High end robot mowers? Luba 2x
Discussion
We have a solid 1400sqm of complex lawn, odd shape, a narrowish passage way, pretty undulating. Trees, bushes etc...
Looking at robot mowers, and the luba 2x comes out on paper as best of the bunch, but at £2k i want to check if others have been in a similar boat. A lot of the YouTube videos look sponsored/ paid for which I find off putting.
No shortage of options sub £1k... But the market thins above there.
Husqvarna seem the natural competitor, and made in the UK, but on paper it's less in every regard. Smaller battery, smaller sqm, less gradients, 15% more expensive, shorter warranty. More reliable app though it seems.
Anyone been in a similar boat? Thanks
Looking at robot mowers, and the luba 2x comes out on paper as best of the bunch, but at £2k i want to check if others have been in a similar boat. A lot of the YouTube videos look sponsored/ paid for which I find off putting.
No shortage of options sub £1k... But the market thins above there.
Husqvarna seem the natural competitor, and made in the UK, but on paper it's less in every regard. Smaller battery, smaller sqm, less gradients, 15% more expensive, shorter warranty. More reliable app though it seems.
Anyone been in a similar boat? Thanks
There's a big thread here with some discussion of the Luba:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
We looked after a property a couple of years ago which had 3 machines - Honda.
They were great on the flat, but show them any sort of hill and they did struggle, a lot. Esp if it was wet.
The other thing they were prone to doing was falling into boarders. Probably 3 or 4 times a week.
The other thing was any tree cover, small twigs that fall down easily block the machine.
Also found maybe once a week one or more machines would fail to return to their base.
It was fun though seeing them just going about their business.
They have to run all the time.
For me, I think a good ride on would be better long term and less hassle overall.
Obviously access might be an issue for you.
They were great on the flat, but show them any sort of hill and they did struggle, a lot. Esp if it was wet.
The other thing they were prone to doing was falling into boarders. Probably 3 or 4 times a week.
The other thing was any tree cover, small twigs that fall down easily block the machine.
Also found maybe once a week one or more machines would fail to return to their base.
It was fun though seeing them just going about their business.
They have to run all the time.
For me, I think a good ride on would be better long term and less hassle overall.
Obviously access might be an issue for you.
Edited by gotoPzero on Sunday 16th March 14:45
gotoPzero said:
We looked after a property a couple of years ago which had 3 machines (Husqvarna iirc).
They were great on the flat, but show them any sort of hill and they did struggle, a lot. Esp if it was wet.
The other thing they were prone to doing was falling into boarders. Probably 3 or 4 times a week.
The other thing was any tree cover, small twigs that fall down easily block the machine.
Also found maybe once a week one or more machines would fail to return to their base.
It was fun though seeing them just going about their business.
They have to run all the time.
For me, I think a good ride on would be better long term and less hassle overall.
Obviously access might be an issue for you.
I have 2 husqs mowers, a 450x and a 315. Between them they’ve done around 12 seasons now. Never seen any of the issues you describe with them, I suspect the installation was wrong or they were not being maintained correctly. I can go the entire season without touching them other than to replace the blades.They were great on the flat, but show them any sort of hill and they did struggle, a lot. Esp if it was wet.
The other thing they were prone to doing was falling into boarders. Probably 3 or 4 times a week.
The other thing was any tree cover, small twigs that fall down easily block the machine.
Also found maybe once a week one or more machines would fail to return to their base.
It was fun though seeing them just going about their business.
They have to run all the time.
For me, I think a good ride on would be better long term and less hassle overall.
Obviously access might be an issue for you.
I have a luba 1, for 2 years. PITA most of the time. When it works its good but needs babysitting which defeats the purpose. Infact all the of the issues you describe are issues with the luba ironically.
I've got a Yuka (Luba's cousin) and very happy with it.
Only issues ive had were me failing to update the map when I've changed something in the garden, and the SIM card stopped working for a couple of months then decided to fix itself just as Mammotion agreed to replace the whole unit.
Lots of software updates happen throughout the year, but if you stay a bit behind the initial release then any bugs are normally resolved within a couple of weeks. The development team are very proactive.
I also have a small path between my front and back gardens (sub 1m width at tightest) and it doesnt like going between the two, so would be wary if your path is narrower than 1m if you dont want to have to manually drive it between areas.
Only issues ive had were me failing to update the map when I've changed something in the garden, and the SIM card stopped working for a couple of months then decided to fix itself just as Mammotion agreed to replace the whole unit.
Lots of software updates happen throughout the year, but if you stay a bit behind the initial release then any bugs are normally resolved within a couple of weeks. The development team are very proactive.
I also have a small path between my front and back gardens (sub 1m width at tightest) and it doesnt like going between the two, so would be wary if your path is narrower than 1m if you dont want to have to manually drive it between areas.
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