-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Harrison
[mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 05 September 2002
14:59
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d]
Robomow???
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
:-)
-----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@xxxxxxx
Subject: [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
http://www.automatedhome.co.uk
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