My autonomous lawn mower thread/blog

That's only for the front wheel. These are supposed to be the business though and better than the spikes.

WORX WA0953 Landroid Wheels All-Terrain - for Soft Surface and Wet Lawn - Suitable for The Slope up to 22° or 40% - Easy Assembly - Not for Vision https://amzn.eu/d/0b7yR1Dn

The plug will be different is all. Nearly all my kit is euro and I just swap out the plugs.

Only catch is if the plug is moulded in to the power adaptor. They usually aren't though.

I managed to get my hands on a Luba 2 recently after a bit of research into all the different manufacturers like Husqvarna and Kress.

Main things I was looking for were wire free install and accurate GPS coverage through thick tree canopies. I was worried about the signal in and around the mature trees around the boundary of the garden and was prepared to cut a few trees back but it's performed even better then I thought it would. Didn't have to trim anything either.

Two of the zones are approx 50 meters away from the main garden and the path is narrow with thick tree coverage but haven't had one issue after 3-4 weeks of use.

I set this up in my parents place as they are getting a bit older and we can't keep up with the maintenance. The alternative was buying a ride on for more money and having to physically cut the grass ourselves.

I thought being able to log into the on board camera would be a gimmick but find myself using it quite a bit to make sure Luba isn't slacking.

I made a video of one area that's well covered by trees which is on a track between two areas. It's about 0.7m wide and there's no issues. See link below.

https://streamable.com/0u9eoo

I tried this track at night aswell but because it was dark Luba couldn't use it's camera and it ended up stopping.

If there's anyone on the fence I'd definitely recommend it. Even if it lasted 4-5 years it's a great investment.

Edit: I was also concerned about the RTK positioning and mounting. To get everything going initially I just used the ground mounted pole that comes in the box and put it next to the charger. There's a few trees around but it has a fairly good view of the sky. When I tested the Luba everything worked with no issues so I ended up just leaving the RTK there rather than mounting it on the house. It sees about 40 satellites on average and robot sees about 25. It is located in the back garden but can talk to Luba in the front garden with no noticable drop in signal.

where would you recommend I purchase a Luba 2 5000. I see mowers.ie is not highly recommended. Appears to be a shipment of them coming in mid/late August. Just not sure who to purchase from? Any recommendations would be appreciated

Located in Cork

I went straight to the sole distributor of Luba in Ireland, as I was getting the runaround from a three businesses in my area. Lyster Lawnmowers Dac (Exclusive Distributor for Ireland) 14 Blyry Business ParkAthlone, Westmeath N37 ED32

Best of luck with it.

My girl busy doing her thing! Love it.

Not for me, but my lawn is flat.

Good info here

Any tips for filling/raising the level in some spots? "Dolly" keeps getting stuck near the wall, as it slopes down there. I need to raise it up so it's a bit more flat. Do I just add some soil and pat it down so she can drive over it until such times as the grass comes through, or do I need to put down some turf?

Excuse the bad state of the grass. Just back from 2 weeks holiday and of course Dolly had a jam like this on our 2nd day away so it's not been cut for a fortnight.

I did go around the border when we got back with the push mower.