Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?

[Taipan]

We spoke about them briefly in the competition thread and I've now got the "I wants" for one. Clearly, they're shite for a mower when it comes to cutting long grass and weeds etc. The idea of them is more for maintaining a cut lawn. I have quite a few demands on my free time, so one would help me out a bit here. The plan would be to sell my 36v Makita but keep my petrol mower for longer grass etc.

You can spend a lot of money on one, but you don't have to. I think the one below would suit my needs well enough and its only £350! We have a robot vacuum cleaner but still supplement that with a hand held one as well, so even my wife thinks it makes sense and she doesn't like parting with money at the best of times.

Anyne got one, or am I the intrepid adventurer here?

[Skub]

A friend has a Bosch variation and he heartily endorses the idea.
It can't hurt to try one and if it doesn't work just fuck it in the loft.

[Trinity765]

I haven't got one, but I know I could sit for hours watching one.

[Yorick]

I haven't got one, but I know I could sit for hours watching one.

While knitting or ironing?

[the_priest]

I have a son powered one. He was out there this morning earning his right to drink my beer...

[Yorick]

I have a son powered one. He was out there this morning earning his right to drink my beer...

[Taipan]

I've ordered one. Will update on its progress, or lack of...

[Yorick]

I need a robot pool cleaner. Any recommendations?

[Horse]

I need a robot pool cleaner. Any recommendations?

No idea what make it was, but a mate had one.

Looked like a WWI tank.

Plug it in, throw it in the pool. It worked out how big and what shape the pool was, then created a suitable pattern.

Cleaned off algae etc.

[v8-powered]

I need a robot pool cleaner. Any recommendations?

We've had a Hayward Atlantis Plus for about 3 years now - very happy with it. Cleans the bottom, sides and water line.

[MingtheMerciless]

I need a robot pool cleaner. Any recommendations?

Zima Blue

Netflix; Love Death and Robots. Season 1 Episode 14

[wull]

I’ve had a lot of experience with them over the years at work with having demos and having one to use for a whole season.

At the moment there is a big push for them within the industry, we’re getting more demos than ever recently, this year in particular and they’re being pushed hard at conferences and turf shows.

I think we’ll end up with a few for cutting our paddocks, with the cost coming down for some of the larger units I believe they will be more appealing, what used to cost 15-20k is now around the 8k mark.

For example we cut our paddocks at the moment with 2 x Kubota BX2350’s fitted with the GCD600 grass collection and sweeping system and that combination new now would be in and around the 50-60k mark for both, a shit ton of money.

[Yorick]

I need a robot pool cleaner. Any recommendations?

We've had a Hayward Atlantis Plus for about 3 years now - very happy with it. Cleans the bottom, sides and water line.

Can you just leave it in?

[v8-powered]

I need a robot pool cleaner. Any recommendations?

We've had a Hayward Atlantis Plus for about 3 years now - very happy with it. Cleans the bottom, sides and water line.

Can you just leave it in?

You can, yes, but ours is corded. You may prefer a battery one then.....

[Taipan]

My Jack Russell is WTF!



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[Taipan]

Not very impressed so far as if it goes down a small crack its enough to stop it. I guess its time for a bit of maintenance out there though. Also its not very easy to get it going? Seems a bit of a faff and not responsive to input commands? I'm going to assume thats me and stick with it for a while as the reviews are pretty good. But it certainly wasn't an out of the box and hit go and be impressed job...

[Skub]

Not very impressed so far as if it goes down a small crack its enough to stop it. I guess its time for a bit of maintenance out there though. Also its not very easy to get it going? Seems a bit of a faff and not responsive to input commands? I'm going to assume thats me and stick with it for a while as the reviews are pretty good. But it certainly wasn't an out of the box and hit go and be impressed job...

Fuck it in the loft,then cut the grass yourself.

[Taipan]

Not very impressed so far as if it goes down a small crack its enough to stop it. I guess its time for a bit of maintenance out there though. Also its not very easy to get it going? Seems a bit of a faff and not responsive to input commands? I'm going to assume thats me and stick with it for a while as the reviews are pretty good. But it certainly wasn't an out of the box and hit go and be impressed job...

Fuck it in the loft,then cut the grass yourself.

I might do that. It's not finished, but its parked itself up and knocked off for the day!

[Taipan]

Epic fail on my part. I'd left it on a 60mm cutting height. The lawn isn't anywhere near a long as that. Put it on 30mm and sent it back out to work!

[Dodgy69]

My lads fil to be has one. He's got big paddocks and usually has half a dozen sheep on it from a local farmer. It does a great job. We were staying there the other week dog sitting and was watching it. Its like having sheep.

Think it runs for 12 hrs then has a docking station, charges itself up and continues. Seems very random in direction it cuts and you can hardly tell it's cutting. When it hits the long grass at the edge it backs up, turns and goes wandering off again.

Great to watch.