RE: Robomow???

["Andy Bovingdon" <bov@xxxxxxx>]

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I had an at home demo of the Husqvarna automower a few years back.

They work by filling in the space between wires that are placed around

the edge of the lawn. They have what looks like a stanley knife blade

under them which "nibbles" away at the lawn constantly - so for a demo

when the lawn has not had this constant cutting, all you get is lots of

5-6 inch random cuts in all directions.

 

The reasons I did not get one were:

 

1) They need to be going every day on any decent sized lawn, you

    can restrict the time to only work at night but it's still not always

    ideal. Large lawns will need constant mowing.

2) These mowers will not cut up to the edge of the lawn. They have wheels

    which will fall over the edge, meaning that wires need to be laid a little

    distance in. They recommend you lay edging blocks all around the grass

    so the wheels can travel over a hard surface, or you will have to hand cut

    the edge area at least weekly, often more in the high growing season if you

    don't want to see this edge.

3) You don't get any nice stripes - it looks like a goat has eaten your

    grass (but unlike a goat it does not give you milk and fertilize the lawn).

4) After winter they recommend a manual mow first, so you will need a

    separate lawn mower as well - this will not replace your mower 100%.

    I didn't have enough cash for 2 mowers.

5) Some lawn shapes will not work - I have 2 areas of lawn with a gate

    between them - the chance of the device navigating the gap on a

    regular basis were not high - thus I would need 2 of them to do it

    correctly.

 

There are good bits though, if you can afford to edge the lawn, have a second

mower and don't have any odd shaped grass areas with openings to navigate.

They do keep the grass under control meaning less effort for you, it reduces

grass clippings and mulches for you as well as keeping the pets amused for

hours.

 

You should be able to get a demo before you buy, many lawnmower places

should be able to do this for you and I would strongly recommend doing

so. Actually, even if you don't want one - it's good fun to get the demo :-)

 

Bov!

 

 

 -----Original Message-----
From: M McAree [mailto:michael.mcaree@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 05 September 2002 14:44
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] Robomow???

http://www.allenpower.com/grasscutting8.html#gc8

 

"And because it mulches as it mows, there's no need for backbreaking grass bagging either. "

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: TAWN Jonathan [mailto:jonathan.tawn@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 05 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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