Auto Robot Mowers
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Dunwaters
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If its a flower bed it needs to be wired off, trees or shrubs aren’t a problem, it bumps them and turns around.
Had a Husqy 305 in the last place. Just bought another one for the new place. There are cheaper mowers but these have a guide wire which, amongst other things, allows you to program the mower to drive down the wire a predetermined distance and start cutting there for x% of the times it restarts. I think it will allow 3 locations.
The lawn was much better after being cut with a robot. More practical and the wife liked it as the lawn always looks cut.
The lawn was much better after being cut with a robot. More practical and the wife liked it as the lawn always looks cut.
Excellent
Depends on the size definition of nooks and crannies. They can find it hard to get into them depending on the geometry (hence Husky guide wire). However if it is a small area and it bounces around in it without being able to find a narrow exit then they will wear the grass out rather than cut it.
Work well enough in any garden if there is a big enough exit/entry to each area but if it is a complex shape you want to have some automated method of getting it to the more distant areas on a restart so all the grass gets cut equally frequently.
Some models map the area out by driving round the wire and then planning a systematic cut rather than using an algorithm to bounce around 'randomly'. The upside is that everything will get cut regularly, the downside is that there may be missed bits until it has been cut a few times and the regular cut path may form tracks. Which is why most models do the 'random' approach. I think
Big expensive ones use GPS. Normal mortal's ones use a wire
nun_hunter
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Do you need to prep the lawn and level/smooth it out before you get the mower? Or will it cope with a bumpy lawn and eventually as it cuts every day it'll grow out and level itself as such?
What make/model is it please - asking for a friend
Husqavarna 550 EPOSWhat make/model is it please - asking for a friend
Re-mortgage or second (and only kidney) then 
Turnips
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Sounds like you needed a couple of sheep
Clearly what the BSRC need to invest in to address any future withdrawal of labour by the Monday Range Upkeep Team!
K
Ahh. Local farmer puts them in my fields and they do the rest
Dunwaters
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If it keeps getting stuck on a particular bump you need to sort it, otherwise not a problem.
Theres a lift/tilt alert on mine that gets triggered every so often, but generally it just trundles away on its own.
Definitely worth the price.
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