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RE: Robomow???


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  • Subject: RE: Robomow???
  • From: "Andy Bovingdon" <bov@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 15:33:33 +0100
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<homer voice> Mmmm french cheese </home voice> - perhaps I stand
more chance of SWMBO permission for getting a Goat than a robo mower...
 
Perhaps you could fit an adjustable mouth-brace to said goat to control it's
nibble depth? Wonder how much a small Goat plus a bit of custom metalwork
would cost?
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Harrison [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 05 September 2002 15:13
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] Robomow???

Bov,
 
While I agree with what you say about the Husqvarna, I fear that you show a certain touching naivety about the role of the goat.

The primary products of the goat are not, as you claim milk and fertilizer. They are, in fact, french cheeses, and vast tracts of desert.
 
Nothing turns grassland into desert like a goat :-)
 
Regards,

Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Bovingdon [mailto:bov@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 5 September 2002 15:07
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] Robomow???

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!


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