My autonomous lawn mower thread/blog

There is no issue with it running at night. There will be no sound from inside the house. Even outside beside it, the noise is very low, barely audible.

I find that cutting during the night there is usually heavy dew or the grass will not be dry for cutting so there is more build up of cut grass sticking to the underneath part of the mower. Another reason is that incase the mower gets stuck or straddled on something I prefer rescue it during the day, rather than get an alert on my phone at 1AM.

To each their own I guess but do what whatever suits you. Much of a muchness.

They are very safe and are or little risk with the young ones. My kids never had issues despite being inquisitive and playing around it etc... it's a novelty act for any friends visiting but they soon get bored of it.

Anybody got a faulty parkside robot mower they want to sell? Looking for a swivel wheel or will take the whole thing!

There's 3 "levels" that the mower would need to traverse is not really suitable for using a wire would need to be gps mapped i think.

Why do you say that?

The most reliable method of traversing any lawn is a wired install. Its just a pain to initially lay the wire down but thats a one off job and it will be reliable from there on, assuming you've done it right.

My main concern is the elevation.

When you say elevation do you really mean the slope in the lawn?

If its the slope, each mower has a max angle it can handle. You'll need to measure your slope and compare against the spec of the various machines. The Husqvarna's can handle 35°.

Luba 2 is probably the only mower that can handle elevations without getting stuck due to its RC car 4 wheel design.

Hi, Can I ask how people are getting on with their Husqvarna 305 mowers? I've just bought one for my back garden. It's 480m2.

We have an Ambrogio L20 Elite in the front garden but he can't get around to the back unfortunately.

What is people's experience of Mammotion and their products? Good aftercare? I see they're releasing a Yuka Mini this year with 6aH battery.

I left my Husky 315X in for a service, and was told that the com board wasn't working and needs replacing, at a cost of €300. Is there any way I can manage my mower without using the app, i.e, manually set the mowing times, at least until I can scrape the money together? Thanks in advance.

Best approach is to go round with a shovel and it's what I do. However, due to say scheduling a cut when you are not at home, that might not always be possible. It won't bother the mower (well assuming your mutt isn't the size of a small horse). However, some will stick to the wheels etc so beware when cleaning and the remainder will get squished onto the surface, which isn't exactly ideal. Thus, as said, best approach is scoop the poop if possible.

How did you communicate with your mower?

A quick search says it can have a SIM card for sending commands which uses 3G service. 3G was retired or turned off by majority of operators by end of last year.

I have a 315 and all the settings can be changed using the keypad on the mower itself, it's a little bit tedious but it certainly can be done.

My 315 only has a Bluetooth connection and I often find myself going to the mower directly to check alarms.

Via an app on my phone

Tried calling but been unable to get through to them.

Not sure they would replace the part for free as I have not got the receipt.

Part is 90 euro to purchase, which is less than a new mower. But out of stock. Spare parts being out of stock for a long time seems to be a thing with the mower.

Perhaps it will be available when they sell the mower this year, probably July. Perhaps I should just wait until then.

yeah I'll try support line again. One day it said there was a tech problem. Next it disconnected immediately after I got through to a human. Though I am pretty sure they won't have a replacement available, whether or not they want to honour the warranty, because it is out of stock sticon the grizzly tools website

In that context, if anyone has a spare dock for the 1000m2 Lidl mower then I'm interested in hearing about it.

folks,

Looking back through these posts and trying get a gauge of a gps mower option for my parents. They have a couple of separate lawns and my father isn’t keen on digging up paving to lay cables. The dealer support would be ilportant also with someone close by. They are based in Meath. Lawn coverage is somewhere around 1500m2

Would appreciate a steer on this.