RE: Robomow???

["Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>]

Actually... no... they have thought this through!

If you clip grass small enough, you can rely on it to degrade fast enough even if left in situ... (surface area / volume argument, which is obviously much better if you cut very fine, which means cutting very small sections off at a time.)

 

The problem is, to clip it small enough, you need to clip it often, which in Western Europe means 2-3 times a week.

 

As such, the Robomow only really works if you run it _all_ the time, and it mows _daily_ in the spring and su(mmer. It isn't something you can roll out once a fortnight, because that would create too big a section of grass to degrade.

 

With these mowers, you need to cut the grass short BEFORE you install them.... it's a "keep grass short" device, not a "make grass short" device, IYSWIM.

 

My own view is that these are going to come down in price big-time over the next couple of years, AND they are an ideal app. for solar power, AND I hate lawns and am gradually turning mine into flower beds.... so I won't be getting one :-)

 

Regards,

 

Mark

-----Original Message----- 
From: TAWN Jonathan [mailto:jonathan.tawn@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 5 September 2002 14:34
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Robomow???

Good idea!

 

However, where would the grass clippings go ? .. left on the lawn I presume  .. meaning you gotta rake ‘em all up !

 

But apart from that, I’d be ordering one tomorrow if I had the cash

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Bond [mailto:chris@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 05 September 2002 14:23
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: [ukha_d] Robomow???

 

Right missus has sorta said she likes the idea I wanna know if anyone has one of these if so can you tell me the pros and cons.

 

http://www.smarthome.com/3256.html has em for $479.99 at the moment not sure whether to get it though I need convincing :)

 

Kind Regards,

Chris Bond

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