Robot mowers

[durbster]

Yeah, I leave my base unit out and put the mower in the shed to protect the battery when it gets frosty.

[Frimley111R]

Thanks guys, thought so. I left my base unit out too, just switched off the power.

[gmaz]

Anyone brought their robot mower out of hibernation yet? Patrick is going to have his work cut out for him on the first mow of the year.

[gfreeman]

gmaz said:

Anyone brought their robot mower out of hibernation yet? Patrick is going to have his work cut out for him on the first mow of the year.

Was intending to do exactly this but now it pissed down so will put off for a couple of days. The green stuff just hasn't stopped growing!

[Deep Thought]

gmaz said:

Anyone brought their robot mower out of hibernation yet? Patrick is going to have his work cut out for him on the first mow of the year.

Going to take ours out next week. Had to cut our lawn with the mower (still needed for the front lawn) during the week there. It had got seriously long.

[bennno]

Ours is so long its going to need a cut with the normal mower first.....

[worldwidewebs]

I'd be putting mine to work this weekend but the lawn is still so littered with twigs, branches and pine cones from the recent winds that I need to get that cleaned up first

[sidekickdmr]

Hoping to be the owner of a new house with about 1.5 acres in the coming weeks, and I was looking to get a cheap robot mower for the "front" lawn (small about 0.1 acre), and then a half decent ride on for the rear lawn (approx 0.4 acre) and paddock (about 0.7 acre), however I am wondering if its possible/feasable to get a top of the range robot to do the lot?

The land and 3 different areas are separated by fences/gates, concrete and gravel. I could either build in a robot flap, not big enough for the dog to escape, but big enough for the robot, or once a week take the robot over to the paddock for a mow.

Whats peoples thoughts?

[swisstoni]

Unless the tech has moved on vastly since I last looked into dealing with a large mixed plot like this, I think you are going to be shopping for a ride-on.

[Deep Thought]

sidekickdmr said:

Hoping to be the owner of a new house with about 1.5 acres in the coming weeks, and I was looking to get a cheap robot mower for the "front" lawn (small about 0.1 acre), and then a half decent ride on for the rear lawn (approx 0.4 acre) and paddock (about 0.7 acre), however I am wondering if its possible/feasable to get a top of the range robot to do the lot?

The land and 3 different areas are separated by fences/gates, concrete and gravel. I could either build in a robot flap, not big enough for the dog to escape, but big enough for the robot, or once a week take the robot over to the paddock for a mow.

Whats peoples thoughts?

Feels like 3 robots worth to be honest

[Lily the Pink]

sidekickdmr said:

Hoping to be the owner of a new house with about 1.5 acres in the coming weeks, and I was looking to get a cheap robot mower for the "front" lawn (small about 0.1 acre), and then a half decent ride on for the rear lawn (approx 0.4 acre) and paddock (about 0.7 acre), however I am wondering if its possible/feasable to get a top of the range robot to do the lot?

The land and 3 different areas are separated by fences/gates, concrete and gravel. I could either build in a robot flap, not big enough for the dog to escape, but big enough for the robot, or once a week take the robot over to the paddock for a mow.

Whats peoples thoughts?

Small push-along for the front. Flock of sheep for the rest. Not the answer you wanted to hear.

[worldwidewebs]

There are plenty that will do that sort of area - take a look at Husqvarna for a start. You may need multiple robots, but that's got more to do with the layout than the size

[sidekickdmr]

I thought as much, thanks for confirming.

I was willing to consider an all signing all dancing one if the tech could cope, something like this: but it seems even then it would struggle with shapes gates and areas.

https://www.myrobotcenter.co.uk/en_gb/husqvarna-au...

I hadn't considered 3 separate mowers however, thats an option worth considering, whats a good reliable machine to consider, this seems good spec/value for the larger lawns

https://www.myrobotcenter.co.uk/en_gb/worx-landroi...

do they need full wifi coverage?

[Frimley111R]

I wondered if Boris the Blade should be back out the other day, then this morning the lawn was frozen and I though 'Too soon then!"

[Deep Thought]

Frimley111R said:

I wondered if Boris the Blade should be back out the other day, then this morning the lawn was frozen and I though 'Too soon then!"

We'd an overnight frost here too, but i was thinking maybe it would just be a matter of starting him later, say 11:00 to 17:00. That way the frost would be gone.

Theres definite growing in our lawn - i did it a couple of weeks back and it'll need done again next week with the mower if i dont get Trimothy out.

[Frimley111R]

Deep Thought said:

Trimothy

[b14]

I'm breaking out Mowana this weekend to crack on (as named by my two small girls) - hoping she'll be able to cope! Will probably have to bring her battery back inside overnight though.

[gfreeman]

Well, Colin has been out all week and done a fine job. Overnight frost so I sent him back to the charging station until about 11.00 am.

All this talk about frost and batteries has me worried.

As he is quite heavy and I am a lazy sod is it ok to leave him on his charging station overnight in these conditions?

Any horror stories with batteries or does charging keep him warm enough?

[turtlewaxer]

Has anyone that has ordered from myrobotcenter had to get any warranty work or repairs done?

Their price for the Husqvarna 315mkii seems really good but I’m not sure how it will work if something goes wrong with it, can I rock up to the local Husqvarna dealer within its two year warranty period? The company is based in Austria so I don’t really want to pay to send the mower over there for repair.

I’ve had the local Husqvarna dealer over and they have quoted £2.2 supply and install and myrobotcenter have it up for about £1.5 plus £100 for the medium kit. It’s a fair saving but I’m worried about being stuck with a complex piece of kit that the husky dealers won’t touch.

Chris

[gregch]

I'm looking at robot mowers again. I actually bought a Flymo Easilife 350 on sale for £450 for my Dad (he's in his 80s and finding the lawnmower heavy going), and hoping to go and set it up for him in a couple of weeks time.

I'm now thinking again about getting one myself, and would seem to make sense to get one now and set it up here, then I'll know what I'm doing when I set Dad's up for him (it's a long drive, so I want to get it right the first time).

Sadly for me they've now gone up in price, so much closer to the Husq Automower 105, which I like the idea of because it's so basic, it's not orange, and has a longer mowing (and shorter charging) time than the Flymo (which I understand is otherwise very similar). On the other hand, it doesn't have rain sensors like the Flymo and isn't hose-downable.

So: Flymo Easilife, or Husq Automower 105? Would anyone vouch for one or the other?