I value my time and my maintained lawns at my own home and my rental properties. Having been cutting grass regularly for 40 years. The four Husqvarna 310 automowers I now use are a true asset to my life. These are money well spent. They are efficient at cutting, efficient on power, nearly silent and always on time. Seldom do you get service like that. They cut and I don't have to rely on anybody, no noise on a Sunday afternoon while my tenants are enjoying their backyards because I'm rushing to get it done. Tenants are not reliable for lawn maintenance. A fresh carpet lawn always. If you like your old gas mowers and ride ons, that's great,. I done all that. My life keeps on getting better . Work smart.
Great presentation of a robotic lawnmower and all is true. I've had one for 15 years. Now i bought Husqvarna Automower 315X. Even better mowing results.
Although probably not of interest to some, the *physics principle* of just how grass blades are cut by each of these two different types of mowers is important. The conventional mower uses its rotating blade (with raised rear edge) to create a vacuum/blower effect that holds the grass blades vertically as the blade slices thru them. Thus it can slice thru grass blades when they at almost any height. The robot mower, on the other hand, has no such vacuuming effect. So its cut must be near the top of the blades of grass. If the cutting location were at the mid-point of the grass blade, with no vacuum to hold the grass vertically, the grass blades may simply bend and not be cut thru. Thus mowing with a robotic mower must be almost constant so as to not allow the grass to grow and defeat the 'top of grass' cutting principle. (Note: it's not that the robot mower won't cut longer grass at all, but it does so less efficiently, and with missed spots, etc.)
I had a crazy idea that I dismissed as not doable. The concept was underground ‘weed wacker-like’ heads. Set up like sprinkler heads. They pop up pneumatic pressure, weed wack a 10” circle in 15 seconds. Then retract. Then the next ‘zone’ cuts crossing over missed spots. It won’t work, but it would make a great video animation. The whole yard (and pets and ankles) cut in 3 minutes.
all the youtube videos I've seen on these mowers r only used with one type of grass. I would like to see how it operates on the three types of saint augustine bahia and other types of grass in all wheather conditons
I doubt the type of grass makes much difference IF the mowers are used as intended - namely, constant trim as opposed to "mowing" grass that is "too high."
Most require blade changes every 1-2 months, it's pretty ridiculous. But the real stupidity is the fact they're still dumb mowers. For fifteen bucks they could plot and learn the lawn and have a CMOS. So to save $15 once they're costing everyone ten times more in power, times that by how many robots are out there ... that's an insane cost to pass onto the consumers to save $15 when the cheapest of these stupid things is $2,000!
Sarah Lounsberry Because this is a commercial for Husqvarna so they don't want to show other robotic mowers. The other robot is a Robomow. The fixed blade models doesn't need to change blades as much and in my opinion has lesser sound than the Husqvarna models. At least when they are used a while and not brand new.
Blades are regular maintenance but they are cheap. Biggest problem I've seen is any break in the boundary wire, what a nightmare. If u have an automower u absolutely need an underground cable finder to find breaks
garrimic3 Hi. I have an Husqvarna 430x and the battery in that unit is lasting for 2 hours and 45 minutes. Also seen it run for 3 hours before charching. Charging time is around 1 hour. Husquerna States in the manual that you need to replace the battery between 2-5 years.
You neglected one: serviceability. The Husqvarna relies on screws/nuts with torque specs, while the Robomow uses clips, retainers, etc. Right to repair!
You can cut a hole in the fence and/or make a small gate for the hole. It can be navigated by laying a boundary wire. Alternatively you can manually move the mower to the secondary area.
news flash most people love the stripes.. from a traditional lawn mower. I see robot mowers becoming popular , but some of this and other videos have a lot of bs in them. You still have to line trim.. edge.. blow and clean up leaves, dog crap and kids toys that are left in the lawn. They have a place, but I don't think they are "better" than traditional mowers. They save you time no doubt and you can achieve a possible higher quality of cut with less human efforts. I am looking forward to the mowers I'm planning to test soon! I am not a techie, but if I can get what I'm after with robot mowers I will start using robot mowers.
You make some good observations. I think at present these are best suited for homes with "postage stamp" size yards (like "zero lot line") or "pool area" yards for which a constant trim would be the ideal lawn care solution.
I totally agree. I work for a mowing and landscaping company. And lets just say someone wanted to take it to work. And it has to cut the biggest property in lets just say 2 hrs. Its gonna take way longer to do so. Id rather be able to get on a mower and cut my own grass then a robot doin it.
@@tyleraubuchon3773 , as they said it will mow the land all the time not just once a week so the grass is always low and the cut minimal. I have to mow my land and I do not have the money for the robotic mower so it's hard on me and it's costly in gas.
How about putting a solar panel on it so it doesn’t have to go back to the charging station. When it gets low it just shuts down until the sun has sufficiently charged it back up.
That has to be the worst accent ever, and I'm swedish (same as the muppet in this video). But it made me and the Mrs laugh. 😂 That aside, Husqvarna really is the best automower out there. 👍
yes, definitely over priced. I have a vacuum that scans the area instead of using a boundary wire system and its a third of the price. These are overpriced vac bots with another motor for the blades and bigger batteries. They dont do much of a difference but gouge the consumer.
@@jasonJSilva To be fair, these companies are not in the business "for their health." They need to sell the mowers at a price that permits a profit. More robotic vacuums are sold than robotic lawn mowers. Higher volume translates into reduced cost to produce and lower market price. As the sales volume of these increases (if it does) I would expect prices to drop. Rather than "gouging", I think the real issue is whether there is a sufficiently large "critical mass" of consumers who think this is a good idea given the cost. That remains to be seen.
Has anyone else noticed that the lawns that are being "mowed" don't look like they need any attention at all? And those little two inch wheels on the front? That's not gonna cut much more than the first cut of rough on a golf course, never mind a real lawn. Any depression more than an inch deep will trap the mower. It certainly won't cut grass in the South where St. Augustine or other heat resistant strains grow. But if you have a rye grass putting green in your back yard or a fairway that needs a touch up, this is your robot. I'll wait for the practical robot. These models literally just won't cut it in Texas.
user 15481 at this time there is not anything of that sort on the market........BUT we've heard stories about some stuff in the works from one of the big robotic companies
Why is there a boundary wire? What is this the 80s? Check out the Terra T7 with no wires to bury! My biggest question is how can this trim the grass along the edge of your driveway or sidewalk?
It drives past the wire a predetermined distance. So at a driveway or sidewalk you position the wire closer to the edge to allow the mower to drive past far enough to take care of the edging.
Some robot mowers leave stripes cause they are mapping the surface and never go the same spot as those low quality models which are "idiots" and ping pong everywhere.
These have only been out for going on 25 years now, but there are some people still using those original machines. In 30 years of owning the same lawn mower and mowing 1/2 to one acre every mowing season for 30 years, how much money is invested into a regular gas powered mower to keep it going and doing the job for that long? That's a lot of money in gas, oil, belts, filters, blades, tires/tubes, bearings, grease, and other repairs in that 30 years on top of the original purchase price. So in a 30 year period it is going to cost way less to purchase, operate, and maintain a robotic mower compared to a gas powered mower. And the reason that is important is because it doesn't have to last you 30 years. After 5 or 10 years you can sell it or trade it in for one with all the latest bells & whistles if you want and still have less invested in it than a gas powered lawn mower. What do you have to pay for a lawn tractor these days that will not require the trans or engine to be replaced with in 30 years, or hell even 5 to 10 years? Most lawn tractors in the price range of an Automower ($1500-$3500) that are made to handle 1/2-1 acre (Per OEM's specs) will not last you 10 years without a few major repairs such as a trans replacement. And when it comes time to replace a trans in one of these tractors you're probably going to pay close to half of the original purchase price of the mower if not more.
Eshlemania TV So these electronic mowers need their battery replaced every 5 years and surely doing all this mowing their blades aren’t gonna last that long either and can’t be sharpened. Also I have never seen a robotic mower from the 90s in someone’s garden. I just don’t believe that one of these mowers could be in someone’s garden and cut 25 seasons worth of grass without a mechanical breakdown. Also these are made of plastic which gets brittle over time. If my lawn tractor breaks down I can fix it, where as if this did I wouldn’t have a clue and have to pay someone a stupid price to fix it. Also these mowers can’t cut that large of gardens either without having to buy a second one where as my lawn tractor cuts 4 acres of grass for a similar price and also Pulls a trailer for any other garden work such as hedge work. Also having a lawn tractor for 13 years from new I haven’t had to do anything else except from the regular service except one new belt and one change of blades.
Blades for these mowers cost less than $2 each when you buy them in bulk. 5 years for a battery is just the expected life. at 5 years it doesn't just stop working. It just won't hold a charge as long as it did when new. As far as being in the field for nearly 2 years, yes in Europe they have been. In all honesty it sounds like you're trying to sell us on why YOU wouldn't want to own one and that's cool cause we realize they're not for everyone.
Striping was started decades ago so that you would know which direction you mowed the lawn last time you mowed and then mow in a different direction the next time. This is what keeps the grass healthy and keeps it from being stressed the same way constantly. So stripes are not needed with an Automower since it automatically mows from different directions constantly.
I am utterly shocked that they 1. use a boundary wire, 2. use dumb tech, 3. use bump and go $rand direction. Those three things are fixed for $15 of chips (a cmos and proc) and would cut expenses by near 90% by plotting an efficient smart way to mow the lawn and using it's CMOS to view ahead for obstructions and 'learn' your yard as well as 'remember' where it's been so it doesn't mow the same spot. So for the sake of $15 they're costing you ten times more than necessary. Which sounds bad enough - but consider how many tens of millions of these things are out there. That's irresponsible in the extreme. Imagine a car costing you $100 a week forever when it could cost $1 all so they can greedily pocket $15 once.
This is the best video I have seen on robotic lawn mowers. I learned some important details. Yes, I am also surprised on the poor navigation and bump around tech used. I'm waiting for robot vacuum/mop navigation tech to come to robotic lawn mowers. App management, plotting course, selecting course patterns, navigation without a string in the grass (my garden has about 5 separate areas with hilly rocky edges too). Also, public nature strips have some security implications of theft or public liability if chopping of a kid's toe who walks past. I think there are solutions, but not sure yet apart from mowing around 0300-0500 Monday to Wednesday when no-one is around? I think the quiet noise will allow mowing at this quiet time, as local laws allow noisy lawn mowers only between 0700-1900. 0:12 love the auto height adjuster. 1:56 I have doubts about the clean edge, can the robot really do that? Can the guide wire be hidden underground? 2:30 the free movement pattern drives my OCD crazy, does this really cut all the lawn? 3:10 and 4:20 this might make the robot safe on public nature strips if a kid's toe is in the way? 4:36 I would imagine the blades easily replaceable from the shops? 7:12 what is a 25% inclination, do you mean 25 degrees (90 degrees would be vertical)?
Well no. Get rid of the sensor wire and install a camera on the robot that can distinguish between grass and non grass. Simple. I'll wait for that innovation which will be there soon without doubt. No wires - just an algorithm like the I-Life.
You would need a night vision or thermal camera, which would add a lot of money to the purchase cost. A number of folks use these at night without lights and it would also be an issue the lens got wet or dirty.
@@tebibyte2357 how much did it cost? does it get stuck? did you name it? how big of an area will it do? Things like that. as well as additional information that may be relevant.
We always laugh when we hear someone say that using a robotic mower is lazy. Unless you're using a push style reel mower with no engine, any other way of mowing could be considered lazy and not getting as much exercise. Do you use email? Or do you only use the post office because you get more exercise walking to the mail box? Are people that use lawn tractors lazy because all they have to do is hold down a foot pedal and turn the steering wheel on most newer lawn tractors? Do you use a rotary style phone because it's more exercise for you fingers than a touch tone phone? Using an automobile to get to work is considered lazy to someone who commutes with a bicycle and are they both considered lazy to someone who walks back and forth to work? Do you ever eat at a restaurant or diner, or do you make every meal yourself because it's more fun and more exercise? Nearly everything around us has evolved and become more efficient and robotic mowers are that next step in lawn care. It's not the mower that makes the owner of it lazy, that is the owners choice. But if you work 40+ hours a week at your regular job and have a part time job then t's a big help to not have to worry about mowing the yard or paying someone else to do it. Elderly people that can no longer run a lawn tractor or push mower can use these to stay independent and not have to rely on someone else to mow for them. People with vacation homes don't have to make a special trip there just to mow the lawn. Parents with multiple kids that play sports and participate in other activities will have more time to attend there kids events. If you have to go out of town for a week for work your lawn will not need to be mowed as soon as you get home. But if someone wants to use a robotic mower just to be lazy, then they can do that if they really want to but that is usually not what you hear from people that actually own them and use them.
Creeping grass over pavement etc? Trimming edges? Nice defined edge cuts? Power consumption if almost continuous?! Power costs? No leaf mulch. High costs. Saves practical time, but not a complete lawn care cut.
Bought one over a year ago on impulse, because Amazon had a sale of a Flymo 1200r for £399. It takes an afternoon to set up. My grass is now always short every day. This is important, because my dog only ever craps in the back garden. Before, if I had not cut the grass for a week or so, the turds would mix in with the grass and become a mess. Now I just take a poo bag out and pick them up. If I don't pick them up because I am at work, I come home to poo squashed flat by the wheels of the mower, but still on full view and easy to spot. They are overpriced, but if mine broke and I had to pay full price for another, after owning one, I would. It is just a coincidence, but after buying mine the council introduced a charge of £42 a year for garden waste (the flymo cuts every day and leaves minute droppings). If it somehow manages to last 10 years it will have cost me nothing anyway.
Crap background noise (music?) completely distracts from what was being said - beats me why video makers feel that they have to put sound which distracts from what is trying to be said - leaves one questioning their mentality
Ever notice they never show these things actually cutting grass? If they did you would see the ugly, nonsensical, random paths they create. Any one ever do an analysis of how long it would take this random cutter to achieve full coverage of for example a 100' by 50' lot with 2 rose bushes in the middle? Probably close to never. JUNK.
I value my time and my maintained lawns at my own home and my rental properties. Having been cutting grass regularly for 40 years. The four Husqvarna 310 automowers I now use are a true asset to my life. These are money well spent. They are efficient at cutting, efficient on power, nearly silent and always on time. Seldom do you get service like that. They cut and I don't have to rely on anybody, no noise on a Sunday afternoon while my tenants are enjoying their backyards because I'm rushing to get it done. Tenants are not reliable for lawn maintenance. A fresh carpet lawn always. If you like your old gas mowers and ride ons, that's great,. I done all that. My life keeps on getting better . Work smart.
Great feedback! Lots of positives that come with owning an Automower.
Great presentation of a robotic lawnmower and all is true. I've had one for 15 years. Now i bought Husqvarna Automower 315X. Even better mowing results.
Thanks for the great feedback
I will first get a house with a lawn, and then this lawnmower. Saw one yesterday. That lawn was flawless...
Although probably not of interest to some, the *physics principle* of just how grass blades are cut by each of these two different types of mowers is important.
The conventional mower uses its rotating blade (with raised rear edge) to create a vacuum/blower effect that holds the grass blades vertically as the blade slices thru them. Thus it can slice thru grass blades when they at almost any height.
The robot mower, on the other hand, has no such vacuuming effect. So its cut must be near the top of the blades of grass. If the cutting location were at the mid-point of the grass blade, with no vacuum to hold the grass vertically, the grass blades may simply bend and not be cut thru. Thus mowing with a robotic mower must be almost constant so as to not allow the grass to grow and defeat the 'top of grass' cutting principle. (Note: it's not that the robot mower won't cut longer grass at all, but it does so less efficiently, and with missed spots, etc.)
I had a crazy idea that I dismissed as not doable. The concept was underground ‘weed wacker-like’ heads. Set up like sprinkler heads. They pop up pneumatic pressure, weed wack a 10” circle in 15 seconds. Then retract. Then the next ‘zone’ cuts crossing over missed spots. It won’t work, but it would make a great video animation. The whole yard (and pets and ankles) cut in 3 minutes.
that was 10 mins that I"ll never get back, for nothing but a Husky commercial
all the youtube videos I've seen on these mowers r only used with one type of grass. I would like to see how it operates on the three types of saint augustine bahia and other types of grass in all wheather conditons
I doubt the type of grass makes much difference IF the mowers are used as intended - namely, constant trim as opposed to "mowing" grass that is "too high."
What about exercise pushing it.
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What kind of push mower was he using at 1:42 ?
I'll keep my v-twin riding mower thank you :) picks up leaves and everything else.
Does anyone know what the mower with the "heavy fixed blades" is? I'd prefer that one so I can also mulch up leaves in the fall
The Stihl iMow has a standard mowing blade on it that they claim can mulch leaves.
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I would like to have one, but I think it would disappear in my neighborhood without constant monitoring/guarding.
Most all of them have built in alarm systems with key codes that make them useless if stolen, some even have GPS tracking
Unfortunately, the battery mowers in the CR test didn't leave a clean cut. They tore the grass like a dull mower.
Most require blade changes every 1-2 months, it's pretty ridiculous. But the real stupidity is the fact they're still dumb mowers. For fifteen bucks they could plot and learn the lawn and have a CMOS. So to save $15 once they're costing everyone ten times more in power, times that by how many robots are out there ... that's an insane cost to pass onto the consumers to save $15 when the cheapest of these stupid things is $2,000!
Why is the mower with the heavy fixed blades all blurry it's just a lawn mower
Sarah Lounsberry Because this is a commercial for Husqvarna so they don't want to show other robotic mowers. The other robot is a Robomow. The fixed blade models doesn't need to change blades as much and in my opinion has lesser sound than the Husqvarna models. At least when they are used a while and not brand new.
No mention about maintenance? How long does the batteries last before needing to be replaced?
Battery life expectancy is 5 -7 years.
Blades are regular maintenance but they are cheap. Biggest problem I've seen is any break in the boundary wire, what a nightmare. If u have an automower u absolutely need an underground cable finder to find breaks
How long do the batteries actually last?
garrimic3 Hi. I have an Husqvarna 430x and the battery in that unit is lasting for 2 hours and 45 minutes. Also seen it run for 3 hours before charching. Charging time is around 1 hour. Husquerna States in the manual that you need to replace the battery between 2-5 years.
You neglected one: serviceability. The Husqvarna relies on screws/nuts with torque specs, while the Robomow uses clips, retainers, etc. Right to repair!
best video ever
I wish have one..
what if you have a front yard seperated from the backyard by a fence/gate?
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@@EshlemaniaTV so the answer is to leave the gate open? Might as well not have a fence. How do you keep a pet contained with the gate open?
You can cut a hole in the fence and/or make a small gate for the hole. It can be navigated by laying a boundary wire. Alternatively you can manually move the mower to the secondary area.
what would happen in the fall when you have lots of leaves on the ground overnight
It would just run over them. Doesn't really mulch them.
news flash most people love the stripes.. from a traditional lawn mower. I see robot mowers becoming popular , but some of this and other videos have a lot of bs in them. You still have to line trim.. edge.. blow and clean up leaves, dog crap and kids toys that are left in the lawn. They have a place, but I don't think they are "better" than traditional mowers. They save you time no doubt and you can achieve a possible higher quality of cut with less human efforts. I am looking forward to the mowers I'm planning to test soon! I am not a techie, but if I can get what I'm after with robot mowers I will start using robot mowers.
You make some good observations. I think at present these are best suited for homes with "postage stamp" size yards (like "zero lot line") or "pool area" yards for which a constant trim would be the ideal lawn care solution.
I totally agree. I work for a mowing and landscaping company. And lets just say someone wanted to take it to work. And it has to cut the biggest property in lets just say 2 hrs. Its gonna take way longer to do so. Id rather be able to get on a mower and cut my own grass then a robot doin it.
@@tyleraubuchon3773 , as they said it will mow the land all the time not just once a week so the grass is always low and the cut minimal. I have to mow my land and I do not have the money for the robotic mower so it's hard on me and it's costly in gas.
Fixed blade mower is the bees knees !
How about putting a solar panel on it so it doesn’t have to go back to the charging station. When it gets low it just shuts down until the sun has sufficiently charged it back up.
It would take a long time, solar panels would get dirty and loose efficiency as well. It may need to go back and charge more than once per cycle.
www.husqvarna.com/uk/products/robotic-lawn-mowers/automower-solar-hybrid/967168403/
It doesn't seem to cut weed and high grass.
That has to be the worst accent ever, and I'm swedish (same as the muppet in this video). But it made me and the Mrs laugh. 😂 That aside, Husqvarna really is the best automower out there. 👍
Just wish I could afford one...
Justin they have a 0% financing for 48 months option available right now. If you have any questions feel free to email me Automowerguy@gmail.com
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yes, definitely over priced. I have a vacuum that scans the area instead of using a boundary wire system and its a third of the price. These are overpriced vac bots with another motor for the blades and bigger batteries. They dont do much of a difference but gouge the consumer.
@@jasonJSilva To be fair, these companies are not in the business "for their health." They need to sell the mowers at a price that permits a profit. More robotic vacuums are sold than robotic lawn mowers. Higher volume translates into reduced cost to produce and lower market price. As the sales volume of these increases (if it does) I would expect prices to drop. Rather than "gouging", I think the real issue is whether there is a sufficiently large "critical mass" of consumers who think this is a good idea given the cost. That remains to be seen.
Has anyone else noticed that the lawns that are being "mowed" don't look like they need any attention at all? And those little two inch wheels on the front? That's not gonna cut much more than the first cut of rough on a golf course, never mind a real lawn. Any depression more than an inch deep will trap the mower. It certainly won't cut grass in the South where St. Augustine or other heat resistant strains grow. But if you have a rye grass putting green in your back yard or a fairway that needs a touch up, this is your robot. I'll wait for the practical robot. These models literally just won't cut it in Texas.
Is there one that uses sensor stakes instead of wire?
user 15481 at this time there is not anything of that sort on the market........BUT we've heard stories about some stuff in the works from one of the big robotic companies
Its called the irobot terra lawnmower. It just came out.
Why is there a boundary wire? What is this the 80s? Check out the Terra T7 with no wires to bury! My biggest question is how can this trim the grass along the edge of your driveway or sidewalk?
It drives past the wire a predetermined distance. So at a driveway or sidewalk you position the wire closer to the edge to allow the mower to drive past far enough to take care of the edging.
Some robot mowers leave stripes cause they are mapping the surface and never go the same spot as those low quality models which are "idiots" and ping pong everywhere.
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How is it going to open and close the gate on my fence while not allowing my dogs to escape ?
This is the biggest issue i've had with mine, there are some that have setup actuated doors for the mowers when they approach
If you let it operate during night would´t that do the trick for you Van Guy?
Why are these tests and comparisons always done on already cut lawns?? You never get to see the actual cutting.
You cut your grass 1 time with a regular mower and then stick the robot on your yard and you shouldn't have to mow it agin no more tall grass ever.
Surely they don’t last that long the number of hours these guys clock up ?
They last years. We have a 2008 model at home that still works fine.
Eshlemania TV yeah but old ride on lawnmowers last 30 plus years. Will these do that for the same price tag?
These have only been out for going on 25 years now, but there are some people still using those original machines. In 30 years of owning the same lawn mower and mowing 1/2 to one acre every mowing season for 30 years, how much money is invested into a regular gas powered mower to keep it going and doing the job for that long? That's a lot of money in gas, oil, belts, filters, blades, tires/tubes, bearings, grease, and other repairs in that 30 years on top of the original purchase price. So in a 30 year period it is going to cost way less to purchase, operate, and maintain a robotic mower compared to a gas powered mower. And the reason that is important is because it doesn't have to last you 30 years. After 5 or 10 years you can sell it or trade it in for one with all the latest bells & whistles if you want and still have less invested in it than a gas powered lawn mower. What do you have to pay for a lawn tractor these days that will not require the trans or engine to be replaced with in 30 years, or hell even 5 to 10 years? Most lawn tractors in the price range of an Automower ($1500-$3500) that are made to handle 1/2-1 acre (Per OEM's specs) will not last you 10 years without a few major repairs such as a trans replacement. And when it comes time to replace a trans in one of these tractors you're probably going to pay close to half of the original purchase price of the mower if not more.
Eshlemania TV So these electronic mowers need their battery replaced every 5 years and surely doing all this mowing their blades aren’t gonna last that long either and can’t be sharpened. Also I have never seen a robotic mower from the 90s in someone’s garden. I just don’t believe that one of these mowers could be in someone’s garden and cut 25 seasons worth of grass without a mechanical breakdown. Also these are made of plastic which gets brittle over time. If my lawn tractor breaks down I can fix it, where as if this did I wouldn’t have a clue and have to pay someone a stupid price to fix it. Also these mowers can’t cut that large of gardens either without having to buy a second one where as my lawn tractor cuts 4 acres of grass for a similar price and also Pulls a trailer for any other garden work such as hedge work. Also having a lawn tractor for 13 years from new I haven’t had to do anything else except from the regular service except one new belt and one change of blades.
Blades for these mowers cost less than $2 each when you buy them in bulk. 5 years for a battery is just the expected life. at 5 years it doesn't just stop working. It just won't hold a charge as long as it did when new. As far as being in the field for nearly 2 years, yes in Europe they have been.
In all honesty it sounds like you're trying to sell us on why YOU wouldn't want to own one and that's cool cause we realize they're not for everyone.
Regular mowers leave stripes...which is what you want.
Striping was started decades ago so that you would know which direction you mowed the lawn last time you mowed and then mow in a different direction the next time. This is what keeps the grass healthy and keeps it from being stressed the same way constantly. So stripes are not needed with an Automower since it automatically mows from different directions constantly.
@@EshlemaniaTV Not needed maybe but they make great patterns that are enjoyed.
You can lay out the wire for the Automower to mow designs and shapes in the lawn. We've done the Husqvarna logo, batman symbol and a few others.
I am utterly shocked that they 1. use a boundary wire, 2. use dumb tech, 3. use bump and go $rand direction. Those three things are fixed for $15 of chips (a cmos and proc) and would cut expenses by near 90% by plotting an efficient smart way to mow the lawn and using it's CMOS to view ahead for obstructions and 'learn' your yard as well as 'remember' where it's been so it doesn't mow the same spot. So for the sake of $15 they're costing you ten times more than necessary. Which sounds bad enough - but consider how many tens of millions of these things are out there. That's irresponsible in the extreme. Imagine a car costing you $100 a week forever when it could cost $1 all so they can greedily pocket $15 once.
This is the best video I have seen on robotic lawn mowers. I learned some important details.
Yes, I am also surprised on the poor navigation and bump around tech used.
I'm waiting for robot vacuum/mop navigation tech to come to robotic lawn mowers. App management, plotting course, selecting course patterns, navigation without a string in the grass (my garden has about 5 separate areas with hilly rocky edges too).
Also, public nature strips have some security implications of theft or public liability if chopping of a kid's toe who walks past. I think there are solutions, but not sure yet apart from mowing around 0300-0500 Monday to Wednesday when no-one is around? I think the quiet noise will allow mowing at this quiet time, as local laws allow noisy lawn mowers only between 0700-1900.
0:12 love the auto height adjuster.
1:56 I have doubts about the clean edge, can the robot really do that? Can the guide wire be hidden underground?
2:30 the free movement pattern drives my OCD crazy, does this really cut all the lawn?
3:10 and 4:20 this might make the robot safe on public nature strips if a kid's toe is in the way?
4:36 I would imagine the blades easily replaceable from the shops?
7:12 what is a 25% inclination, do you mean 25 degrees (90 degrees would be vertical)?
Well no. Get rid of the sensor wire and install a camera on the robot that can distinguish between grass and non grass. Simple. I'll wait for that innovation which will be there soon without doubt. No wires - just an algorithm like the I-Life.
@NonyaBusiness! Technology should be optimized. Be the best it can be.
You would need a night vision or thermal camera, which would add a lot of money to the purchase cost. A number of folks use these at night without lights and it would also be an issue the lens got wet or dirty.
@@GreenTwpJoe That also can be arranged. I'd buy it - cost is not an issue.
@NonyaBusiness! Who said it needed to be a mass market product? Not everyone can afford a Rolls Royce either.
My robot uses GPS no wires to lay down, just enter address into mower and off it goes.
Tell us more.
@@tebibyte2357 how much did it cost? does it get stuck? did you name it? how big of an area will it do? Things like that. as well as additional information that may be relevant.
@@jimthompson9929 ok
@@jimthompson9929 I mean I don't know anything about it. But I was asking him "More?" about the mower
Tebibyte .oh we are in the same situation.
It looks like it throws the cut grass back on the ground which is not ideal
It mulches the cut grass
Just say its a husqvarna commercial
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So, if you're not satisfied efter one mount you get your money back, great!!.. NO, WTF !?
I'm don't ever want one. Make your own fun and exercise by mowing the lawn yourself. Don't get lazy with robots!!!
We always laugh when we hear someone say that using a robotic mower is lazy. Unless you're using a push style reel mower with no engine, any other way of mowing could be considered lazy and not getting as much exercise. Do you use email? Or do you only use the post office because you get more exercise walking to the mail box? Are people that use lawn tractors lazy because all they have to do is hold down a foot pedal and turn the steering wheel on most newer lawn tractors? Do you use a rotary style phone because it's more exercise for you fingers than a touch tone phone? Using an automobile to get to work is considered lazy to someone who commutes with a bicycle and are they both considered lazy to someone who walks back and forth to work? Do you ever eat at a restaurant or diner, or do you make every meal yourself because it's more fun and more exercise? Nearly everything around us has evolved and become more efficient and robotic mowers are that next step in lawn care. It's not the mower that makes the owner of it lazy, that is the owners choice. But if you work 40+ hours a week at your regular job and have a part time job then t's a big help to not have to worry about mowing the yard or paying someone else to do it. Elderly people that can no longer run a lawn tractor or push mower can use these to stay independent and not have to rely on someone else to mow for them. People with vacation homes don't have to make a special trip there just to mow the lawn. Parents with multiple kids that play sports and participate in other activities will have more time to attend there kids events. If you have to go out of town for a week for work your lawn will not need to be mowed as soon as you get home. But if someone wants to use a robotic mower just to be lazy, then they can do that if they really want to but that is usually not what you hear from people that actually own them and use them.
People said this I bet when the dishwasher was invented
Skipped over every important point todo with actually better mowers.
This would drive my dog nuts.
Most pets are curious about it for the first day or so.
Creeping grass over pavement etc? Trimming edges? Nice defined edge cuts? Power consumption if almost continuous?! Power costs? No leaf mulch. High costs. Saves practical time, but not a complete lawn care cut.
That's extremely dangerous
Expensive, unreliable, weak, and over-priced. Keep trying, because I'd love to have one!
Bought one over a year ago on impulse, because Amazon had a sale of a Flymo 1200r for £399. It takes an afternoon to set up. My grass is now always short every day. This is important, because my dog only ever craps in the back garden. Before, if I had not cut the grass for a week or so, the turds would mix in with the grass and become a mess. Now I just take a poo bag out and pick them up. If I don't pick them up because I am at work, I come home to poo squashed flat by the wheels of the mower, but still on full view and easy to spot. They are overpriced, but if mine broke and I had to pay full price for another, after owning one, I would. It is just a coincidence, but after buying mine the council introduced a charge of £42 a year for garden waste (the flymo cuts every day and leaves minute droppings). If it somehow manages to last 10 years it will have cost me nothing anyway.
Crap background noise (music?) completely distracts from what was being said - beats me why video makers feel that they have to put sound which distracts from what is trying to be said - leaves one questioning their mentality
Wow, this community is toxic...
Ever notice they never show these things actually cutting grass? If they did you would see the ugly, nonsensical, random paths they create. Any one ever do an analysis of how long it would take this random cutter to achieve full coverage of for example a 100' by 50' lot with 2 rose bushes in the middle? Probably close to never. JUNK.