Robot mowers

[Sandy59]

Woody3 said:

From a quick bit of research (added the spec into my comparison spreadsheet), the Viking looks just the job. Is yours just purely lawn or do you have any "rough" grass/slopes as well?

What's the app like? Is it worth the extra money over the standard 635p? Daft question, but do you pay a subscription for the app as well?

I would say mine is not a smooth lawn, it's quite rough and bumpy in areas and there are a couple of short but quite steep parts which it handles with no issues.
Any decent sizes holes need to be filled in or it can get stuck, but once you do this there should be no real issues.

Bushes can be an issue if there's no rigid stem/trunk to 'bounce' off, many of mine had to have the wire ran around them so it wouldn't get stuck underneath, same for any robot though.

The blade system is quite clever as well, blades are double edged and each time the mower goes out the blade rotation is reversed.

The app is free, it's been pretty handy for me as I work abroad sometimes, and when my Mrs wasn't in I could check what it's been up to, it will let you know if it's stuck or has any issues via the app as well.

Here's mine in action :

[StreetDragster]

Hi all, hoping you can help me.

I'm considering a robot mower, the flymo would probably have been just the job at ~£350 but now it's nearer £600 some of the competition are worth looking at.

I have 82 sqm of lawn to look after, relatively flat, surrounded on the sides by a raised brick or wood edging.
Level with the lawn is a patio, and this is probably where the robot mower would live, and I'd place it's guide cables within the mortar.

One question is getting across the patio, can you set these mowers to traverse across the patio and then begin it's mowing setting on the lawn? Reason being that if it's a random cutting pattern I don't want it spending most of its time wandering about on the patio not cutting

Also, I think a rear/ reverse dock would work well, but the one im most interested in, the landroid wr105si, is side entry, needing 2m either side for docking. The place where I would want to site it only has ~1m either side, how important is this 2m guideline? Anyone used one with success with less than 2m?

Thanks
Matt

[Sandy59]

StreetDragster said:

Hi all, hoping you can help me.

I'm considering a robot mower, the flymo would probably have been just the job at ~£350 but now it's nearer £600 some of the competition are worth looking at.

I have 82 sqm of lawn to look after, relatively flat, surrounded on the sides by a raised brick or wood edging.
Level with the lawn is a patio, and this is probably where the robot mower would live, and I'd place it's guide cables within the mortar.

One question is getting across the patio, can you set these mowers to traverse across the patio and then begin it's mowing setting on the lawn? Reason being that if it's a random cutting pattern I don't want it spending most of its time wandering about on the patio not cutting

Also, I think a rear/ reverse dock would work well, but the one im most interested in, the landroid wr105si, is side entry, needing 2m either side for docking. The place where I would want to site it only has ~1m either side, how important is this 2m guideline? Anyone used one with success with less than 2m?

Thanks
Matt

I know with my one and presume them all, that you would normally set up numerous start points so it doesn't start cutting from the same place all the time. In this case I guess you would just make sure no start points are close to the docking station, and if your wire is run around the perimeter of the patio then if won't ever cross onto it unless heading back to dock.

Can't really comment on the side entry space required.

[rfisher]

I've bought several different mowers to play with when the weather gets it's st together.

I like mowers.

The Worx WR105si is one of them.

You can programme zones into the calendar, so just set the patio zone to 0% and it will move to the next area to start.

One thing I want to try with this mower is testing precisely how much run up it needs to dock.

I reckon 2m is likely to be way more than it actually requires.

[monkfish1]

Just how reliable are these things at not crossing the guide wire?

I ask, as i really think i should get one, but with a small river at the bottom of the garden, i have visions of it falling in the river!!! Which would a fast way to lose cash!

[elanfan]

I wonder if there's anyone in or near Cardiff that could set up my Worx 106SI for me - not being lazy just disabled and can't manage it myself (it's horrible admitting that!). I need an external PowerPoint fitting with it unless I can run a cable through the wooden frame of my patio doors.

I'm willing to do what I can to assist and I don't expect anyone to do it for free either.

PM me if you would be able to help.

PH Grass Matters!

[Sandy59]

monkfish1 said:

Just how reliable are these things at not crossing the guide wire?

I ask, as i really think i should get one, but with a small river at the bottom of the garden, i have visions of it falling in the river!!! Which would a fast way to lose cash!

I don't really see how they would ever cross the wire TBH, if there's any fault in the wire they don't move at all.
Not sure if they all use GPS but I'd think that might also prevent them going outside their 'known' area.
Could always fit it with a small inflatable lifejacket ??

[wjwren]

They stop after the guidwire.

[kryten22uk]

StreetDragster said:

Hi all, hoping you can help me.

I'm considering a robot mower, the flymo would probably have been just the job at ~£350 but now it's nearer £600 some of the competition are worth looking at.

It's £487 on Amazon.

[monkfish1]

wjwren said:

They stop after the guidwire.

It would indeed. It would have drowned.

[StreetDragster]

rfisher said:

I've bought several different mowers to play with when the weather gets it's st together.

I like mowers.

The Worx WR105si is one of them.

You can programme zones into the calendar, so just set the patio zone to 0% and it will move to the next area to start.

One thing I want to try with this mower is testing precisely how much run up it needs to dock.

I reckon 2m is likely to be way more than it actually requires.

Sandy59 said:

I know with my one and presume them all, that you would normally set up numerous start points so it doesn't start cutting from the same place all the time. In this case I guess you would just make sure no start points are close to the docking station, and if your wire is run around the perimeter of the patio then if won't ever cross onto it unless heading back to dock.

Can't really comment on the side entry space required.

Thanks very much guys for your responses, i'd be interested to hear how you get on rfisher, whether or not that happens before i buy one myself depends on how giddy i get when online with my debit cards.

I assume that i would run the guide cable as shown below to achieve the desired exclusion zone, whilst still being able to dock/undock sideways?



Thanks

Matt

[Zoon]

StreetDragster said:

Thanks very much guys for your responses, i'd be interested to hear how you get on rfisher, whether or not that happens before i buy one myself depends on how giddy i get when online with my debit cards.

I assume that i would run the guide cable as shown below to achieve the desired exclusion zone, whilst still being able to dock/undock sideways?



Thanks

Matt

Yes that is similar to the one I have setup, it does need a straight-ish run onto the dock.

[StreetDragster]

Hi All,

Amazon have just dropped the price of the Worx WR105SI by 25% to £500 including delivery, cheapest price i can find it at by far so i've ordered one.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071J19G7N/?coliid=ISD...

Thanks

Matt

[wjwren]

Anyone able to advise how easy it is to replace a battery on a Bosch 400 connect?

[kryten22uk]

Does it matter that the Worx mowers have the blades offset to the side? I thought the mowers operated in a random pattern, hence would typically hit a boundary from the front of the mower rather than the side? Or does it do the full random mow and then finish off with a complete run around the boundary, before heading for dock?

[Woody3]

Sandy59 said:

I would say mine is not a smooth lawn, it's quite rough and bumpy in areas and there are a couple of short but quite steep parts which it handles with no issues.
Any decent sizes holes need to be filled in or it can get stuck, but once you do this there should be no real issues.

Bushes can be an issue if there's no rigid stem/trunk to 'bounce' off, many of mine had to have the wire ran around them so it wouldn't get stuck underneath, same for any robot though.

The blade system is quite clever as well, blades are double edged and each time the mower goes out the blade rotation is reversed.

The app is free, it's been pretty handy for me as I work abroad sometimes, and when my Mrs wasn't in I could check what it's been up to, it will let you know if it's stuck or has any issues via the app as well.

Here's mine in action :

We are off to see a demo of one of these next week! Hopefully it'll end up as a purchase, with a saving of around £800 over the Husky 450x!

[elanfan]

kryten22uk said:

Does it matter that the Worx mowers have the blades offset to the side? I thought the mowers operated in a random pattern, hence would typically hit a boundary from the front of the mower rather than the side? Or does it do the full random mow and then finish off with a complete run around the boundary, before heading for dock?

The idea of it being offset is that it gets very close to the edge typically leaving an inch. Othe4 mowers don’t get as close. It will run around the edge every now and then or you can tell it to do so via the app. Otherwise it’s a random cut. Other advantage is it has in effect 3 razor blades with sharp edges on both sides so it changes direction of cut every now and then.


Still looking for some help installing mine in Cardiff if anyone fancies assisting a disabled person.

[Sandy59]

Woody3 said:

We are off to see a demo of one of these next week! Hopefully it'll end up as a purchase, with a saving of around £800 over the Husky 450x!

Yes that sounds like a decent saving.
I've just bought a smaller Viking model for the front garden so pretty well covered now I think.

[Leroy902]

I can't wait for prices to drop on these babies!

[Chris435641]

Hi all,
Long time lurker, but now I have a question for the Worx owners particularly.

I'm just about to push the button on the WG790E.1 (good price on Amazon right now).

So 2 questions. I'm looking for confidence that it could cope with 2 distinct and split lawn areas with no route between. I plan to lay a single continuous boundary loop, which would need to run down the side of my house for about 10m before breaking out onto the front lawn. I'd need to carry it manually as it's gravel, set it off, and then wait for the battery to die before re-charging and repeating I guess. Any problems with that?

Also, if I extend the boundary loop down the side of the house, will it still perform a boundary cut on the back lawn ok, or is there danger of confusion when it goes past the front lawn extension point? Picture below should help explain

Thanks in advance!