My autonomous lawn mower thread/blog

My parents live about 1 mile from me.

I have a 450x automower

Would it be possible to buy a second charging station and install it along with the boundary wire on my parents lawn and get my 450x to mow their lawn once or twice a week as well as my own?

Id be bringing the automower in my car to their lawn?

I don't want to move my own charging station.

Is that possible?

Can one automower work in two separate locations on two difference charging stations?

Hi all, I'm looking at a robot mower for a lawn of 3000sqm. I've seen a very strong looking make of one that looks like it would work well on my soft lawn that has a slight slope on it. Its the Ambrogio 4.0 elite 4wd robot. Has anyone any experience of this manufacturer and model. Ive heard some stories that the Ambrogio app isnt great which worries me.

https://ambrogiorobot.ie/4-0-elite-4wd/

@gym_imposter why Kress over Worx, arent they both the same underneath?

@Thud Which would you recommend for a 500sqm garden?

So I bit the bullet and the wallet and bought a Luba 2 AWD 5000.

Very easy set up(a few fs trying to add device apart) and mapping.

I have to move RTK so will have to map again but I mapped my place in 30mins.

I have it mowing now and will see what its like in the morning.

I spoke to Lyster Lawnmowers in Athlone as they appear to be the main distributors in Ireland.

They gave me a name of a dealer nearby so bought from them.

Solar for RTK hardly be needed as there is a 10m extension cable in the box.

I need to move mine out of sight from the road so might get the L shaped bar for attaching to a wall.

I see coughlans in carlow and kilkenny do them.

Not sure on the Greenworks model - but on the parkside I have there are no guide wires, only the perimeter wire.

What you can do is setup different start points along the perimeter wire and a percentage of time it uses that start point, I used this to help with 2 issues:

1. To prevent a track appearing where the bot takes the same or near enough the same exit path from the charge station each time
2. On one lawn, about 750m2 in total but consists of 2 main sections joined by a long narrow strip - I use start points on one section, in the narrow strip section and in the other section to ensure the bot reaches all areas.

Your mower might have something similar.

To get back to charge station, the parkside follows the perimeter wire in a clockwise direction, so it will get back eventually from anywhere.

Hi there.

I have a Einhell freelexo bt500 mower. Whenever it turns back to the station It becomes so difficult for it to dock. Although the leading perimeter wire is so straight, the mower doesn’t go to the station straight. It wobbles (because It is edge mowing). However It needs to go so straight on the line to be docked easily. At least in the final stage of turning back to the station. How can I overcome this issue?

How's it going, folks?

I'm in a bit of a pickle here and could do with your wisdom. I'm after a robot mower for my garden that's more hilly than a roller coaster at Tayto Park!

I've been researching the Husqvarna 450x and the LUBA 2 AWD 5000. It seems like the LUBA 2 can handle slopes of up to 80% which is grand compared to the max of 50% for the Husqvarna 450x. With the hills I've got, the LUBA 2 is looking mighty tempting, especially with a price tag of €3145 – and that's before they knock off another €100 on this mowers Ireland based website I found. The Husqvarna 450x is up there at €5,101.00, and I'm scratching my head wondering if it's worth the extra money.

I'm leaning towards the LUBA 2, but I'd be mad to turn down a bit of sound advice from ye lot. Has anyone had a go with these mowers on a slopey garden like mine? Does the LUBA 2 live up to its claims? And is the Husqvarna 450x worth raiding the piggy bank for?

Thanks for any help you can throw my way!

Hi,

I saw that mowers website alright but I didn't find any feedback on it so when I was making the investment I went with somebody recommended by Lysters in Athlone.

My Luba handles slopes of somewhere between 35-40 degrees in places no problem. It was the option I took as I wanted a wireless solution that could handle slopes and I can do the mapping myself. The dual cutting disc also cuts down on time aswell as systematic mowing. I find it leaves a lovely pattern on the lawn. Not for everybody but I like the stripes in the sunshine.

A section of my lawn is minimum 35/40 degrees as I had to cut into the ground at rear of house when building. The embankment varys from 20 to 35/40 degrees. The luba has come down turned 180 degrees and straight back up. There is no doubt this area eats up more battery but the tyres on the rear seem to be able to manage. Im not mowing on wet days although is has done it with the morning dew still on the grass.

You would install the boundry wire the correct distance from the edge, the mower will stop before the edge based on the wire location.