Robot mower recommendations?

[Benpointer]

Hi all,

 

Looking for robot mower recommendations.  We have a relatively flat and open 1/2 acre (2000m2) grass paddock into which Mrs P. has dotted 15 or so trees.   I can't be doing with a ride-on mower - had one in the last house and it just becomes a chore.  So we are looking to buy a decent robot mower.

 

Currently I'm thinking an appropriately sized model from Segway, Stiga or Husqvarna.  Does anyone have any experience, good or bad?

 

There are plenty of YouTube reviews but I don't feel I can trust them as most seem to be funded by the manufacturers.  Ideally, I could do with a garden / landscaping site as geeky as this one, but I can't find RobotMowerHub.org.uk.  Again, if anyone knows a good site?

 

First World problem I know but...

 

Thanks as ever.

 

PS here's a couple of shots of our paddock, from last autumn.

 

 

 

[JohnMo]

55 minutes ago, Benpointer said:

Husqvarna

I had one in 2012, was great for around 5 years, the gremlins started, replaced bit after bit as each one started to fail, then more expensive bits started to fail and then I chucked it to the recycling centre.

 

2000m² will need a good battery capacity, get one that is self guided doesn't need a wire guide around the lawn.

[Roger440]

Ive got a pair of Kress mowers bought in last years grand 70% off sale.

 

Between them they cover circa 2.5 acres, 2/3rds of that is a fairly rough field.

 

Hardware is great, customer support, great. They updated the app last month. Now utter garbage. Was fine before.

 

Hopefully they will sort out the app.

 

Their business model is 100% via dealers. So if you are an IT numpty like me, thats a result. But comes at a cost V cheap chinese ones, where you are the support. 

 

Pic here of the first cut of the field. The main reason for getting them, is its simply too waterlogged to get and machinery on it until late may. 2 years ago it was still so soft in August i buried the tractor up to its axles in mud! The mowers are quite happy as they are light.

 

 

 

 

 

[Andeh]

Husqvarna is you just want the job done without any fuss, and no next gen tech, and good warranty, customer service etc... But ££££. 

 

mamotion luba types are the opposite option, high tech, more advanced, in theory probably better... But chinese and relatively young to market. But ££

[Gone West]

7 hours ago, Roger440 said:

Ive got a pair of Kress mowers bought in last years grand 70% off sale.

We've been looking at Kress and Stiga mowers. I wondered if you have any problems with the satellite guidance system when it's near the tall trees at the end of the field.

[MPx]

Got no personal experience, but was helping a friend research some of these and he was quite taken with the Mammotion Luba 3.  There's loads of YouTubers posting about them.  Seem to be pretty good at least short term - not been out long enough to know how they'll last.

[Roger440]

2 hours ago, Gone West said:

We've been looking at Kress and Stiga mowers. I wondered if you have any problems with the satellite guidance system when it's near the tall trees at the end of the field.

 

No issues at all. 

[Roger440]

34 minutes ago, MPx said:

Got no personal experience, but was helping a friend research some of these and he was quite taken with the Mammotion Luba 3.  There's loads of YouTubers posting about them.  Seem to be pretty good at least short term - not been out long enough to know how they'll last.

 

A lot of mower for the money. Support is woeful though. Cant speak to anyone. Ticket system as i understand it.

 

Being able to pick up the phone and talk to someone narrowed the options down. A lot.

 

[Benpointer]

Thanks for all the replies so far.   Mammotion looks like a lot of kit for the money but the support concerns would put me off.  I would like a local dealer I can speak to face to face, so limiting myself to Segway, Stiga or Husqvarna currently.  

 

We probably will want a GPS guided system rather than old-style buried wire, although I need to get my head around the whether there is an ongoing cost for Network RTK  (Real-Time Kinematic positioning).

 

[Roger440]

6 minutes ago, Benpointer said:

Thanks for all the replies so far.   Mammotion looks like a lot of kit for the money but the support concerns would put me off.  I would like a local dealer I can speak to face to face, so limiting myself to Segway, Stiga or Husqvarna currently.  

 

We probably will want a GPS guided system rather than old-style buried wire, although I need to get my head around the whether there is an ongoing cost for Network RTK  (Real-Time Kinematic positioning).

 

 

No ongoing costs on mine (kress)

 

[Benpointer]

14 minutes ago, Roger440 said:

 

No ongoing costs on mine (kress)

 

Not heard of Kress before.  They look very good but pricey, though I would much prefer to buy something made in Europe rather than China... for emotional rather than logical reasons.  (Edit: though I see they have a factory in China too!)

Edited 17 hours ago by Benpointer

[Nickfromwales]

2 hours ago, Roger440 said:

 

No ongoing costs on mine (kress)

 

Kress were in most Black & Decker shops years and years back, and I had a load of their 230v tools. Cheap, great quality, lasted forever, and the best part was a detachable mains cord that plugged into the grip of the tool. If it got damaged I just put the lead from another tool onto the dead one and back in business.

[dpmiller]

10 hours ago, Nickfromwales said:

Kress were in most Black & Decker shops years and years back, and I had a load of their 230v tools. Cheap, great quality, lasted forever, and the best part was a detachable mains cord that plugged into the grip of the tool. If it got damaged I just put the lead from another tool onto the dead one and back in business.

yep, the first SDS I got when I started trading was a Kress from the B&D service centre. Still a cracking piece of kit...