[village dreamer]

does anyone have a robot mower, what brand . would you buy it again . im thinking of buying one. whats not to like , no gas , no labor, just change blades every year.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by village dreamer

does anyone have a robot mower, what brand . would you buy it again . im thinking of buying one. whats not to like , no gas , no labor, just change blades every year.

I can only answer part of your question. There are two in my neighborhood in France. They make no noise whatsoever and do an excellent job. However, this is thin-bladed glass like you find in northern US, not the thick-bladed grass in Florida.


I don't know the brands. It's not possible to see the name from the sidewalk. Perhaps someone in TV will have a better answer for you.

[villagetinker]

No idea of how you mark your lawn, and any areas that need to be avoided, as well as how to find it if it gets out....

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

No idea of how you mark your lawn, and any areas that need to be avoided, as well as how to find it if it gets out....

Think Roomba with knives. Such fun when dog walker let's Fido go to sniff it.

[village dreamer]

its like a dog fence, under ground wire.

[vintageogauge]

We have one in our neighborhood that has been in use for a few years and it seems to do a good job on the St. Augustine that we have here, it looks just as good as their neighbors lawns. Can't help you with the brand.

[MrChip72]

My neighbor has the Husqvarna one. I believe it's $2500. It seems to work ok. They have it set to cut multiple times per week since St Augustine grass is tough as nails. It definitely doesn't do the whole job though. They have a guy that needs to trim the edges that the robot mower can't get to.

[Worldseries27]

Love when the family visits

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by village dreamer

does anyone have a robot mower, what brand . would you buy it again . im thinking of buying one. whats not to like , no gas , no labor, just change blades every year.

Robot mowers???? Sounds like a good start for a Stephen King novel

[asianthree]

At Lowes in lady lake, there is an excellent employee who gives you the in and outs about every lawn item in existence. The ones they sell, and any brand they don’t. When we lost our 9th lawn company, due to lack of mowing, and still sending bills, we decided to mow our own.

But grass in Florida isn’t the same as our beloved Kentucky Blue Grass. So with little knowledge of the crunchy, sharp, wide blade running grass, we went to an expert.

The robot mowers are handy, but if the model will only mow the same way every time, within a month you will have permanent tracks in the lawn. At $2500 and above, the mower does a good job, but will need to be run about every 3-4 days to keep up with the dense St A grass.

Gave us suggestions, and pointed our gas works better on ST A grass, as does the higher end electric. Since we didn’t want to store gas, we bought at his recommendation the middle ego model. Battery is about an hour, and can mow one of our properties in 45 minutes, and the other in hour and 15. So quick charge, while I edge and blow lawn ( both ego) and finish last few swipes. Does an excellent job, and walking behind is better excuse than no exercise.

[Ele201]

Originally Posted by village dreamer

does anyone have a robot mower, what brand . would you buy it again . im thinking of buying one. whats not to like , no gas , no labor, just change blades every year.

Interesting, but never heard of a robot mower. Are they safe? Most Villagers have a service for their lawns. That can get expensive.

[toeser]

Originally Posted by village dreamer

does anyone have a robot mower, what brand . would you buy it again . im thinking of buying one. whats not to like , no gas , no labor, just change blades every year.

There is a home near our northern home where the grass has been mowed by a robot for years. The lot appears to be about 1 1/2 acres and the robot is out mowing virtually every time I ride past. It does a beautiful job. I have seen the owner go through a couple of brands as they likely wear out with that much mowing. I believe his current brand is Husqvarna.

[midiwiz]

Originally Posted by village dreamer

does anyone have a robot mower, what brand . would you buy it again . im thinking of buying one. whats not to like , no gas , no labor, just change blades every year.

friend of ours owns a mower shop, here's what he has told me. They can wander, if they do you'll be trying to find it. They use a dog fence of sorts, there is a wire you have to place on the edges of your yard and areas to not cut. The wire can and will come lose blow 'off course' and the unit can sometimes run over it. The cut isn't like you would anticipate, aka not uniform. Sometimes it will go back and forth and then it may not. I don't recall one model he mentioned that left the yard looking like a 3 yr old tried to cut it.

We have very little to cut here, had enough of lawn guys at our other florida house so I talked to him and then went out and bought a ryobi 21" battery mower that mulches. best thing I've bought in a while. works great no gas and it has drive wheels

look further - you'll figure it out.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by Ele201

Interesting, but never heard of a robot mower. Are they safe? Most Villagers have a service for their lawns. That can get expensive.

Many have gotten tired of lawn companies not showing up, especially once summer hits. Four hours a month mowing my lawn, saves me after buying mower $1600 on one house, and $1300 on other house per year. Plus I mow when lawn needs it, not every other week in the winter months

[Teemotay]

Originally Posted by village dreamer

does anyone have a robot mower, what brand . would you buy it again . im thinking of buying one. whats not to like , no gas , no labor, just change blades every year.

I don’t have one but I’ve looked into them a bit as mowing my yard of 11,000 sq ft gets a lot less enjoyable during the summer months. Especially mowing it twice a week during that time.

My neighbor has one and he likes it. It’s a WORX brand , I believe. He said it can get hung up at times in some places. I looked into the Husqvarna mowers. They have several models for various sized lawns. They’re designed to cut nearly every day except when it’s docked and charging. They are able to cut grass at various heights and are very quiet.

I think I’ve ruled it out for now because I like the exercise value of my push mower and my yard is beautiful. Would hate to see that change because a robot cut it 😎