Hello thanks for the awesome review. Just curious what size is your lawn? I want to buy one but i just wanted to get an idea as to which model would be best for us. I'd appreciate any help! Thanks!
I appreciate that and I agree, it's not or everyone but when these are installed they do a very good job. We have a few commercial properties near me using these for very large areas and they look excellent
Interesting primer on robotic mowers, and the Gardena Sileno is a good budget pick if you don't want to stretch to the best mower on the market, which is the Husqkvarna robomower series. BUT there is a BIG caveat to this video: it's WAY more complicated than this video gives you the impression of. Almost all yards and lawns are more complex than shown here, with bushes, trees, paths and different zones. Laying the wire is definitely NOT child's play, and shouldn't be done by a child. The distance to the edge has to be precisely measured to prevent the mower falling off the edge, and be prepared to use three times (!) as many plugs (stakes) as they say in the instructions. Most lawns are quite uneven and you need a stake every 3" or so. Keep the wire taut during installation and fix it deep into the ground, to stop the mower blades from cutting the wire. The base station needs to be installed way more securely that shown in the video, and it needs to be firmly screwed down to the ground and not bent, uneven or even sloping a little. It can't go in a corner and you also need a third guide wire in the middle to show the mower the way home. Expect there to be a lot of teething problems to begin with, and you may well have to adjust the placement of the wire to stop your mower falling or getting stuck. Be prepared to spend some weeks learning your mower's behavior and adjusting the wire and settings until you get it right. Finally, you'll never be able to completely avoid mowing your lawn again because you still need to trim all the edges and spots the mower can't reach by hand with a trimmer. NEVER LET THE MOWER operate at night (as suggested in the video) as it will KILL HEDGEHOGS and other nocturnal wild animals who defend themselves by curling up in a ball instead of running away. Keep it to daylight hours only, and program the timer to cut a couple of hours after sunrise, to let the morning dew dry up first. The whole base station and mower must be moved indoors during the winter, and reinstalled in the spring. P.S. This comment is written from experience and installing this exact same mower.
We had gardena for 3 years. We buried the wire, so no need to worry when cutting the edges. Also we never removed the base station for the winter and it worked just fined. We just take the robot itself inside for the winter. We created a schedule once to start at 10 am and finish at 11 pm and it cut when it wanted in that window of time, lol. Also we washed it maybe 2-3 times during the season and replaced/sharpened the blades. We have just moved and we are looking to buy gardena again but a bigger model since we have 3x more lawn in our new yard. If anyone is thinking to buy it - I really recommend it. It is cheaper that many other brands but it works just fine. Just be prepared to work 1-2 full days to put down the wire (but you do it once and it will be good maybe for 5-10 years). Also do not listen to recommended boundary wire placement - put it way closer that it says on the ruler. You can always make it go further away in the app but you CANNOT make it closer in the app (default is the closest, so where you put your wire is really important). If you put your wire too far away from the fence, you'll have to trim your edges.
Thank you for your explanations. I have a question for you if you know, and want to share with us. When I want to put the Gardena Sileno robot to work according to my whish, it ask me how many hours I want : 1,2,3,4,5 to maximum 6 hours. This number of hours are depending for what? When to choose 1 our, 2, or more? Thank you very much for your response.
These are interesting. That pattern was crazy! They should make one that can do a few trim passes, then just go back and fourth. Looking forward to seeing how these mowers progress in the industry. The Neato robotic vacuum does a good job of doing a trim pass and then going back and fourth, and it leaves awesome carpet stripes!
Even though I personally love mowing, I love these robots. These are very dependable ones and there are some new ones coming that are supposed to offer lines and and more, but I think its much harder to do that. Even iRobot tried and failed to every release it.
They can make robots cut grass like Neato robots cleans room easy, but the main idea of robot cutting the grass is for it not to leave "tracks" that lawnmover and lawntractor leaves by going zigzag as Lawn robot is working everyday. So that is why it looks like robots are cutting the field random but in reality they don't, they know exactly what they are doing.
They could cut more grass if they didn't do random patterns. Makes no sense to criss cross the already cut sections. Wish they just made the path program so it could cut one direction in a back and forth pattern. Then next cycle cut back and forth in the perpendicular pattern. Then next cycle cut diagonally. At 10-20lbs these things do not make deep tracks like a normal walk behind or riding mower.
@@SilverCymbal At the risk of asking a dumb question, I see it just takes off across the lawn and in a random pattern - how does the little guy know when he's done?
Every time the bumper hits something, the blade stops, and then everyone time the blade starts, there are a few beeps that sound off. It's just software, find the beeps sound file and replace it. 👍👌😅
We live in a good neighborhood, still kids and teenagers like to ride scooter or bike that they found on the front yards , also we have packages 📦 stolen , that means you lucky if this thing last this summer, I think is good for the backyard!!
@@psjehxhegxyhwqkq people in a neighbourhood where that happens arent hackers... And yes you can take the robot apart within minutes and cutoff the battery. The question is will retards know that.
Not sure if this mower is the same but on my Husqvarna the base is paired to the mower. If someone stole the mower dealers know not to sell a new base to whoever has that mower.
I had one, it is a very good product. I sold it anyway because I was tired of having a robot running through my garden all day for something I can easily do myself in 20 minutes twice a week. But my garden is much more difficult for a robot than yours because it's very elongated with more corners, so the mower has to do a lot more of those random turns than in a more or less square garden. Had to learn that for myself and sold it to a guy with one of those easier gardens who's very happy with the Gardena.
@@Repleh Have to keep the garden clean (kids toys), been working from home for the last 12 months and used to sit around in the green now and then, and so on. And while it’s a very quiet machine, it’s still a little bit distracting.
I used a robotic mower for a season. Good for those who don’t obsess over lawn care and just want it mowed. Some downsides are 1) troubleshooting breaks in the wire can be very difficult without special equipment, 2) can leave ruts in the lawn as they tend to use the same track to navigate its way home, 3) challenging to set it up so that it’ll cut a lawn separated by a fence, walkway or driveway. In the end it just wasn’t for me.
Those are familiar problems with some of the earlier, simpler mowers, but Gardena / Husqvarna have solved most of those issues. They vary their route back to their charging station to reduce wear and tear on the lawn, and they have a central guide wire that leads the mower to remote areas behind fences, walkways or driveways. The technology will continue to improve.
I just came across your channel with this video and I have not only subscribed but I have gone back and watched a lot of your videos. THANK YOU! I love the topics you have covered and how you make your videos. Well edited, well narrated and at just the right level of knowledge. I am about to move into a new home and your videos will be coming along with me!
Watching this video after giving up on getting my mower started after doing about 1/10th of the yard. Hmmm, I think if my husband won’t mow regularly I deserve this or a landscape service. $999 sounds good to me!
My problem with that more is that it mows without a specific pattern and it does not look good when you have a big yard and you can see where the lawn mower has been. If you are trying to keep the grass cut and don't care how the grass looks then that lawn mower is okay they make that similar lawn mower that does things without being random and looks a lot better
You will only notice such lines if the lawn mover has had a long break and even those lines are gone within the same say. If you don't like those lines just program the lawn mover to get out more often. Problem solved ;)
I have a friend with a similar mower. He is always looking for wire breaks and doing maintenance. I might as well just take 30mins to cut my lawn myself. We have gotten too lazy
If you had an enclosed area without beds, why do you need to install the wire? Also with rainy (monsoon) season here in FLA, I would hesitate to leave it outside plugged in. Our summers ate like your winters.
Good question. It will not work if you don't have those wires installed. Without the radio signals from the boundary wires it will not start. And it will notice if it's outside the closed boundary. The guide wire (not shown in the video) has to be connected to the boundary wire at one place (shown in the video). Without that guide wire the lawn mover would have a problem finding the charger after cutting the lawn. The lawn mover also uses this guide to get to different places on the lawn, but getting out could of course work without that wire. The connections to the charger is 5-6 cm up from the ground and I guess you don't get that much rain. This clearly something Gardena allready has thought of. And it's only low voltage so no security hasards if water actually should get at such levels.
Gardena basically cooperated with Husqvarna on developing the Sileno series of mowers, and they use the same base station and other components. Husqvarna remains the premium choice, however.
@@colindobinson They didn't just cooperate. Gardena has actually been owned by Husqvarna Group since 2007 which was 5 years before Gardena came out with their first robot mower in 2012. That's why their robot mowers share a lot of components and software. The Gardena robot mowers are manufactured by Husqvarna. Gardena mowers are in a lower price range than Husqvarna which is mainly targeted at commercial customers and mainly sold by lawn mower stores who takes care of the whole setup with boundary wires, charger station and everything. Gardena are more targeted towards home owners and sold in a lot of different stores and also online.
This would work well if you traveled a lot. I know when I go camping for a week, the first thing I need to do when I get home is cut the grass. Great over head shot also!
Absolutely I was friends with a pilot I get it's not a common job, but he was never home during the day and used to say the thing he hated the most was mowing, or he would pay $300/month to have it done. Something like this would easily pay for itself fast.
@@SilverCymbal I'm a relatively new watcher, great videos. The first one I watched I know right away you were from Ma also just by looking at your property. Looks great. Keep it up
Incredible Yard…. I’m actually thinking about this cos I travel for work and HATE to pay ppl cos it’s almost always like a contract and I have 2 Electric Mowers, One Riding and One Push Mower. I’ll definitely consider this, Thanks For This Review, 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸
I look forward to when these things can cut a full sized lawn. I love my robo vacuum for keeping the house under reasonable control during the week. Thinking about where these things will be in ten years is crazy. Can't wait to see the retro futuristic 50s robot customizing of when they get mainstream
@@Coolzlps around an acre and up roughly. Like homes outside of cities have when there's room not to live on top of each other. I haven't seen one yet that's made for that, they're all for small patches. I'm sure they'll have better capacity in the next few years.
I love all Gardena products all of them 😍. Only thing what I do not like about this product, is not picking up and dispose grass. Great video as ussual.
Grass that have been cut is free fertilizing :) If it is programmed to cut regularly you cannot see the small grass pieces that have been cut. But those small pieces can stick to feets/shoes, especially if the grass is wet.
Sweeping declaration....I will NEVER buy a robotic lawn mower!!! I've never seen a demo of a nice lawn, looking even better after one of these things does it's job...
Nice but I need info on: 1: narrow corridors like footpaths, typically 1-2 metres wide. 2: multiple areas to break up 1 big job into 2 small areas. 3: push under a fence if I cut in a hinged flap, without turning direction.
You can wire both and have them as one big loop, then move the mower to the one without base station and start a cutting mode that will stop when battery runs low instead of try to find the station. But these smaller mowers have 1 hour of runtime before charging it would be tedious to do this. If a small path exist where you can have the mower follow the guide wire it will be better. Or people buy two smaller mowers.
“Imagine if you never had to mow your lawn again”... I would be beyond sad! Great video Silver Cymbal. Interesting technology but I’ll stick to the traditional approach 😆
Yes, as I said at the end some people like you and I love mowing, others don't. I wouldn't mind it in between sometimes to do it when I couldn't though but I have friends that hate mowing at all.
@@SilverCymbal that’s fair. It would also be good to schedule these to mow in the afternoon or evening towards the end of fall if you can’t get home early enough to mow before the sun sets and it’s too dark.
I would like to have this mower But living in south Florida I wonder how practical it is fit me. I have palms that shed frequently and have an irrigation system. Also we get frequent rain and would not want the mower to cut wet grass.
Thanks for sharing this information! I was wondering since this mower doesn't cut in uniformity, how does it know if it skipped areas and how does it know when to stop once completed?
It doesn't know all this. It starts its mowing base on the selected programm day by day. Based on the 'chaotic' run it reach all places over the time (not in one day). If its battery power is low then it searchs its power station, not more not less. There is also a need to install a control cable from the power station a cross the lawn to one part of the border cable, this helps the lawnmover to find its power station easily.
If it's possible to lay the guide wire under or over this pathway then it's actually doable. But... only one guide wire can go from the charger to the boundary wire, so the lawnmover has to follow the entire guide wire to get to the different places. You can program it to start cutting from 3 different lengths from the charger. I concidering doing this myself so I don't have to carry it to my second lawn.
Interesting vid, yet again sir. Thank you! Did you say how long the battery runs on a single charge? Thanks again for your time. I wish I had good helpers around the house. 😀
Thank you, its between 40-60 minutes per cut but it depends a bit on how long the grass is, once everything is mowed completely it can run longer, but when it runs out it will return charge up and go back for more if needed the same day.
@@SilverCymbal this is a bit weakness to run only 40 min with high frequency of charging.....after several weeks it makes tracks in a grass in front of the charging station.....or full path for navigation cable. Also cut is not clean, if you want to have nice representative grass, this is not suitable solution.....I am combining my gardena life 750 with cylinder lawnmover (every saturday or sunday) and it makes english grass look again :)
my question about theft is... what about building a little hiding cubby for it and then running it at night only? like middle of the night or before dawn?
So if I've kinda got a front yard backyard situation going on would it be able to go down that 10 foots stretch to the left and right of the house? Or is it a Roomba -bounce around and hope it lucks out- situation?
With the last firmware update it is has beed better with narrow passages. If that was what you meant? It's also possible to program it to start at different places on the guide line if the garden is divided into different sub-sections.
I don’t mind the job of cutting the grass, but I’m allergic and that side of it I don’t like at all. Been considering one of these so I can avoid it. Thanks for the vid.
Sadly I only had it for 3 week but this and the Worx Landroid are both excellent machines, the Worx has more accessories and I felt was easier to install. BUT one thing the Gardena did very well was very steep slopes. I have a few in the yard, so if really tough slopes are in your yard the Gardena would be a better choice but if not the Landroid is an overall better value.
@@SilverCymbal Thank you for the reply, I had already seen your Worx video which put the bug in my bonnet for a robot mower in the first place, lol! My yard has little slope at all, and have been gravitating towards buying a Worx since I cut my yard at 4" and some models of the Worx can do that (just short of 4" but close enough), but now I am having a hard time finding one at a reasonable price since it appears scalpers are buying them up and reselling at a much higher price. I also liked that "cut to edge" feature meaning less to string trim afterwards. One thing I don't like about robotic mowers is that wall banger navigation method, and I was really disappointed when iRobot cancelled their Terra robotic mower that did navigate intelligently, probably because they couldn't get the FCC to approve of the UWB technology for outdoors they were using for positioning (just guessing, I used to work with the tech years ago, and at that time it was only for indoor use, but I haven't followed for a few years it so I could be wrong.) Thank you so much for taking the time to make your videos, your reviews are the best, I don't buy anything until I have checked your channel first, and I am sure there are a lot of people who do the same. BR -Jim-
That’s a long time to install a wire! I could be done with mowing with a push mower by then. How do you bag your clippings? I’m judging I couldn’t get those nice mowed lines that I like so much from a random patterned mow. Let’s keep the robots on the manufacturing line.
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They should come out with a solar powered model. You would have a free labor robotic slave lawn cutter that would put you on top of the torture list once our ai overlord takes over.
I got excited about robotic lawn mowers when I saw your Worx video. I have some Gardena stuff and if their mowers are as good as their other stuff. I'm in! Where can I buy one?
Theft is the biggest concern I have with a robotic mower as I don't want to babysit it while it operates. Running at night if it really is that quiet might be a solution (presuming the charging base is out of sight);
If there is a pin code activated then they have to figure that out. If they put in the wrong code 5 times they will have to wait to be able to continue. And this waiting time will increase for each time. So figuring out the pin code is not an easy task :) And if the lawn mover is registered at Gardena those thieves will not get any more updates for the lawn mover, even if they find the correct pin code.
Hi there. Just bought one of these but it does every time it leaves the charging station. If it isn't in the station it is as if the battery is dead. I did charge it for a few hours but it still doesn't work. Any advice.
Many may love this, but yard work is my getaway. I’m curious how your internal desires to cut the lawn may increase/ decrease with this mower? Keep those green grass tips flying.
I take care of a “garden of eden” type place full time-15 acres of meticulously maintained yards for this wealthy guy. We use 6 robotic mowers for all the yards. It’s great having the mowers because then you can focus on the edging and flower beds and shrubs instead of mowing all the time
I have a Husqvarna Automower. I enjoy doing yard work, and now I have time for more outdoor projects instead of constantly mowing the grass. Robotic mowers do best in more open yards…not all yards are robot-friendly.
I’m very interested to know how you routed the cables to the charging station. My instructions state that the unit has to be on the lawn and the guide wire has to run back in to it from the sides. I’ve tried and failed to have it off lawn. The mower is never able to dock correctly.
It could be possible that a utility cable is running in proximity or near one of the guide wires. My mower ran perfectly until Comcast rerouted a wire across one of our guide wires, then the mower routinely had issues docking with the base.
I had that problem too and it took me weeks to solve it. The mower is very fussy about the placement of the charging station. It has to be in an open and accessible area with no obstacles, on perfectly flat and level ground (you need to use a spirit level), with the central guide wire going straight out for several feet perfectly aligned with the center of the charging station. The left and right guide wires must be well away to the sides so as not to interfere with the central wire. The base platform cannot be even slightly bent, and needs to be firmly fixed to the ground with ground screws. After many attempts I finally got it right.
@@colindobinson You are talking about the boundary wires when you talk about the guide wire. And the wire you call the central wire is the guide wire. Just saying ;) And yes you are correct that the guide line has to go in a straight line some feet from the base station. The lawn mover uses this to turn around and reverse into the base. My guide wire goes in a 2-3 feet straight line out of the base. Sometimes it has some problems but after some trials it has always found the base eventually,.
That's just the first time. He have adjusted the height lower than with the ordinary lawn mover. When it starts cutting regulary those lines are long gone ;)
Many trees dont need anything special it will just bump into them and go around but you can wire around them to create little islands to avoid, this is good for beds in the middle of the yard. Gardena is owned by Husqvarna and some of their robot mowers are still around from years ago.
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Thanks for recommending this i was looking for one and i never saw this one.
Hello thanks for the awesome review. Just curious what size is your lawn? I want to buy one but i just wanted to get an idea as to which model would be best for us. I'd appreciate any help! Thanks!
We got 10 acres so these are just a dream but not realistic for us
@@regularpit1508 Have to upgrade to the radioisotope thermoelectric generator model.
@@mapex311 true endless power for like 40 years I'll take that.
As I get older, this type of mowing starts to look better and better. Thanks for sharing your experiences and insights without any hype.
I appreciate that and I agree, it's not or everyone but when these are installed they do a very good job. We have a few commercial properties near me using these for very large areas and they look excellent
Me too! I hate mowing. I've never understood why people think mowing is so relaxing. I've never liked mowing.
Be prepared for wire breaks.
@@dereka8041 I never liked mowing til I got a zero turn
@@skyserf neighbors yards be mowed as well
Interesting primer on robotic mowers, and the Gardena Sileno is a good budget pick if you don't want to stretch to the best mower on the market, which is the Husqkvarna robomower series. BUT there is a BIG caveat to this video: it's WAY more complicated than this video gives you the impression of. Almost all yards and lawns are more complex than shown here, with bushes, trees, paths and different zones. Laying the wire is definitely NOT child's play, and shouldn't be done by a child. The distance to the edge has to be precisely measured to prevent the mower falling off the edge, and be prepared to use three times (!) as many plugs (stakes) as they say in the instructions. Most lawns are quite uneven and you need a stake every 3" or so. Keep the wire taut during installation and fix it deep into the ground, to stop the mower blades from cutting the wire. The base station needs to be installed way more securely that shown in the video, and it needs to be firmly screwed down to the ground and not bent, uneven or even sloping a little. It can't go in a corner and you also need a third guide wire in the middle to show the mower the way home. Expect there to be a lot of teething problems to begin with, and you may well have to adjust the placement of the wire to stop your mower falling or getting stuck. Be prepared to spend some weeks learning your mower's behavior and adjusting the wire and settings until you get it right. Finally, you'll never be able to completely avoid mowing your lawn again because you still need to trim all the edges and spots the mower can't reach by hand with a trimmer. NEVER LET THE MOWER operate at night (as suggested in the video) as it will KILL HEDGEHOGS and other nocturnal wild animals who defend themselves by curling up in a ball instead of running away. Keep it to daylight hours only, and program the timer to cut a couple of hours after sunrise, to let the morning dew dry up first. The whole base station and mower must be moved indoors during the winter, and reinstalled in the spring. P.S. This comment is written from experience and installing this exact same mower.
Awesome response. Thanks
We had gardena for 3 years. We buried the wire, so no need to worry when cutting the edges. Also we never removed the base station for the winter and it worked just fined. We just take the robot itself inside for the winter. We created a schedule once to start at 10 am and finish at 11 pm and it cut when it wanted in that window of time, lol. Also we washed it maybe 2-3 times during the season and replaced/sharpened the blades. We have just moved and we are looking to buy gardena again but a bigger model since we have 3x more lawn in our new yard.
If anyone is thinking to buy it - I really recommend it.
It is cheaper that many other brands but it works just fine. Just be prepared to work 1-2 full days to put down the wire (but you do it once and it will be good maybe for 5-10 years). Also do not listen to recommended boundary wire placement - put it way closer that it says on the ruler. You can always make it go further away in the app but you CANNOT make it closer in the app (default is the closest, so where you put your wire is really important). If you put your wire too far away from the fence, you'll have to trim your edges.
Thank you for your explanations. I have a question for you if you know, and want to share with us. When I want to put the Gardena Sileno robot to work according to my whish, it ask me how many hours I want : 1,2,3,4,5 to maximum 6 hours. This number of hours are depending for what? When to choose 1 our, 2, or more? Thank you very much for your response.
Oh I love how you have your little girl helping you out and you’re teaching her. I have a little girl who is almost 13.
These are interesting. That pattern was crazy! They should make one that can do a few trim passes, then just go back and fourth. Looking forward to seeing how these mowers progress in the industry. The Neato robotic vacuum does a good job of doing a trim pass and then going back and fourth, and it leaves awesome carpet stripes!
Even though I personally love mowing, I love these robots. These are very dependable ones and there are some new ones coming that are supposed to offer lines and and more, but I think its much harder to do that. Even iRobot tried and failed to every release it.
They can make robots cut grass like Neato robots cleans room easy, but the main idea of robot cutting the grass is for it not to leave "tracks" that lawnmover and lawntractor leaves by going zigzag as Lawn robot is working everyday. So that is why it looks like robots are cutting the field random but in reality they don't, they know exactly what they are doing.
They could cut more grass if they didn't do random patterns. Makes no sense to criss cross the already cut sections. Wish they just made the path program so it could cut one direction in a back and forth pattern. Then next cycle cut back and forth in the perpendicular pattern. Then next cycle cut diagonally.
At 10-20lbs these things do not make deep tracks like a normal walk behind or riding mower.
@@Power5 More grass - no. Faster cut - yes. Well there is Ambrogio lawnrobots that has function of spiral cuting.
@@SilverCymbal At the risk of asking a dumb question, I see it just takes off across the lawn and in a random pattern - how does the little guy know when he's done?
I would add a little speaker that says "Oups, sorry! " Everytime it hits something 😂
Every time the bumper hits something, the blade stops, and then everyone time the blade starts, there are a few beeps that sound off.
It's just software, find the beeps sound file and replace it.
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That comes on a feature of the Canadian version 🇨🇦
@@alveus8205 I am Canadian! ;) 🇨🇦
@@felbel14 Me too!
@@alveus8205 I'm British 🇬🇧
We live in a good neighborhood, still kids and teenagers like to ride scooter or bike that they found on the front yards , also we have packages 📦 stolen , that means you lucky if this thing last this summer, I think is good for the backyard!!
Now I know where those crop circles come from.
Go for a bosch unit. They have gps and gms modules.
@@alittlebitintellectual7361 just few minutes more for the hacker...
@@psjehxhegxyhwqkq people in a neighbourhood where that happens arent hackers... And yes you can take the robot apart within minutes and cutoff the battery. The question is will retards know that.
Great review, we all know you'll never use that thing again.
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Bro this made laugh so hard lmao
That overhead shot in the beginning of how the robot mows....that's the stuff of nightmares.
If I had one, lawn thieves would have it on Facebook marketplace a few hours after install.
That is possible, it wouldn't stop the theft but they have a PIN code so you can't ever use it if its taken
This one doesn't have GPS tracking like the Husqvarna models?
@@mdjamesd Correct there is no GPS in these
I would consider hiding a $25 Airtag inside the unit.
Not sure if this mower is the same but on my Husqvarna the base is paired to the mower. If someone stole the mower dealers know not to sell a new base to whoever has that mower.
My Gardena rli40 been cutting since 2013. Few problem. Now it’s tired ready to retire😊 loved it
I had one, it is a very good product. I sold it anyway because I was tired of having a robot running through my garden all day for something I can easily do myself in 20 minutes twice a week. But my garden is much more difficult for a robot than yours because it's very elongated with more corners, so the mower has to do a lot more of those random turns than in a more or less square garden. Had to learn that for myself and sold it to a guy with one of those easier gardens who's very happy with the Gardena.
Why not just have it run while you’re at work or sleeping?
@@Repleh Have to keep the garden clean (kids toys), been working from home for the last 12 months and used to sit around in the green now and then, and so on. And while it’s a very quiet machine, it’s still a little bit distracting.
I used a robotic mower for a season. Good for those who don’t obsess over lawn care and just want it mowed. Some downsides are 1) troubleshooting breaks in the wire can be very difficult without special equipment, 2) can leave ruts in the lawn as they tend to use the same track to navigate its way home, 3) challenging to set it up so that it’ll cut a lawn separated by a fence, walkway or driveway. In the end it just wasn’t for me.
Those are familiar problems with some of the earlier, simpler mowers, but Gardena / Husqvarna have solved most of those issues. They vary their route back to their charging station to reduce wear and tear on the lawn, and they have a central guide wire that leads the mower to remote areas behind fences, walkways or driveways. The technology will continue to improve.
In a few years the cost of these will go down. Can't wait.
I’ll build one
Just like the automatic vacuum cleaner. The Rumba I think.
It’s actually cheap for the value you get.
Why wait, get one now
Frugal Buyer: Nahhh!! In a few years these will drop in price.
Biden: Hold my beer, pony soldier.
🤦♂️ 🤦♂️. Let’s go Brandon!!
I just came across your channel with this video and I have not only subscribed but I have gone back and watched a lot of your videos. THANK YOU! I love the topics you have covered and how you make your videos. Well edited, well narrated and at just the right level of knowledge. I am about to move into a new home and your videos will be coming along with me!
Watching this video after giving up on getting my mower started after doing about 1/10th of the yard. Hmmm, I think if my husband won’t mow regularly I deserve this or a landscape service. $999 sounds good to me!
This is a really well-done video. Well-presented verbally, great videos to follow and sensible commentary. Thank you.
Of all people to have in-use outdoor outlet covers, I would have thought you were one. Video idea!
Heavy Duty Bubble Cover Needed.
My problem with that more is that it mows without a specific pattern and it does not look good when you have a big yard and you can see where the lawn mower has been. If you are trying to keep the grass cut and don't care how the grass looks then that lawn mower is okay they make that similar lawn mower that does things without being random and looks a lot better
You will only notice such lines if the lawn mover has had a long break and even those lines are gone within the same say. If you don't like those lines just program the lawn mover to get out more often. Problem solved ;)
Ok, now I need a lawn!
DUDE. IVE LITERALLY BEEN TALKING ABOUT A MOWING ROOMBA FOR YEARS NOW AND ITS FINALLY HERRREEEEE
Ok so I went quite down in the comments and saw no one ask about edging. So what about edging and the area the mower can't reach due to the wire?
Everything is "actually easier than I think." I am such a complicated man 😕
"If it can make the cut" pwwft you just made my day
I have a friend with a similar mower. He is always looking for wire breaks and doing maintenance. I might as well just take 30mins to cut my lawn myself. We have gotten too lazy
But then your neighbour is doing something wrong, I've had mine for 3 years now and so far not a single wire break. That's nonsense.
Maybe people want to spend time working on other things 🤷♂️
@@derfleiigehandwerker7419 had a few wire breaks when working in the ground, laying pipes and shit... Thats what happens when youre inattentive.
@@derfleiigehandwerker7419 what kind of brand u have?
It will take a lot longer but a step on edger is a must if you want to bury the wire so you can dethatch without worrying about hitting the guide wire
Within some weeks the grass will grow over the wire and you will not notice it at all.
I’m using a ROBOT in a garden of only 42sq yd. He did a good job! My tiny lawn is Very beautiful by ROBOT.
We have been having this in Sweden for like 20 Years.
And Scotland has had sheep for centuries.
Fuck sweden
Oops nvm I mean fuck Switzerland
Great toy for rooftop mowing.🌇
Just make sure you don't miss any spots with the wire, or bad things would happen there!
@@SilverCymbal 😂👍
Ill get a matching one for my robot vacuum. Life is grand.
einhell is also a good brand. but the best thing is you never have to drive away the grass again.
Greetings from Germany ❤
Drive away the grass again? What do you mean?
Thanks for sharing
If you had an enclosed area without beds, why do you need to install the wire? Also with rainy (monsoon) season here in FLA, I would hesitate to leave it outside plugged in. Our summers ate like your winters.
Good question. It will not work if you don't have those wires installed. Without the radio signals from the boundary wires it will not start. And it will notice if it's outside the closed boundary.
The guide wire (not shown in the video) has to be connected to the boundary wire at one place (shown in the video). Without that guide wire the lawn mover would have a problem finding the charger after cutting the lawn. The lawn mover also uses this guide to get to different places on the lawn, but getting out could of course work without that wire.
The connections to the charger is 5-6 cm up from the ground and I guess you don't get that much rain. This clearly something Gardena allready has thought of. And it's only low voltage so no security hasards if water actually should get at such levels.
Wow, this is really neat! I've seen a lot of adverts for the Husqvarna model as well.
Gardena basically cooperated with Husqvarna on developing the Sileno series of mowers, and they use the same base station and other components. Husqvarna remains the premium choice, however.
@@colindobinson They didn't just cooperate. Gardena has actually been owned by Husqvarna Group since 2007 which was 5 years before Gardena came out with their first robot mower in 2012. That's why their robot mowers share a lot of components and software. The Gardena robot mowers are manufactured by Husqvarna. Gardena mowers are in a lower price range than Husqvarna which is mainly targeted at commercial customers and mainly sold by lawn mower stores who takes care of the whole setup with boundary wires, charger station and everything. Gardena are more targeted towards home owners and sold in a lot of different stores and also online.
@@ITubeTooInc which brand do u recommend me getting? Thanks
@Silver Cymbal, Did you purchase this one because the Worx Landroid stopped working ?
This would work well if you traveled a lot. I know when I go camping for a week, the first thing I need to do when I get home is cut the grass. Great over head shot also!
Absolutely I was friends with a pilot I get it's not a common job, but he was never home during the day and used to say the thing he hated the most was mowing, or he would pay $300/month to have it done. Something like this would easily pay for itself fast.
@@SilverCymbal I'm a relatively new watcher, great videos. The first one I watched I know right away you were from Ma also just by looking at your property. Looks great. Keep it up
I was hoping you'd do another robot! I'm planning on buying one soon!
Nice review. Ill stick to hiring the neighbor kid to cut my lawn. He does a great job and the lawn looks good after he cuts it.
Thanks for the review, I definitely won’t be buying one until the bot can cut clean stripes like a person would.
I used to think that but after the mower has operated for a few weeks the lawn is perfectly smooth and the criss-cross stripes don't show any more.
This might be my next lawn-robot. I have a Husqvarna ac220 today.
The Gardena mowers were developed by Husqvarna and you can use the same wire setup with both brands.
Incredible Yard…. I’m actually thinking about this cos I travel for work and HATE to pay ppl cos it’s almost always like a contract and I have 2 Electric Mowers, One Riding and One Push Mower.
I’ll definitely consider this, Thanks For This Review, 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸
My first concern with these robot lawn mowers is someone will steal it, I'd always be worried about that.
Yeah, most of them have a PIN and some have an alarm (already better option), but they can still be stolen, just wouldn't be of any use to the thief.
I look forward to when these things can cut a full sized lawn. I love my robo vacuum for keeping the house under reasonable control during the week. Thinking about where these things will be in ten years is crazy. Can't wait to see the retro futuristic 50s robot customizing of when they get mainstream
I use mine for my 1400 sqm lawn. What’s full size for you?
@@Coolzlps around an acre and up roughly. Like homes outside of cities have when there's room not to live on top of each other. I haven't seen one yet that's made for that, they're all for small patches. I'm sure they'll have better capacity in the next few years.
@@DreadPirateBob ambrogio has models for golf courts, pricey though. Upwards from 10k.
I love all Gardena products all of them 😍.
Only thing what I do not like about this product, is not picking up and dispose grass.
Great video as ussual.
Grass that have been cut is free fertilizing :)
If it is programmed to cut regularly you cannot see the small grass pieces that have been cut. But those small pieces can stick to feets/shoes, especially if the grass is wet.
Sweeping declaration....I will NEVER buy a robotic lawn mower!!!
I've never seen a demo of a nice lawn, looking even better after one of these things does it's job...
solutions through brutal inefficiency.
Great video
Height of cut seems to be my biggest issue with these. I like my grass tall.
awesome! I am doing home improvement tasks with my daughter too, she will be a pro once she live on her own. Then I will be her extra pair of hands :)
Wow that cool
I really appreciate your videos!
Nice but I need info on:
1: narrow corridors like footpaths, typically 1-2 metres wide.
2: multiple areas to break up 1 big job into 2 small areas.
3: push under a fence if I cut in a hinged flap, without turning direction.
pretty neat. How does it work if you have a front and back lawn, would you just move the unit to the back and need that wire setup I suppose?
You can wire both and have them as one big loop, then move the mower to the one without base station and start a cutting mode that will stop when battery runs low instead of try to find the station. But these smaller mowers have 1 hour of runtime before charging it would be tedious to do this. If a small path exist where you can have the mower follow the guide wire it will be better. Or people buy two smaller mowers.
“Imagine if you never had to mow your lawn again”... I would be beyond sad! Great video Silver Cymbal. Interesting technology but I’ll stick to the traditional approach 😆
Yes, as I said at the end some people like you and I love mowing, others don't. I wouldn't mind it in between sometimes to do it when I couldn't though but I have friends that hate mowing at all.
@@SilverCymbal that’s fair. It would also be good to schedule these to mow in the afternoon or evening towards the end of fall if you can’t get home early enough to mow before the sun sets and it’s too dark.
I would like to have this mower But living in south Florida I wonder how practical it is fit me. I have palms that shed frequently and have an irrigation system. Also we get frequent rain and would not want the mower to cut wet grass.
Seems like the coverage area is what would get me. Id need something that does at least 1 Acre. Can u add more wire to it?
Does it only work on flat yards? My yard has a slight hill to it and some bumps. Would it to do job there?
Its been two years now. How did it hold up? I am considering one of these over a zero turn mower.
Love my Worx Landroid for the same reasons...but this nose-in dock seems like a better solution. Are the wheel tracks plastic or rubber?
Great video again…. Thanks
Interesting for sure!!
so... do you still use this or have you gone back to mowing manually? if one doesn't care about stripes, this is the way to go, right?
Thanks for sharing this information! I was wondering since this mower doesn't cut in uniformity, how does it know if it skipped areas and how does it know when to stop once completed?
It doesn't know all this. It starts its mowing base on the selected programm day by day. Based on the 'chaotic' run it reach all places over the time (not in one day). If its battery power is low then it searchs its power station, not more not less.
There is also a need to install a control cable from the power station a cross the lawn to one part of the border cable, this helps the lawnmover to find its power station easily.
Not all robots on the market mow chaotically like this. Bosch Indego series cuts in parallel stripes and is one of the few on the market to do so.
can it cross a pathway to go and cut the grass on that side of it?
If it's possible to lay the guide wire under or over this pathway then it's actually doable. But... only one guide wire can go from the charger to the boundary wire, so the lawnmover has to follow the entire guide wire to get to the different places. You can program it to start cutting from 3 different lengths from the charger. I concidering doing this myself so I don't have to carry it to my second lawn.
Interesting vid, yet again sir. Thank you! Did you say how long the battery runs on a single charge? Thanks again for your time. I wish I had good helpers around the house. 😀
Thank you, its between 40-60 minutes per cut but it depends a bit on how long the grass is, once everything is mowed completely it can run longer, but when it runs out it will return charge up and go back for more if needed the same day.
@@SilverCymbal this is a bit weakness to run only 40 min with high frequency of charging.....after several weeks it makes tracks in a grass in front of the charging station.....or full path for navigation cable. Also cut is not clean, if you want to have nice representative grass, this is not suitable solution.....I am combining my gardena life 750 with cylinder lawnmover (every saturday or sunday) and it makes english grass look again :)
Sadly, I live in a place where leaving a $1k piece of equipment out front... is asking for it to be stolen.
Ring or no ring.
I have two types of grass fescue and zoysia can I have two different settings or set up two different zones?
my question about theft is... what about building a little hiding cubby for it and then running it at night only? like middle of the night or before dawn?
So if I've kinda got a front yard backyard situation going on would it be able to go down that 10 foots stretch to the left and right of the house? Or is it a Roomba -bounce around and hope it lucks out- situation?
With the last firmware update it is has beed better with narrow passages. If that was what you meant?
It's also possible to program it to start at different places on the guide line if the garden is divided into different sub-sections.
What kind of drone/ camera setup are you using? The aerial video quality is fantastic!
I don’t mind the job of cutting the grass, but I’m allergic and that side of it I don’t like at all. Been considering one of these so I can avoid it. Thanks for the vid.
Just a follow up, it has been two months since you posted this, would love to hear your impressions now that you have drive tested it. -Jim-
Sadly I only had it for 3 week but this and the Worx Landroid are both excellent machines, the Worx has more accessories and I felt was easier to install. BUT one thing the Gardena did very well was very steep slopes. I have a few in the yard, so if really tough slopes are in your yard the Gardena would be a better choice but if not the Landroid is an overall better value.
If you haven't seen that video also: th-cam.com/video/3IQhM0dkiiE/w-d-xo.html
@@SilverCymbal Thank you for the reply, I had already seen your Worx video which put the bug in my bonnet for a robot mower in the first place, lol! My yard has little slope at all, and have been gravitating towards buying a Worx since I cut my yard at 4" and some models of the Worx can do that (just short of 4" but close enough), but now I am having a hard time finding one at a reasonable price since it appears scalpers are buying them up and reselling at a much higher price. I also liked that "cut to edge" feature meaning less to string trim afterwards. One thing I don't like about robotic mowers is that wall banger navigation method, and I was really disappointed when iRobot cancelled their Terra robotic mower that did navigate intelligently, probably because they couldn't get the FCC to approve of the UWB technology for outdoors they were using for positioning (just guessing, I used to work with the tech years ago, and at that time it was only for indoor use, but I haven't followed for a few years it so I could be wrong.)
Thank you so much for taking the time to make your videos, your reviews are the best, I don't buy anything until I have checked your channel first, and I am sure there are a lot of people who do the same. BR -Jim-
That’s a long time to install a wire! I could be done with mowing with a push mower by then. How do you bag your clippings? I’m judging I couldn’t get those nice mowed lines that I like so much from a random patterned mow. Let’s keep the robots on the manufacturing line.
Installing the wire is just a one time thing though. Yes you won't get the lines and many folks don't like to mow and this is great for that
@@SilverCymbal But at $1000! I nearly spit my coffee out.
Not to hijack the thread but I can’t figure out how to message you to show you this rollaerator.com/ . It’s the home aerator I’ve been looking for. I judge you’d like it too. I’m planning on purchasing for my fall aeration needs.
@@Ajm2894 Its a lot of money but the full Husqvarna line is $2k and up!
They should come out with a solar powered model. You would have a free labor robotic slave lawn cutter that would put you on top of the torture list once our ai overlord takes over.
Would have linked to a see an image from above and ground level after it completed the entire lawn to see what types of lines it made
4:55 time stamp
I jave a question what is the distance between the road and the cable? And how far is the robot cutting from these centimeters?
I would get this for just my backyard if I ever get a house
I got excited about robotic lawn mowers when I saw your Worx video. I have some Gardena stuff and if their mowers are as good as their other stuff. I'm in! Where can I buy one?
They're on Amazon!
I've got this unit. How did you set your pin?
Theft is the biggest concern I have with a robotic mower as I don't want to babysit it while it operates. Running at night if it really is that quiet might be a solution (presuming the charging base is out of sight);
Do you think this is better than the Worx version?
How many hours does it mow per day? Does it have to mow every day?
If my area is entirely fenced, can I run without the wire?
You know that Striperman would need a striping kit on his. The patterns would be endless lol :)
The day someone has that, the world truly will change. Technically speaking there has to be something really hard about it, no one has done it yet.
@@SilverCymbal That is true. I was the first to do it with my Fiskars but this definitely is a bigger challenge :)
StriperBot!
Hmmm. 🤔 I can use a partner to start this up 🤣
I like mowing my lawn. Wake me up when they make a battery-powered sock sorter.
It looks great, but I am curious to know about the security of the unit. What happens if it is stolen?
If there is a pin code activated then they have to figure that out. If they put in the wrong code 5 times they will have to wait to be able to continue. And this waiting time will increase for each time. So figuring out the pin code is not an easy task :)
And if the lawn mover is registered at Gardena those thieves will not get any more updates for the lawn mover, even if they find the correct pin code.
What grass do you have in your lawn, plz let me know
Hi there. Just bought one of these but it does every time it leaves the charging station. If it isn't in the station it is as if the battery is dead.
I did charge it for a few hours but it still doesn't work. Any advice.
Many may love this, but yard work is my getaway. I’m curious how your internal desires to cut the lawn may increase/ decrease with this mower? Keep those green grass tips flying.
You still have to edge and weed.
I take care of a “garden of eden” type place full time-15 acres of meticulously maintained yards for this wealthy guy. We use 6 robotic mowers for all the yards. It’s great having the mowers because then you can focus on the edging and flower beds and shrubs instead of mowing all the time
I have a Husqvarna Automower. I enjoy doing yard work, and now I have time for more outdoor projects instead of constantly mowing the grass. Robotic mowers do best in more open yards…not all yards are robot-friendly.
5:57 into the vid plant/tree purple flowers. what is it called??
Its a 20 year old Rhododendron
@@SilverCymbal Thank you, Its Beautiful
Use the hammer for your measuring stick! After about 10 pegs your won't need that piece of cardboard.
Does this mower will cross a concrete walkway to mow the one side near street?
Any problems with dog invisible fence wires?
I’m very interested to know how you routed the cables to the charging station. My instructions state that the unit has to be on the lawn and the guide wire has to run back in to it from the sides. I’ve tried and failed to have it off lawn. The mower is never able to dock correctly.
It could be possible that a utility cable is running in proximity or near one of the guide wires. My mower ran perfectly until Comcast rerouted a wire across one of our guide wires, then the mower routinely had issues docking with the base.
I had that problem too and it took me weeks to solve it. The mower is very fussy about the placement of the charging station. It has to be in an open and accessible area with no obstacles, on perfectly flat and level ground (you need to use a spirit level), with the central guide wire going straight out for several feet perfectly aligned with the center of the charging station. The left and right guide wires must be well away to the sides so as not to interfere with the central wire. The base platform cannot be even slightly bent, and needs to be firmly fixed to the ground with ground screws. After many attempts I finally got it right.
@@colindobinson
You are talking about the boundary wires when you talk about the guide wire.
And the wire you call the central wire is the guide wire.
Just saying ;)
And yes you are correct that the guide line has to go in a straight line some feet from the base station. The lawn mover uses this to turn around and reverse into the base. My guide wire goes in a 2-3 feet straight line out of the base. Sometimes it has some problems but after some trials it has always found the base eventually,.
Interesting
GPS? for when someone walks off with it?
Whatever happened to the electric Swardman you reviewed a couple years ago? Would you still recommend it? I've been thinking about getting one
Hahaha the lines it makes.
That's just the first time. He have adjusted the height lower than with the ordinary lawn mover.
When it starts cutting regulary those lines are long gone ;)
Nice lawn. I'd like to know how many years they last and how about if your lawn is full of shrubs, trees, etc. Do they learn to cut around them?
Many trees dont need anything special it will just bump into them and go around but you can wire around them to create little islands to avoid, this is good for beds in the middle of the yard. Gardena is owned by Husqvarna and some of their robot mowers are still around from years ago.
can you do a timelaps of the mower