Discussion
Chris435641 said:
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!
Yes this should workLong 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!
Chris435641 said:
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).
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?
Interesting....most of what I read before getting our Worx (& you are right, that is a crazy good price, wish I'd paid that!!) suggest the device needs to be able to trundle along such a 'joining wire' - could you slab or brick-pave that line so he could do it all and return to base when needed?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).
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?
Doesn't carrying manually kind of defeat the object of a robomow?
The boundary line is used at random times when he needs a charge or cuppa - every now & then ours will follow the wire (always anti-clockwise) back to base - might get tricky if he can't do that for you?
I've just sent my WR105si back for a refund.
Straight out the box the mower had two serial numbers, neither of which would work with the app.
Email to customer services, no response.
Week later one of the serial numbers start working
Mower then will not connect to wifi, tried different wifi, 2.4ghz/5ghz, changing the ssid's, rebooting etc etc with no response.
Another email, no response
Already 3 hours into a device that shoudl be saving me time, with no results, so its gone back
Matt
Straight out the box the mower had two serial numbers, neither of which would work with the app.
Email to customer services, no response.
Week later one of the serial numbers start working
Mower then will not connect to wifi, tried different wifi, 2.4ghz/5ghz, changing the ssid's, rebooting etc etc with no response.
Another email, no response
Already 3 hours into a device that shoudl be saving me time, with no results, so its gone back
Matt
Chris Type R said:
Tempted by the price of the WORX WG790E.1 (hovered over the button on a Flymo 1200R a few times when they've been on offer).
The Amazon Worx reviews are making me hesitant ....
Anyone on here with any real world experience/views ?
We bought a while back and deployed it last weekend. It is too early to really say - come back at the end of the season! - but so far I am mighty impressed!The Amazon Worx reviews are making me hesitant ....
Anyone on here with any real world experience/views ?
Lay the wire closer than you think to the edge - they suggest 35cm, I would say 25-30cm is fine.
I probably should have been more thorough in laying it 'loosely', running a cut high (6cm) to check better, then move it in, but we had reasons to get it down fast!
I've made a 'garage' out of some decking which Rob takes himself into every now & then, & so far we've been running it 10am to 7pm.
Make sure the run into the garage is nice & flat: mine was slightly uphill, & I found him today NOT having quite plugged in.....so another hour or two digging out a bit to make it better.
Anyway, we also have some longer areas he is not down to cover, and we can see a dramatic difference. I have gradually reduced the cut - now around 25mm - I suspect around 30 will be where we will leave him on over summer.
Rob O'Mow is covering about 450sqm for us here. He really is mesmerising to watch!
I am naturally a keen cynic, and kind of had a 40% expectation of him really working....right now, 6 days in, I would raise that to 90%
kryten22uk said:
Just got a 1200R. Been installing the wire. Do I really need to run boundary wire around trees? Can't I just let the mower bump off them?
I would think if there are no tricky roots that could tip the 1200R up, then if would be okay to let it ram the tree. No idea whether the tree would suffer over time from the relentless beating.....mikeiow said:
I would think if there are no tricky roots that could tip the 1200R up, then if would be okay to let it ram the tree. No idea whether the tree would suffer over time from the relentless beating.....
It's not like the mower would hit that hard, it's just a slow tap. I could put the wire around, but would rather the mower gets as close as possible. Minimise strimming.Last minute thread hijack...
What about those of us who are incredibly lazy and have tiny gardens - still an option?
Our front garden is an L-shape - approx 30m3. I have a location for power and a little garage, and the lawn is pretty flat. It would save me dragging the mower round the whole house.
The only other point is that my proposed garage location would mean having to squeeze through a gap which is approx 50cm. Is this possible?
Thanks,
Phil
What about those of us who are incredibly lazy and have tiny gardens - still an option?
Our front garden is an L-shape - approx 30m3. I have a location for power and a little garage, and the lawn is pretty flat. It would save me dragging the mower round the whole house.
The only other point is that my proposed garage location would mean having to squeeze through a gap which is approx 50cm. Is this possible?
Thanks,
Phil
kryten22uk said:
mikeiow said:
I would think if there are no tricky roots that could tip the 1200R up, then if would be okay to let it ram the tree. No idea whether the tree would suffer over time from the relentless beating.....
It's not like the mower would hit that hard, it's just a slow tap. I could put the wire around, but would rather the mower gets as close as possible. Minimise strimming.kryten22uk said:
It's not like the mower would hit that hard, it's just a slow tap. I could put the wire around, but would rather the mower gets as close as possible. Minimise strimming.
Yup, I think you’re right.....should be fine. I think the bits where they suggest running a loop around are more for flower beds in the middle of the lawn.kryten22uk said:
It's not like the mower would hit that hard, it's just a slow tap. I could put the wire around, but would rather the mower gets as close as possible. Minimise strimming.
My understanding is that the boundary wire just saves wear and tear on the mower and the tree, but it's not essential. Careful placement of the boundary wire would get it close without hitting.mikeiow said:
Interesting....most of what I read before getting our Worx (& you are right, that is a crazy good price, wish I'd paid that!!) suggest the device needs to be able to trundle along such a 'joining wire' - could you slab or brick-pave that line so he could do it all and return to base when needed?
Doesn't carrying manually kind of defeat the object of a robomow?
The boundary line is used at random times when he needs a charge or cuppa - every now & then ours will follow the wire (always anti-clockwise) back to base - might get tricky if he can't do that for you?
I wish I could slab or brick the route, but it's on different levels too, so not really an option. My logic is that even carrying it to the front lawn is less hassle than actually having to mow the front lawn!Doesn't carrying manually kind of defeat the object of a robomow?
The boundary line is used at random times when he needs a charge or cuppa - every now & then ours will follow the wire (always anti-clockwise) back to base - might get tricky if he can't do that for you?
Had an interesting conversation with Worx support recently which I thought you might find useful. They were telling me that some folk have bulbs planted into their lawn which flower in the spring. So they have actually run 2 loops of boundary wire around the lawn, one which encompasses the whole lawn, and one which takes account of the bulbs which flower in spring. Then, they use a manual electrical switch to flip between the 2 loops after the bulbs have finished. Since an electrical switch is used, only one boundary wire loop is actually active at any one time.
That kind of set-up never actually occurred to me, and got me thinking how else you could use it. My use might be to restrict 'Mo' to the back of the garden at times when we're outside or have visitors etc. Alternatively, section off an area where you have heavy leaf fall in autumn. Thought I'd throw it out there anyway! :-)
Now I'm scouring ebay for cheap waterproof switches! (SPDT)
That kind of set-up never actually occurred to me, and got me thinking how else you could use it. My use might be to restrict 'Mo' to the back of the garden at times when we're outside or have visitors etc. Alternatively, section off an area where you have heavy leaf fall in autumn. Thought I'd throw it out there anyway! :-)
Now I'm scouring ebay for cheap waterproof switches! (SPDT)
Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff