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Lidl Parkside 20V 1000M2 robot mower review

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  • #422
    The lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 517 ✭✭✭The lips


    I would purchase the yardforce mower in Aldi over the Lidl one.

    I have a yardforce mower (different model than what is offered) that must be 5 years old and it is so much more a better item than the Lidl one.

    Quieter, less aggressive, less clunky.

    I am not sure what warranty Aldi offer.



  • #423
    gaming_needs90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭gaming_needs90


    Are the mowing area hard limits? I see the Lidl one has 500m2, what if you have a Garden of 1000m2?



  • #424
    The lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 517 ✭✭✭The lips


    Not limited at all, you might need extra boundary wire at installation and maybe swap out the 2amp/hr battery for a 4 amp/hr.

    Lidl have always followed with the 1000m2 version 2-3 weeks later for €350 so I would hold off if the 500m2 is not enough for you.

    This is Aldis first year offering a mower. It will be interesting to see if they follow up with a bigger yardforce offering in 2-3 weeks.



  • #425
    gaming_needs90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭gaming_needs90


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123406989#Comment_123406989

    I got the 500m2 now but I can always bring it back within 30 days. :)

    Regarding cut quality. Is it as good as doing it yourself with a push mower?



  • #426
    thebiglad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭thebiglad


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123406989#Comment_123406989

    They have a Warehouse sale at Newbridge - the 1,000m2 is listed as a friday only offer at €250 if Newbridge any good to you.

    Click on Event Flyer

    https://www.lidl.ie/c/newbridge-rdc-warehouse-clearance-sale/s10069369



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  • #427
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,675 ✭✭✭ongarite


    Personally I would go for the Lidl one over the Aldi version.

    The Lidl one is on the market for it's third season & it's had reliability issues that have been incrementally improved each year.

    Aldi version is in first year on sale in Ireland AFAIK.

    Anyway they were all gone by 8:15 in my local store. Crazy rush on them & the garage cover too.



  • #428
    The lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 517 ✭✭✭The lips


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123407054#Comment_123407054

    Yardforce are a well established brand. The MB400 was on sale in the UK for £450. Comes with app control and a rain cover.



  • #429
    gaming_needs90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭gaming_needs90


    Its funny I initially went to two Aldis to get this yardforce. Was third in line for one but they only got two in. Didnt realise Lidl had one and went in at 8.15 and there were multiple there. The lidl mower has 100m2 extra coverage, 18cm vs 16cm cutting diameter and also has a brushless motor.



  • #430
    Fighting Tao
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,511 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao


    48 arrived into the store in Dundalk that I was in. About 8-10 left at 9.30am.



  • #431
    longyjohny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭longyjohny


    I thought they weren't arriving to aldi stores until the 5th. ??

    How can I find out when they will be in my local store ??



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  • #432
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,675 ✭✭✭ongarite


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123407516#Comment_123407516

    1st May today, they had countdown timer on their website for it, due to the demand for the mower.

    Just drive around to find one but likely to be gone in many stores.



  • #433
    cuculainn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 854 ✭✭✭cuculainn


    Hey

    I have two of the 1000m^2 parkside mowers going. One problem I have is that only one of them will connect to the app.

    Does anyone with two mowers working have both available on the app or is there only 1 allowed to connect.?

    Its not a big deal,but the app is handy for adjusting schedule, remote starting etc



  • #434
    berniegirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭berniegirl


    picked one up this morning too but we can’t even set it up! We will ring the helpline in the morning

    Post edited by berniegirl on


  • #435
    JeffKenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,802 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    Fuxking thing driving me bananas. Out all night trying to get it to recognise theloop signal



  • #436
    berniegirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭berniegirl


    Loop signal is a problem on mine too. I rang the helpline but the lady who answered said the experts work 9-5 so i will call again. 1800851251 is the number. Teething problems. Hopefully!



  • #437
    NeutralHandle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 222 ✭✭NeutralHandle


    I got one of the smaller ones that are in the shop as of yesterday. (I already have a larger one from last year but the base has issues and I haven't been able to get through to them to make a warranty claim.) The base from the smaller one appears to be compatible with the larger one - it is the same shape and charges when it docks. This surprised me because it looks like two individual parts on the grizzly tools website. I also got the garage as it seems likely exposure to rain could have caused the issue with the old one.



  • #438
    MacDanger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,863 ✭✭✭MacDanger


    For those with loop signal problems - if you can spare it, get a small length (say 10m) of boundary wire, run it in a small loop around the mower and connect it up. If the issues disappears, it's a problem with the real boundary wire and you should take it up to examine it, might be a nick somewhere along it. If the issue persists, check the connections (try reversing the + and -) and see if that helps



  • #439
    cuculainn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 854 ✭✭✭cuculainn


    Another query regarding the 1000 m^2 version, does yours ever randomly switch off when it's in the charging station??



  • #440
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,291 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123407083#Comment_123407083

    The Aldi isnt brushless? Thats disappointing, I liked the idea of no boundary wire but a brushed motor living outdoors + grass juice is basically planned obsolescence.



  • #441
    onrail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,080 ✭✭✭onrail


    Ive a very large lawn, around 2200m2. Is anyone running 2 of the larger models simultaneously?



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  • #442
    mcauleydjm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭mcauleydjm


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123413954#Comment_123413954

    I did run 2x 1000m2 bots on my 1100m2 area when it was borderline too long, 3 days and they both had it back under control. I just added a second charging station for power only sitting on top of the boundary wire a few metres from the active station. Worked reasonably well - from memory they both got docked most of the time. I didn't spend any time adjusting the distance to get it more reliable as it was only a temporary fit. I didnt worry about them bumping into each other either (I'm sure it happened though I didnt see it)



  • #443
    realdanbreen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭realdanbreen


    Can any type of insulated copper wire be used as a boundary wire?



  • #444
    realdanbreen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭realdanbreen


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123415881#Comment_123415881

    Another rookie question, I have a few small trees, 12" dia at base, in the lawn. If I put some rubber strips at the base would they work as a kind of bumper for the mower to touch and move on?



  • #445
    NeutralHandle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 222 ✭✭NeutralHandle


    I'm running two mowers simultaneously inside one boundary with one dock since yesterday. Obviously they will both try to dock at the same time at some point if I keep doing this.

    It sounds like it is possible to have a second dock on the same wire from one of the above posts. I guess the extra signal strength has no bad effect and the mowers usually just manoeuvre around a docked mower like any other obstacle.

    I wouldn't worry about 12" thick trees at all. I would expect it to touch gently against them and then change change direction. Does this with smaller trees in our garden.



  • #446
    amacca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,402 ✭✭✭amacca


    I know it's probably been mentioned but I'm trying to set a 500m2 one of these up for my mum

    Can you tell it what area its mowing in the set up...or do you limit the time it can mow based on the area of your lawn?

    Nevermind, it is actually in the instructions.

    I'm so used to shite instructions, when I didn't see it at first glance I assumed I was on my own

    Post edited by amacca on


  • #447
    Fighting Tao
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,511 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao


    Any idea why the mower would just be following the loop wire? It isn’t going inside the area.



  • #448
    MacDanger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,863 ✭✭✭MacDanger


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123421436#Comment_123421436

    What happens when it reaches the docking station at the end of the loop?



  • #449
    Fighting Tao
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,511 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao


    it starts the loop again.

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123421453#Comment_123421453


  • #450
    MacDanger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,863 ✭✭✭MacDanger


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123421470#Comment_123421470

    When I took mine out for the first time this year, it did a loop of the perimeter but when it reached the docking station, it turned left out into the lawn and proceeded from there - does yours go around the docking station?

    Have you spare wire left at the end of the loop/under the docking station or does it just feed straight into the electrical connector?



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  • #451
    ra0044
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 409 ✭✭ra0044


    Mine will do a complete lap of the guide wires about every 5 starts. Apparently it is to simply keep the edge neat and tidy. It should then Head off in to the cutting area.



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