My autonomous lawn mower thread/blog

I finally decided to buy a Husqvarna 435X. (garden has steep hills)

Took me a couple of days to lay the wires but now he's up and running.

Has got stuck a few times but I'm gradually sorting out the obstacles. Over time I plan to extend the area he cuts. It's amazing on steep banks.

Very pleased so far except for the App. it only works if you are very close to the mower as it uses bluetooth.

Morning - I've cleared this with the mods as I wanted to give someone thinking about buying first dibs if interested.

I purchased a Rob S400 for 660e back in April. I opened the box to look at it but never set it up as we were still unsure of the garden setup.
We've decided to upheave our garden plans and as such, the robomower is unfortunately no longer needed.

Has a 5 year guarantee (4 years 8 months now) and will sell it to someone on here who's looking for one (I'm based in Kildare) for 540e, please PM if interested.

Thanks

Amazon link for reviews

louis346789 wrote: »

I have the Stihl 632c..... Only downside is the perimeter tracks where it gets a bit tracked from the continuous use.

Does it not come back along the guide wire in different tracks each time so that no tracks are left?

The husqvarna does that.... it uses something like a metre wide channel and uses a different track each time so over the course of a week it wont have left a track and the grass is always growing anyway.

louis346789 wrote: »

I would like to try one that does not need guide wire to return to the charger.

How would it find its way home then though?

The Stihl follows the perimeter wire to get home.
Maybe the huskie does it differently. Let me do some checks

septicsac wrote: »

It missed two/three days of cutting and grass near got out of control, the thoughts of cutting with walk behind near gave me a stroke.

My garden is full of padding pools and a inflatable water park for the kids with electric wires and garden hose laid out so the mower is off. I have palpitations every time i venture into the garden with the growth.

Husqvarna catalogue landed in the post during the week. Im moving house and need to get a lawnmower anyway. Rough calculations is the lawn is an area of around 1000m2 so the Automower 310 would fit the bill. What kind of run time are you talking for the mower to cover this type of ground ? Majority of the laws are straight runs with no trees or anything in the way.

keg wrote: »

Do people think the husqvarna gives a better cut to the Ambrogio. Just in the process of purchasing and I think the smaller blade works better

No first hand experience but when looking last year at my local dealer who does both he was expressing his opinion that the Ambrogio did a better cut over Husq, he reckoned the Husq blades don't do as clean a cut as the blades have too much movement available.

tedimc wrote: »

I'm trying to decide between the two myself. My garden area is >10,000m2 (exact size to be confirmed).

I'm looking at the Husq 450X * 2 at 8k euro. Might need three.
or
Ambrogio L350i Elite Pro * 2 at <8k, but 2 would suffice.

Maybe I could be sponsored and do a shoot-off between the two!!:rolleyes:

I'm guessing you're doing a new build or something but I would maybe reconsider how much ground you want to set as grass.


2.5 acres of lawn would be madnesss imo, I have 20% of that and I think it's too much at that. Should have planted more trees for woodland etc. at the start.

tedimc wrote: »

I wish it was a new build. It's an old house we bought and have renovated.

Grass is the cheapest option!! I had the land rented out, but its very fragmented and my heart was broke with sheep breaking out, etc.

I will plant more trees, shrubs, etc - but that is a long way out.

I'm not looking for it to be pure lawn grade either, it's just I need to either buy a new big mofo ride on, or go all in on the robots.

I totally understand your pain. We are in the exact same boat. Bought a house last year on 4 acres, 3+ of which are lawn and field. Working it at the moment, bought an Ambrogio 350i Elite for up to 1.75 acres and working on installing that now on about 6,500m2. Turned about 0.75 into a single paddock and my wife got 3 alpacas to eat the grass. Will turn the other 0.75ish into another paddock which we can use for rotating off the first one. We'll see how it goes ourselves, but with the huge growth over the past 4 weeks, the alpacas aren't able to keep on top of it so I'll have to trim their field with a rental.

I got the Ambrogio from a guy in the UK for £3,200 but the shipping was a pain because of dangerous goods because the single battery is over the limits for an exemption. The installation is going ok though and I hope to have it at least running on the lawn section (2-2,500 m2) first while I fix the field a bit (fill in holes, get it rolled to flatten it more as it's got cow holes from rogue cows that broke in and tractor tracks) and then finish the installation on the field and get it doing that too.

Hopefully will work out in the end.

Pluck their wool once a year. Used to knit some luxury goods. Low maintenance.
Now this is going off topic.
You also have a big trend towards a biodiverse sward, esp in public spaces. Would suit larger areas.

tedimc wrote: »

Thanks, good to know about the shipping. I haven't priced around too much for the Ambrogio, but I did see a german site selling the Husq 350X at 650E less than the best price here. If I do need 2 or even 3, that's a big saving.

I haven't looked into the Alpacas. Much to keeping them? My wife is mad to get some horses, as we have other land around the house too. But the alpacas may be a good alternative. Not far off the price of a robo mower though. What is their square meter coverage like?:D:D Looks like it may be around 1000m2

The mother has two shetlands, the farmers over the road call them ornaments but they do a decent job on 2 acres. Hardy out and not much minding in them.

tedimc wrote: »

I'm trying to decide between the two myself. My garden area is >10,000m2 (exact size to be confirmed).

I'm looking at the Husq 450X * 2 at 8k euro. Might need three.
or
Ambrogio L350i Elite Pro * 2 at <8k, but 2 would suffice.

Maybe I could be sponsored and do a shoot-off between the two!!:rolleyes:

Why not get https://www.ambrogiorobot.com/en/models/view/l400i-basic-2020

One robot to do it all admittedly a bit more expensive. In the process of buying and installing

https://www.ambrogiorobot.com/en/models/view/l250i-elite-s-2020

Will report back.

Looking to buy a 430x and an import seems to be 400 cheaper . Is that right or do you get an installation kit or anything more with the price here?
I would prefer to pay local and have the peace of mind but 400 is a lot.
Also is crossing tarmac an issue. Does it ruin it or is it tidy enough ?

murfler wrote: »

That will not help, robots front wheel will go over Kerb and get stuck..having no kerbing and just grass level with finished driveway is the best solution in my opinion

D’oh , makes sense