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Anybody use a Robomower?

HandLoadHandLoad Member Posts: 15,998 ✭
edited May 2017 in General Discussion
Brands to look at? To avoid? Thanks.
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  • remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,245 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm really intrigued with the Husqvarna Robomower. The nice thing about them is it your lawn always looks like it was just mower, because they're only designed to cut about an 8th inch off each time it operates, so it operates every day seven days a week. Plus because I don't cut very much off it mulches your grass really fine, and can operate in rain or shine

    I've been thinking about one for about a year now, but there are about $1400-$1800 or so. And I although I can afford to buy one, I don't know if I can justify buying on
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  • remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,245 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Here's a test comparison of The different brands on YouTube

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_f-4J98EWrI
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  • remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,245 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by mrmike08075
    My grandfather (my mother's father) had an old school self propelled walk behind mower with a fair sized deck and blade (I remember it being yellow and white) (gas powered)...

    He modified it so you could keep the drive function engaged without being hands on...

    The mower was secured to a large tree trunk with a plastic coated steel cable...

    The mower moved (was forced to) in a circle around the tree and the cable wrapped around the trunk it was drawn ever closers to the tree in a circular pattern...

    Essentially cutting a wide circular swath of grass by itself...

    He had 3 spots were he could attach the mower and cut the circles on the property...

    It was not foolproof - it had to be monitored while other work and chores were performed.

    Always fascinated me as a child.

    Mike


    You say other work and chores, do you mean like drinking a beer and laying in the Hammock [:D]
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  • JunkballerJunkballer Member Posts: 9,310 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They're great until some kid comes along and swipes it for fun and excitement [:D]

    "Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee

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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    about 14 years ago I worked for a company that sold husqvarno
    we had on and used it to mow around all our display equipment It worked great when battery got low on power it went back to it's house to recharge ours was programed to run every day 1;00 amAM UNTIL 5:00 AM weran it for two years but never sold one they are about 20 INCHES IN DIAMETER I should have purchased one but though about someone stealing it [:(]
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  • Big TwinBig Twin Member Posts: 100 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    kids bought me one of the Husqvarnas is short it is a POS not worth your time unless you have a dinky little yard
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  • pulsarncpulsarnc Member Posts: 6,559 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mr mike ,about 45 to 50 years ago I saw something similar in an issue of popular mechanics or maybe mechanix illustrated .Guy had a wooden spool he stacked out in the yard and as the mower ran the cable spooled up and decreased the circle radias bit by bit .Always wanted to try that but we were too poor to buy the self propelled mower
    cry Havoc and let slip  the dogs of war..... 
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  • WarbirdsWarbirds Member Posts: 16,940 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I believe for the price you could buy a decent little riding mower.

    I suppose this would work if you had a very predictable square of grass and no trees. But then an old fashioned mower would work pretty well in that scenario.
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  • 320090T320090T Member Posts: 2,715 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Why the wire? With GPS you should be able to learn it where to go. Guess I will wait for technology to catch up.
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  • HandLoadHandLoad Member Posts: 15,998 ✭
    edited November -1
    I think he was referring to the perimeter wire required for the robomowers, Mike.

    GPS would require much higher level of tech = Bux! They are pretty expensive already, starting around $1000, and the good ones are running over $2000.
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  • HandLoadHandLoad Member Posts: 15,998 ✭
    edited November -1
    If the entire Yard had a raised curb, that sort of guidance system would work.
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