Husqvarna robotic mowers

[CoralMeister]

just bought three of these things, got them delivered and they are so freaking cool!!!

http://www.husqvarna.com/us/products/robotic-mowers/automower-solar-hybrid/

 

[reef_a_holic]

Wow that's cool I never seen anything like that how big are they in length and hight ??

3 grand each you really must love your lawn ! Lol

 

[TimberTDI]

Great now you can set up a get-together so we can see these beasts in action. I've always been tempted to purchase one.

Steven

 

[albano]

just bought three of these things,

why would you need 3?

 

[lfsmarineguy]

why would you need 3?

One to mow the lawn and the other two are weaponized sentries for the impending zombie apocalypse... duh.

Or, one mows, one guards against zombies, and the third is rigged with a cooler and beer can launcher for parties!

 

[dubs]

Coralmiester u have a lot of chips huh 9g on movers that lawn that ur gonna mo down better be looking extra crisp

 

[thirty5]

Maybe they fell off a truck??? LOL J/K those are pretty cool...

 

[CoralMeister]

why would you need 3?

its a 1 and a half acre lawn. Thats altogether, the front, back, and sides. But man I love these things, they drive up to the charging/docking station all by themselves, theres an app that lets you control everything and the cuts are amazing

 

[CoralMeister]

Coralmiester u have a lot of chips huh 9g on movers that lawn that ur gonna mo down better be looking extra crisp

Been saving for a long time now, but it was worth it.

 

[TimberTDI]

Put up some videos and pics when you get a chance. $3,000 is well worth the time saved!

 

[CoralMeister]

Yeah these are the coolest little gadgets ever.

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

Video please. I am so into robotics.
The official website should have video in the first place!

I am searching YouTube right now. hehe.

How well does it handle pot corners and pathways or area around raised flower beds?

 

[Lunareclipse]

nice! I want one, but it would be cheaper for us to buy a goat.

 

[trinimaddness]

1 cuts one blows and the other picks up mess?

 

[Imbarrie]

In the comments Suburban Kentucky wrote:
When you consider your personal time,fuel cost, energy saved,and the price of zero turn mowers(which this also is) I can't understand why every yard on the planet doesn't have one of these mowing it.

I mentally answered this in a Lewis Blacks voice.
BECAUSE THEY ARE $3,000!

 

[albano]

I mentally answered this in a Lewis Blacks voice.
BECAUSE THEY ARE $3,000!

Compared to a lawn cutting service, how many years is 'breakeven'?

 

[Imbarrie]

He didnt mention a lawn service, his logic was based upon personal time, fuel cost, energy saved, and the price of zero turn mowers. Not sure why the zero turn mower is the standard he uses but whatever.

I paid 350 for a Husquevarna self propelled mower Im still on the original 5 gallons of gas I started with. It would take me over 20 years to spend $1,000 mowing my lawn. I cannot put a price on my personal time but lets just say the break even may be in about 20 years.

Is that robot going to last that long?

A lawn service will cost $50/month based on twice a month visits. Consider 8 months of growing season you have 7.5 years to equal the cost of the robot.

Is that robot going to last that long?

Not saying it is not cool, just dubious about the Kentucky math.

 

[CoralMeister]

Video please. I am so into robotics.
The official website should have video in the first place!

I am searching YouTube right now. hehe.

How well does it handle pot corners and pathways or area around raised flower beds?

Extremely Simple. There are these magnetic "coils" that you outline your zones with. One zone is the side lawn, one zone is the front, and one is the back. One robotic mower is in each zone. Once the coils are laid out, outlining your zones, the little robot automatically has the zone "map" programmed in its system and knows exactly where all ends are. As stated on the website, it continuously mows little by little all the time. When its low on power, or it starts to rain, it automatically senses it, and goes to its docking station by itself. You just sit back, relax, and enjoy. And yes these things are extremely quiet. I got these robots mainly because I fly alot and do a lot of business. Plus when I am away, I can see exactly what the robots are doing on my android, what their status is, and overall info.

A sweet security feature this also has is that if anyone tries to steal these robots off your lawn (lol), if they get out within 200 feet outside of the outlined zones, the robots block themselves and shut off, plus you get an alarming message on your android. Also has a GPS locator so you can catch the b****rd who took them. Basically this is like OnStar for your lawnmower.


In case any of you are wondering, I do also have a John Deere X749 Tractor Mower which I used up until this point. Great mower if anyone is ever looking for a tractor mower if you have a large yard this is the one to have!

http://www.deere.com/wps/dcom/en_US...wn_tractors/select_series_x700/x749/x749.page

 

[albano]

A lawn service will cost $50/month based on twice a month visits. Consider 8 months of growing season you have 7.5 years to equal the cost of the robot.

$50 for twice a month cutting an acre and a 1/2 was the price at the turn of the century!

 

[Imbarrie]

Oh right, we are talking about 1 1/2 acres. I have maybe half an acre, which is what the robot is rated for in the website.
So that would need $9,000 of robot which is still a stretch even with Kentucky math.