My autonomous lawn mower thread/blog

joebre

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122334204#Comment_122334204

That's what I thought. Have a replacement disc ordered. Will hold off until it arrives.

listermint

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122335114#Comment_122335114

Mine won't run unbalanced it shuts down. Knocked out one of the screw holders as it had hit a football post footing. Slotted back in but the mower detected the balance rotation and shutdown. Which is good.

joebre

Replacemant disc arrive this morning. Three new blades installed. Mower is running perfectly. Amazed that one missing blade could cause so much vibration !

RainInSummer

Disc imbalance. Just replace the cutting disc or drill out and fix as a matter of priority.

The disc isn't expensive from memory. Maybe 20 or so.

Cavan_King

From reading posts on here, it appears the Luba 2 is the best automower but very difficult to get. I was thinking about the Segway but I’m in no rush this year so am I as well hold off and get one out of season or next year?

LubaDriver

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346869#Comment_122346869

It's hard to say if it's the best but I'd agree that it's the best bang for your buck currently. I suspect that they will have a version 3 next January so the 2 will be discounted at the end of this season.

If you can wait and are happy with the old generation when they release the 3 then you might be able to nab a 2 for a good price then.

One thing to note though is that they really only support the latest and greatest with new features, even those that seem to be based in the app - giving nicknames to areas is only available in the new model for example. So you can assume that the state of the 2's software at the end of this year will be as good as it gets.

listermint

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346869#Comment_122346869

The Luba is only brand new in mower terms. It's getting alot of press here because of that. It's not out or running long enough to make that statement.

Well have to wait until people have a number of grass seasons under their belt.

Brianb8802

I ended up getting a Luba 2 1000 from Amazon.de ordered last Monday and just delivered this morning. All up it cost €2,340.

https://amzn.eu/d/0cFMwgEM

I don't know if I just got lucky, the expected delivery date for new orders just changed to 22nd August this morning.

Initially I was going to get the 3000 from Amazon.de but it didn't deliver directly to Ireland. I had checked out some mail forwarding companies, but then noticed the 1000 would deliver directly to Ireland so picked that up instead. My garden area is just about the 1,000m².

The 3000 and 5000 don't seem to be on amazon.de anymore as of this morning but they might come back again. For those interested in mail forwarding, these companies could ship the Luba 2 box size inc lithium battery to Ireland. The 3000 was €2,600 on Amazon.de so prices below cover insurance up to that value.

shipgerman.com - have loads of options starting at €87 + €40 insurance

bpm-lux.com - €61 + €23 insurance

The standard insurance for both companies is up to €750 so you need to contact them to increase the value.

Hope that helps a few people out as the Luba 2 seems hard to pick up at the moment. I'm looking forward to setting it up at the weekend.

Brianb8802

I've Just noticed the Mamotion Yuka 1500 is in stock on amazon.de now also. You will need to use a mail forwarding company but you could have it your hands in about 10-12 days.

It has €100 off at the moment bringing it to €1500. I don't know much about the Yuka to be honest but as a smart lawnmower it seems to have similar technology to the Luba 2, bar the 4WD.

The Yuka 2000 is there also but has a start of August delivery date, and will need mail forwarding to get out to Ireland.

https://amzn.eu/d/06DiaQOh

Brianb8802

The Luba 2 1000 is back in stock now again for dispatch today but Amazon are no longer delivering directly to Ireland, you will need to use the mail forwarding companies above.

denismc

So what is the cutting frequency of the Luba? Is it out every day or does it go out a couple of times a week? If it's several times a week do you get a build up of cuttings on the lawn?

LubaDriver

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122354741#Comment_122354741

Two to three times a week. If you send it out every day you'll get wear ruts at the perimeter, especially if it's wet.

Mine is currently out three times but thinking of pulling back to two.

denismc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122354783#Comment_122354783

So what happens to the cuttings? If you are mowing 2-3 times a week you are going to have a lot of cut grass underfoot. If you have a busy lawn with kids and so on do you get a lot of grass getting dragged into the house?

RainInSummer

Robot vacuum in my case ^^

listermint

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122354918#Comment_122354918

It works by trimming the top of the grass. I.e mulching. It's meant to cut regularly so growth is maintained to specific height. Don't think of it like a conventional mower.

Each lawn is different so you should start with daily and dial back from there. Mines out everyday in the summer btw (not a luba). Your grass is never meant to look like it's growing high. So dial it back until the cut looks even. No ones answer will be the same as yours.

Clo-Clo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122354918#Comment_122354918

Opposite, I got rid of the robot lawnmower as I had nowhere to put the grass and mulching it meant the grass was constantly getting dragged in because I would max get it cut once a week, with robot it is constantly going so the grass it is cutting is tiny and no issues with kids dragging it in

denismc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122363931#Comment_122363931

I have a Husky and it's out every day which leaves very little clippings, but my understanding of the Luba is it goes out less often more like a traditional mower so I would expect more clippings, hence my question.

listermint

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122363973#Comment_122363973

The same principle applies. You shouldn't have the mower setup that clippings appear. It means you aren't running it enough. Luba or any robot mower. It's not meant to cut grass. It's meant to trim. Significant difference.

pajoguy

I have a luba and it cuts 650m of grass in around 3 to 4 hours with a return to charge after 80% cut. Its a more efficient cutting method but it goes iut every 2 days. Another area of around 480m and it returns to charge at around 95% cut. Again cuts every 2nd day.

EletricMan

The front wheel is after coming off my Husqvarna 415x, any recommendations for best place for replacement. Thanks

Mr Q

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122374821#Comment_122374821

Can you not refit it?

One fell off my 220AC last week and I just put it back on and sent it out. But I found the wheel and part that holds it on together.

RainInSummer

GPL shop is my go to for spare parts.

micks_address

Anyone using the mowap app on android for this yardforce mower? Started crashing on me since July android update on pixel pro 7. Logged in on sons iPhone and all working fine

Cheers

Mick

spose

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122374821#Comment_122374821

same happened mine. In my case bearing had disintegrated. Had pretty much worn out the wheels too and there was only a couple of euro difference in price between buying all the parts and getting main dealer to do it so went with that

Clo-Clo

Just wondering if anyone has bought this for Worx?

I bought the spikes but they just seem to help dig a bigger hole, was going to get this and then maybe the Worx wheels

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Protection-Landroid-LandXcape-Traction-Improvement/dp/B0C7HJ2394/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=5W5UN&content-id=amzn1.sym.f241ce8f-03fb-4bc5-a751-c23e4788ddaa%3Aamzn1.symc.cdb151ed-d8fe-485d-b383-800c8b0e3fd3&pf_rd_p=f241ce8f-03fb-4bc5-a751-c23e4788ddaa&pf_rd_r=RGGGSQSQ9KKGGH018YZS&pd_rd_wg=vvWDZ&pd_rd_r=4862628e-e694-4106-966a-60001c296672&ref_=pd_hp_d_atf_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m

One Question

hey

I’ve Husq 430x and I e just re-laid new wire. Anyone know if 1.5mm single LSOH single core is ok for using as boundary wire?

Mower keeps overshooting wire, and then stopping and sending notification that it’s “out of boundary “. I’ve got the Drive Past Wire setting on minimum (20cm)

Green light is good on charger station.
Thanks

Qwerty?

Have you looked into the Hookii Neomow. They were a Kickstarter campaign that is about to start selling publicly. I'm a beta user and very happy with the product.

The lips

I have never managed to get my mowap registered with my device even after cancelling the 5Ghz frequency on my router.

Qwerty?

Posted in error

denismc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122396749#Comment_122396749

Have you tried resetting the boundary loop signal?

Is in the settings under security, this has worked for me in the past when I have has issues.

Pique

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122394395#Comment_122394395

That's only for the front wheel. These are supposed to be the business though and better than the spikes.

WORX WA0953 Landroid Wheels All-Terrain - for Soft Surface and Wet Lawn - Suitable for The Slope up to 22° or 40% - Easy Assembly - Not for Vision https://amzn.eu/d/0b7yR1Dn

Dozz

Hi

I was just looking for any feedback from owners of the Navimow i108e?

My robomow is starting to give trouble so am considering this as an upgrade.

Thanks

dots104

In the middle of trying to decide on which mower to go for my lawn ( approx 4500m2) . Following a bit of research I think it's between a husqvarna and kress.

I'd prefer a wire free option as we only recently built the house so the garden is quite young and will change over time.

Kress is coming in slightly cheaper against the wire free husqvarna.

Anyone using either of the bigger models for kress r174 or husqvarna 450x? Any thoughts would be appreciated

tomdd

HI

Just checking I am buying a yuka 1500 from amazon Germany. Have a great offer of 1300 euro limited time offer. Will the same power adapter work here in Ireland?. Is just the plug that is different?. I know that is not for sale here yet but as always the price will be more expensive in Ireland.

RainInSummer

The plug will be different is all. Nearly all my kit is euro and I just swap out the plugs.

Only catch is if the plug is moulded in to the power adaptor. They usually aren't though.

MoodeRator

Just an FYI for Luba users. I had a problem with gps positioning after an update at the weekend. The fix was to add the RTK to your devices in the app. Which I had never done before and all was working ok til then.

Brianb8802

I managed to get my hands on a Luba 2 recently after a bit of research into all the different manufacturers like Husqvarna and Kress.

Main things I was looking for were wire free install and accurate GPS coverage through thick tree canopies. I was worried about the signal in and around the mature trees around the boundary of the garden and was prepared to cut a few trees back but it's performed even better then I thought it would. Didn't have to trim anything either.

Two of the zones are approx 50 meters away from the main garden and the path is narrow with thick tree coverage but haven't had one issue after 3-4 weeks of use.

I set this up in my parents place as they are getting a bit older and we can't keep up with the maintenance. The alternative was buying a ride on for more money and having to physically cut the grass ourselves.

I thought being able to log into the on board camera would be a gimmick but find myself using it quite a bit to make sure Luba isn't slacking.

I made a video of one area that's well covered by trees which is on a track between two areas. It's about 0.7m wide and there's no issues. See link below.

https://streamable.com/0u9eoo

I tried this track at night aswell but because it was dark Luba couldn't use it's camera and it ended up stopping.

If there's anyone on the fence I'd definitely recommend it. Even if it lasted 4-5 years it's a great investment.

Edit: I was also concerned about the RTK positioning and mounting. To get everything going initially I just used the ground mounted pole that comes in the box and put it next to the charger. There's a few trees around but it has a fairly good view of the sky. When I tested the Luba everything worked with no issues so I ended up just leaving the RTK there rather than mounting it on the house. It sees about 40 satellites on average and robot sees about 25. It is located in the back garden but can talk to Luba in the front garden with no noticable drop in signal.

McSween

has anybody living in a semi detached house used one of these. If so can you recommend. Looking at about 1000€?

Sponsorgate

where would you recommend I purchase a Luba 2 5000. I see mowers.ie is not highly recommended. Appears to be a shipment of them coming in mid/late August. Just not sure who to purchase from? Any recommendations would be appreciated

Located in Cork

WildWater

I got mine from Coughlan's in Carlow. Why Coughlan's? They came up on a Google search and had it in stock. Rang them on a Saturday they took my number and said the robot person was busy and would ring me back. Which they did, within the hour. Paid over the phone. Shipped Monday, arrived Tuesday. Haven't had reason to contact or deal with them since but certainly would buy from them again. Others on here have brought from a distributor based in Athlone but I can't remember the name.

MoodeRator

I went straight to the sole distributor of Luba in Ireland, as I was getting the runaround from a three businesses in my area. Lyster Lawnmowers Dac (Exclusive Distributor for Ireland) 14 Blyry Business ParkAthlone, Westmeath N37 ED32

Sponsorgate

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122451297#Comment_122451297

Put a deposit down with Coughlans on Friday. Hope to have my hands on one within 3 weeks

WildWater

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122467266#Comment_122467266

Best of luck with it.

My girl busy doing her thing! Love it.

bunderoon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122467286#Comment_122467286

Nice wide tyres. No slipping I assume.

WildWater

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122470420#Comment_122470420

Not for me, but my lawn is flat.

SocialSpud

Should I get the Yuka or Luba 2? I have a fairly level lawn, about 1000m2. I'm also seriously considering the Navimow H1500.

Sponsorgate

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122472944#Comment_122472944

Good info here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW2bgpDuyFU&t=643s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pjbd9w1EEk&t=1756s

SocialSpud

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122479134#Comment_122479134

I actually just backed the Terramow. Comes with Risk of course as it's on KickStarter, but they've been shipping and doesn't require wires or RTK, just a camera. It seems to do an excellent job in mapping out a lawn, just like a robot vacuum.

SocialSpud

I'm not sure if this is allowed here, but I have a Worx Landroid L2000 new and still in it's opened box which I am planning on selling. Turns out my lawn is not best suited for the wire as I have some paths, so I opted for a different mower. Would anyone be interested in buying this?

Technophobe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122481355#Comment_122481355

Me too..let's keep each other (and others here) updated