My autonomous lawn mower thread/blog

Hi all

This is my 1st year with a robot, It's been brilliant since April but it's starting to struggle now because the grass is constantly wet.Is it time to put it away for the winter? What are peoples thoughts, too early?

Why is wet grass bothering it? Should travel and cut as good on wet grass as dry? Obviously if you have steep slopes the wet wouldn't help

One of mine came off when lifting it out of the box as I didn't know the carry handle was on the rear and it's a heavy enough unit. Popped back on no problem and hasn't come off since. It's not a big deal, they're just there for styling and clip on. The glue they applied just isn't good. Otherwise the unit is solid. Can't ask for much for one of the cheapest mowers on the market.

I got my Automower 115h all set up (what a job! The next time I will absolutely pay a person with younger knees and back to help me) and all is working well. I have my front yard connected to the back through a narrow 14-meter passage that is only 71cm wide. That passage is all brick, with beds on the sides, no grass. I've managed to set 3 starting points along the single guide wire - Area 1 the front, Area 2 the passage, and Area 3 the back yard. The mower traverses it well. But is there some way to tell it it does not need to mow Area 2? It takes time going forward, turning from the boundary wire, basically pinging from side to side down the whole thing. I tried taking out the passage as an area, but it somehow did not work right, and that was my only idea. Would be grateful for advice.

I have seen little linking stakes that you pound in to provide a temporary barrier. They are a bit shorter than typical garden linking stakes - looks like they are just tall enough to bump the mower. Also have seen people use staked-down 'pool noodles' for a temporary barrier. I am thinking of a short willow hurdle for my front garden to be prettier. Also considering a push-in decorative fence, the little curly metal kind.

I,m new here just came across this thread and what a thread ? I,m thinking of purchasing an automower,I have a small garden approx 70sqm divided by a path with kerb stones on either side,which from Reading this thread could easily be overcome and make a passage for the mower,any ideas which mower would be suitable for my garden,any suggestions appreciated.

Thanks Davydave,where did you buy your unit have not seen them anywhere up to now,

That's the one. I got it from My Robot Centre. The more expensive models don't seem to offer much more if you're just looking for something basic.

Mine is left uncovered as they're water resistant. You can buy after market covers, plenty of people have built a little roof over it.

Pique,thanks for your reply,that certainly answers my question,

Can anyone give me the physical outside demensions of the Hosqvarna 305 docking station,it,s not in the manual,the only dimensions is for the automower itsef.

I haven't purchased the 305 yet that's why I don't know the demensions.

have a husqvarna 430 mower for about 3 years and have had my first small problem, one of the front castor wheels some how fell off i found it in the lawn one day. Anyone any experience of putting them back in, is a easy job or would i need to bring it to a dealer to fix

By reading back over this forum

Half acre is just over 2000 Sq Metres, so the Husqvarna 430X would be the dearer model to cover your land area. You have to factor in slopes and guide wires as well. If you have the chance pop down to a local dealer and bleed them for info, if they are any good you will probably deal with them s well. I bought Husqvarna 450X myself, as needed that model at the time, very few others on the market at the time that ticked the boxes and have to say even though they are more expensive they are reliable, gave me little trouble and what trouble they did gave was covered by warranty with no quibbles.

Have purchased a Husqvarna 430X and just wondering what's the most precise distance to locate the boundary wire from the kerb where I have the kerbing as shown that minimizes the area uncut area coupled with getting as close to the edge without the auto-mower wheels tipping over the edge. And do I measure from the inside or outside of the top of the kerb.

Thanks.

Thanks for that . Yes I got the guide embedded in the lid of the box. There's actually two of them, one for imperial and the other metric. Marks at 10cm, 30cm & 35cm. Just wondering what's the most precise distance for my scenario above. Plan on burying the wire so would like to get it right first time.

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