Robot mowers

[Fixastuff]

Who has one and what do you think of it?

I was working in a yard and talked the homeowner about their robot mower. It was a 9 acre yard very hilly. This little thing was out cutting non stop would go charge then get back to cutting. Lines and stripes were perfectly straight. Owner says it cuts their yard twice a week during the summer. I was pretty impressed.

I from flatland area and just bought some hilly property and was wondering how to cut it. I think I know now.

 

[bmaverick]

Pros and cons to these units. It can be a good thing for you if you remove the trouble spots in your land. Then make certain the radio channel has no interference, else the robot could wander off and loose sense to where home base is located.

Be prepared to wash blood off of the robot from time to time too.

 

[Fixastuff]

Pros and cons to these units. It can be a good thing for you if you remove the trouble spots in your land. Then make certain the radio channel has no interference, else the robot could wander off and loose sense to where home base is located.

Be prepared to wash blood off of the robot from time to time too.

lol. Thanks for the input.

 

[Oaktree]

How do these things know where to go (and not to go)? Do you need to put some sort of "invisible fence" around the perimeter, flower beds, driveway, etc?

9 acre lawn??!??

 

[Fixastuff]

How do these things know where to go (and not to go)? Do you need to put some sort of "invisible fence" around the perimeter, flower beds, driveway, etc?

9 acre lawn??!??

He said for this one you walked the perimeter with a wheel that set the boundary. The trees and obstacles inside boundary it dodged and cut around on its own. The downside to the one he was using was you have to be within 15miles of the selling store as it used a ground station from it. I’m guess there is some kind of subscription but I didn’t think to ask at the time. It was tiny tiny mower compared to a zero turn but the yard looked awesome.

 

[Fixastuff]

 

[zzvyb6]

You'll love it until it kills your dog.

 

[LittleBill21]

There are 2 kinds, wire bound like those used for invisible dog fences, and others that use a GPS (RTK) system (some use lidar), I own 3 robots.

 

[LittleBill21]

You'll love it until it kills your dog.

Literally impossible, you clearly have never touched one.

 

[LittleBill21]

 

[Needville]

I'm intrigued. We just got a robot vacuum and love it.

Anybody have a model they recommend? I would use it around my house and in the fenced backyard where I can't get my tractor around easily. Not a lot of area, a 1/2 acre at most.

 

[LittleBill21]

I use Husqvarna models

 

[zzvyb6]

Literally impossible, you clearly have never touched one.

It already has happened on my road. Dog had to be put down. You must be either Sales or optimist.

 

[EddieWalker]

I like the idea of them but haven't looking into it yet. I just assume they are a lot of money, and I wonder how long they last?

We have gone through quite a few vacuums in the house to deal with dog hair, and they all work great, until they don't. Roomba is by far the best, but they are all plastic, and the plastic parts wear out way too fast.

I can think of a lot of other things that I would enjoy doing more than mowing around my house once a week. Probably my biggest issue is just wondering if the Scag zero turn will start and actually mow!! Eliminating that struggle in my life would be amazing!!!!

 

[Fixastuff]

There are 2 kinds, wire bound like those used for invisible dog fences, and others that use a GPS (RTK) system (some use lidar), I own 3 robots.

Which ones have you used and what is your recommendation? My new yard is 1.5 acres and I don’t want a ground wire.

 

[Fixastuff]

I like the idea of them but haven't looking into it yet. I just assume they are a lot of money, and I wonder how long they last?

We have gone through quite a few vacuums in the house to deal with dog hair, and they all work great, until they don't. Roomba is by far the best, but they are all plastic, and the plastic parts wear out way too fast.

I can think of a lot of other things that I would enjoy doing more than mowing around my house once a week. Probably my biggest issue is just wondering if the Scag zero turn will start and actually mow!! Eliminating that struggle in my life would be amazing!!!!

I was told the one for 9 acres was $12,500. The ones I’m looking at for 1.5 acres are 3-4k. I work outside all day, the last thing I want to do is cut grass after that.

 

[Fixastuff]

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This a picture of the little bot going, you can barely see it it’s so tiny. lol.

 

[Fixastuff]

Here is a picture of their yard from up top, you can barely see the bit down in front by a small tree.

 

[John0829]

My question is how well or do they, deal with mole runs, exposed tree roots, lawns that are really marginally better than pasture in some places. I would truly like to have something to keep around the house cut so I could only have the big open areas to contend with.

 

[Fixastuff]

It would appear the poor little mower got stuck today.

I don’t think this little thing could run over a dog if it tried.