent crank! Mine has got through one drive cable amd one throttle cable in 7 years which I think is fair given the amount of use it’s had. I’ve had to change the spark plug once and the oil been changed every other year and the machine still keeps marching on with the first pull(sometimes second) of the chord. This guy must be drinking Stella and wearing a vest whilst using this mower to have caused such destruction in two years!!!

[@rmower3428]

Those dogs look as fed up as you sound 😂

[@Grumpy_Jock]

I’m running a Mountfield manufactured in 1996 and it’s still going strong in 2021. Minimal maintenance required and starts first time every time and cuts a lot of grass every year. I will buy another Mountfield when (if) my 25 year old mower gives up. Can’t help but think this video is looking for faults to show his own DIY skills and not using the warranty?

[@EazyDuz18]

Based on how filthy it is I'd say these issues are all down to abuse and poor maintenance. Mountfield are well established and use ultra reliable Honda engines.

[@grant605gb]

I think you are confusing abuse with overused, this is sold and advertised as a commercial mower for rough ground and is in use for 4-5 hours every day during the growing season, I have bought, sold, repaired, and modified many many mowers in the last 20 years and this is by far the worst cheaply made mower I have ever seen or used

[@mikebell1980]

A commercial mower? They are not sold as such. The fact that you put up this video with the mower in the state it’s in is proof enough you don’t look after it. For commercial use the warranty is only 90 days, a clear indication that this is a mower designed for domestic use. If you wanted a commercial mower you should have bought accordingly. You certainly wouldn’t have got one for the price you paid this.

[@mbail7761]

That mower is designed for domestic use not commercial use! Your clearly not looking after that machine by the looks of it.the blade boss is designed so if you hit something hard e.g concrete etc then the prongs on the blade boss are designed to snap off so no damage is caused to the engine.also have you put the woodruff key back in place ? If the woodruff key is not present them your going to end up with the boss slipping and the prongs snapping off.The mower is designed to cut grass not concrete! By putting that bit of metal over the blade and boss then your going to end up with a knackered engine.make sure when you put the blade boss and the woodruff key in the correct place, you torque it up to the correct manufactures specifications

[@grant605gb]

Clearly you are also confused by the video, I have never "cut concrete" as you put it I am fully aware of the Woodruff key thank you, and the point I the video is to show the poor build quality of the machine and it's inadequate design choices, I service and maintain all of my machines very well thank you and they are used for hours every day all day, if I'm doing it do badly lets see some videos on your channel?

[@roviwoteap2375]

I don’t think this particular mower is designed for 4-5 hours use every day, only for domestic gardening, not commercial.

[@gavstar12345]

Buy a mountfield great mowers. 👍

[@kevinwasilewski7992]

I've never had a problem with my sp53h

[@leecosworth]

Have a HP185 just for home use and must say for the £230 or so I paid its brilliant compared to other rubbish I have used, probably doesn’t get the wear and tear your model does mind, apart from poor assembly instructions I’m happy.

[@stevenharvey4695]

I have just put a Honda engine on a vintage mount field thick solid aluminium chassis because most modern lawnmowers are rubbish

[@tomharries847]

bought from screwfix or a diy store?

[@RS-xn7ej]

Just saved me £600 watching this! What did you buy to replace this with?

[@grant605gb]

I have yet to replace this as yet, I refuse to be beaten by the cheap parts and continue to fix/repair/improve it if I can the engine is great and it cuts fine its just everything else attached is trash

[@Grahams-Grass]

Im using a 20yr Rover still going strong... they don't make umm like this anymore.

[@garyoneill3052]

Hi sorry to add more fuel to the fire but that's no a Briggs engine that's a Chinese RV150 or SV150

[@rbridl]

have had an S481 pd es for 3 years now cost in the region £400-£500 and absolute disaster from day one. was sent back within days of receiving it cables incorrectly fitted. supposed to be key start but doesn't, fed up charging the battery and then only getting a couple of key starts out of it. forgotten now how many times i have had to have it repaired. VERDICT last Mountfield I will ever buy, AND WOULD NOT RECOMEND THEM.

[@philipashley1517]

Hope you look after that dog,,keep your equipment clean and it looks after you,,🤣🤣🤣

[@alexhickey5633]

Christ theyve dropped their buid quality big time since 1990. My 18 mirage has had zero problems in the 1200+ hours thats on it other than oil burning

[@rustywreck3351]

Everything in life seems to drop quality by the year 2000

[@thegenderfaerie]

Get a honda izy

[@melsagelord3991]

Had both. The Mountfield body outlived the Honda. Mountfield= 20 years and still useable. Honda izy= just under 20 but recently the body collapsed with rot and now needs replacing.