My autonomous lawn mower thread/blog

Has anyone who's been waiting for a Luba 2 from mowers.ie got theirs yet? I ordered in May and still haven't got mine despite them supposedly now being in stock.

In the same boat, ordered in May and after a number of excuses was promised delivery on Tuesaday 20th August but still havent received. They haven't replied to emails and not answering calls. I contacted Lysters who are the official distributor in Ireland and they confirmed Mowers.ie got an allocation last Friday and got another delivery from Lysters 2 days ago. So they do seem to have them

A bit of patience and time setting up and you should be ok.

Have been running 'the small lubawski' for the last week and it is working away no problem , rain or shine. Initially I had an issue with the RTK which seems to have resolved itself after I powered everything off for an hour or so and started again.

About 3600m2 is taking about 12 hours including 4 charging stops and I am running it every day for now.

With the damp weather I am cleaning the underside every couple of days as it is getting a bit clogged, to be expected with the wet grass.

The light on the power brick flashes to indicate the level of power draw. Iirc a solid green light is 200W. Flashing green light is low power/trickle. Red is error.

The light on the rtk is programmed to be off during the evening/night hours

Any body know of a switch that could do this:

Isolate the back lawn only, or switch so that the front and back lawn or active.

I have to carry mowbot from rear to front of house, no route.

I have a lot of trouble with wire damage which really tests my patience and makes me wonder if it's all worth it! pulled up and reaplced most of front lawn a few weeks back. Now there's a weak signal coming back :-( I cut the wires and joined them to isolate the back and have been letting it mow there for a few days - so issue is on front lawn.

I thought i found the fault, a little bit of damage to wire as it was 'It pegged down enough. So I rejoined the complete circuit, but still getting a weak signa - so i've reverted to back lawn only again. Each time I'm having to have to cut the wire and cut ou the previous connection and install a new one when I increase or decrease the area.

I bought a new better signal tracer but I can't locate these faults with it (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C3C6B5NW?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title)

I think I'd need two of these (https://wiperrobotmowers.co.uk/product/robot-redirect-switch/) which would seem expensive.

Strangly, when I have the big circuit going nether half has a strong enough signal if I unplug the guidewire and plug it into tha main loop….makes no sense when the smaller circuit works fine! I replaced the joining connection where the guidewire meets the loop but no joy.

Another option could be a signal booster? Not finding the problem I know but if it might allow things to keep moving until the problem becomes bad and I can find it easily! It could also be that the issue is on the back lawn but with the shorter cable run the signal is strong enough.

I'm wondering the same. My Kress 172e is always clogged and it's leading to a lot of stoppages.

Hi all,

I have the 430x for 7 years and no issues throughout. This right wheel was given me hassle over past 8 months but i managed to keep it alive with greasing/lubricating it (possibly with wrong stuff). Today again I got warnings indicating issues and it stops.

After I checked it out, I see the 4 plastic spurs in the right rear wheel motor have worn done and are not working. Making lots of clicking/grinding noises.

I opened it and see the 4 plastics spurs seem to be well worn. See below.

Anyone knows if i can purchase these someplace without forking out for a new motor?

Just to add my 2c on Husqvarna repairs.

Im on season 11 with my 330X/430X. The mower itself had a new battery (€270) after about 8yrs which exceeded my expectations.

I was changing the skim plate bearings regular enough because they were cheap and easy to replace but the real reason they were breaking is that the cutting disc motor shaft was bent, so I replaced that eventually (€120). The motor itself was fine so it was just bad luck that it got bent after hitting something. I dont know what the something was but I think it was a metal manhole cover it hit.

A week ago I noticed the two front wheels were worn internally where they spin and the bearings there had broken down. It was still working away but I decided to replace them anyway… €50 each and simple job to replace.

Its still on its original drive motors. Fingers crossed on that but based on other feedback above I guess my days are numbered there so I'll have a €250x2 bill there at some point. I dont know why you guys were broken after 7yrs and Im at 11yrs and still no signs of it breaking down yet! 🤞

The charging station transformer blew also (€140). Once under warranty, once due to lightning and once out of warranty.

Overall, its still doing a great job, cheap to run and simple to work on. Certainly cheaper and easier than maintaining a ride-on.

@bauney

I bit the bullet and just bought a new rear motor for 250

Not what you want to hear, but would you not need to replace them as a pair. If one is broken you can be sure the second is not far behind and the new one is now likely to just speed up the demise of the other. I'm just guessing but I'd prepare yourself for the need to replace the other one.

Brilliant to have something to compare to.. my 430X is only a youngin… 3257 hours..

Just wondering.. what schedule do you run on ?
On my 1.2 acre I run it 10 hours a day during the week and 8 hours a day on the weekend..
Wondering if thats a bit excessive.. ??

My lawn is about 1700sq meters which is under 0.5 acres. My schedule varies depending on the weather to be fair. When weather is dry I tend to let it cut more than when its wet. I find I have it cutting mainly from morning to night time (9am-9pm), maybe 5 days a week. This lessens during the slow growing seasons. I find the heights start at 10 (max) and then gradually goes to 6 and then back to 10 by end of season. Season for me is March to November typically. I take in the mower in November and give it a good clean to hibernate for a few months.

Go for one of these has a boundry wire but i don't see whay you wouldn't want one.

https://www.jdslawnmowers.ie/product/3188/?srsltid=AfmBOopyb63P5PsYMqop9DUH1eyPsnxGCLaiQ18iTnDP7P3vCHTnXYY8hJ8

I'm trying to save the €3200 to get meself a Luba. Impressive line pattern it's done in your garden . . I actually thought i was looking at a golf course at first.

Approx 3600sqm/0.9 acre

A good honest review, thanks Vidapura.

Good advice about the size of the machine that may be required. Disappointing that the Luba 2 can't chop up fallen leaves and that you need to go out and rake them up beforehand . . does that apply to all the autonomous mowers I wonder?