My autonomous lawn mower thread/blog

That sounds like a good plan but far above my intelligence, ability and time.

Looking into it, I might try to get an off limits attachment. Will help solve the trampoline (and maybe goal post) conundrum and using shortcuts could also cut down on the time taken returning home. Doesn't look like it works for the mower finding zones.

My grass grows just as well if not better under the trampoline, you may get rid of the dog 😁

My dog sheds practically all yr round and her hair is slowly wrecking the drive motors on the back wheels of my Husky 450x.

One step ahead, have the robot hoover and the robot mop on the go. For me the dog hair wraps around front wheels on the lawnmower and works it’s way in to the bearings. Twice has caused one the wheels to pop off

New to this thread and want to buy a robotic mower. I hope this comment is allowed but does anyone know of somewhere around Dublin/Louth/Meath that sells robotic mowers and will install it? I have a 2 part garden with some inclines so I doubt I could do it myself! Ive emailed a few companies and the only ones that came back were ones from down the country saying they don't look after Dublin (Fingal!).

I havent but will! Thanks!

Hi Everyone, a question for anyone who has bought a husqvarna from the continent. Are you doing all the servicing yourself? or do you have someone to send it to in Ireland if you encounter a serious issue?

I've heard that the Husq dealers will generally fob you off unless you would have bought from them, which in fairness I understand.

Also whats the warranty like on them? I see different figures online.

Cheers. I’ve since squared off an area and put down membrane and gravel so no more moving. Also helps its permanently tied down now so no last minute dash when the wind comes up.

@CowSniffer bought mine from my robot centre 5 years ago. Local dealer has fixed it no problem but I never asked to get anything done under warranty. If you had a warranty issue you should be dealing with where you bought it or husqvarna before you’d ever end up at the local dealer. If husqvarna tell you bring it to the dealer then they won’t say no. I presume dealers just don’t want people arriving at the door with broken machines arguing warranty should pay when maybe it’s not a warranty fix

Where is the best value place on the continent now? Myrobotcentre is gone?

Lads put in a load of trees over the winter. Have to set up islands now for Luigi. Any tips or tricks roughly going to need 15.

That’s a great idea. Thanks

I've had a few of the transformers die on me. It will either be that or the docking station itself but my money would be on the transformer (they are poor quality). €220 to replace, if it is that. 😱

For anyone looking at options for a new mower it seems that the Segway Navimow will be available directly in Ireland in the next few weeks. Their website has added Camway in Portarlington as a dealer. But from what I can see they seem to be only a distributor to other dealers rather than a retailer, so might need to wait another bit for retailer details.

I bought one of these from Belgium last year and I'm very happy with it. It works totally off GPS so there's no need for boundary wires. You simply draw the boundary map using your phone as a remote control walking beside the mower and you can have multiple sections of lawn. These are connected with virtual paths across your driveway so there's no worries about having to cut into tarmac etc. to install wires.

You can now make edits to the virtual boundary very quickly after a recent update. Can also add islands around trees, garden furniture, goalposts etc. which is very handy.

I paid €2000 for mine last year. That's the H1500 which covers up to 1500sqm. The name corresponds to the max lawn size.

Looks like they've gone up a small bit this year. Below are the Robocleaners prices in Belgium where I bought mine. Hopefully similar pricing here.

• H500 is €1500
• H800 is €1750
• H1500 is €2200
• H3000 is €2700

They have also just announced a new accessory with a camera that improves obstacle avoidance (e.g. toys left on the lawn) which should work better than the previous ultrasonic sensor.

Editing to add that you've to pay extra for the camera or ultrasonic sensor.

I have a 3 part lawn, various sides of a large 2 storey house. A short ditch with trees bounding one part, wooden fence another part. Concerned GPS system might falter, but would give serious thought to a no wire system which has good feedback. Also prefer a mower that cuts in an organised manner that isn't randomly trekking around.

Their website has a handy checklist tool to see if your lawn layout is suitable which is definitely worth trying. It lets you add in details like your house size, proximity to outbuildings, walls, trees etc.

My own lawn is in 3 sections also. In my response to @Thud above I mentioned the frustrating constant loop of returning to base that used to happen before the firmware update. This was happening directly under a big tree with a wide canopy that was also close to our boundary wall with the neighbours. That's the only area where it struggled a bit. It works fine along the rest of the boundary wall where there are other trees but they don't hang over the lawn much. The Vision Fence camera would probably be useful for you also for any tricky spots.

The positioning works by aggregating the GPS of the mower as well as the stationary antenna that's on a stake in the ground next to the base station. It's important this antenna is located in a spot with a good wide view of the sky as this gives the best accuracy. There's an extension kit that will allow you place the antenna on a wall or on your roof. I bought this but haven't installed it yet as it's working fine now since the firmware update. If you move the antenna you need to redraw your maps.

I agree on the organised cutting pattern. Seems more efficient to me and the parallel stripes look really well.... to me anyway! It rotates the angle each time it starts a new mowing cycle so it doesn't wear tracks into the lawn from constantly going the same direction. E.g. it might go north/south in the first cycle and then rotate 45° and mow NW/SE the next time.