Robot Lawnmower - Everything you need to know before buying
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- We have our robot lawnmower one year and it's honestly one of the best things we have ever bought! This video is everything I wanted to know about Robot Lawnmowers before we bought ours.
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Timestamps:
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00:00 - Intro
01:27 - Advantages of a Robotmower
06:08 - Disadvantages of the mower
- 09:55 - Safety (kids and pets)
13:52 - Price compared to alternatives
14:33 - How it works (How it stays in your lawn, how does it cut everywhere etc)
17:42 - Buying Tips
22:15- Installation Tips
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Essential parts
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Robot Lawnmowers
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FYI: I think my M1000 has been replaced by the L1000
Note: I am recommending Worx as It's the one I have, but I do not have experience with other brands, I'm sure there are other good alternatives too.
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Links to resources I used:
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robotlawnmowers.com.au
www.commodious.co.uk/knowledge-bank/noise/measuring-levels
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This video has been 1 year in the making!
I've used 4 different cameras in the making of this video:
- 2 phones
- A DJI osmo action (go pro)
- G7 DSLR
Good job.
Makes me wish I had a lawn to mow!
Great video Brian. I am not really sure where you reached out but sorry it didn't reach us. We have messaged you!
@@WorxUK I think I emailed press@worx, I'll be honest I had no idea who to contact :D
I'm not sure I got any message from you though?
Good video! I like the Worx l1000/wr147. Side cut, design etc all look good. BUT having lived with a noisy Ambrigio L30 Elite for 7 yesrs, emitted noise is pri 1. Second pri is traction. On the EliteL30 I ended up with steel plugs.
Both of these criterias seems to be a weaker area of worx. L1000 apparently is 67db vs Husquarna 430 58db. It is a massive difference.
When cab we see an objective comparison of all models testet for noiselevel??
You buy me one of each model and I'll give it a go 😅
Apparently mine is rated for 67db, but I would definitely not describe it as loud at all, but that does sound like a big difference
Don't know why I watched this, I don't even own a lawn xD
😂😂
Robots r cool
🤣👍
🤣🤣🤣
The video was THAT good. lol
Greetings from a journalist in Austria: the most thorough view on a gadget I found on RUclips, yet not boring at all. Instead, convincingly trustworthy and putting a possible buyer in a better position when spending a large portion of household money.
Man, I wish this guy would review something I am actually thinking of buying. Pretty much flawless review.
lol i was thinking the same.
Check our "Project Farms" videos. Not to take anything away from this guy, but Project Farm does the most rigorous scientific type quality testing of products I've ever seen. He has an absolute ton of videos.
As someone who owns a lawn care business, I absolutely can not wait for these to take over! I'd much rather spend all summer fixing irrigation and fertilizing than chasing a lawnmower.
As a dealer that getting into robotic mowers (echo and husqvarna) we’ve discussed landscape companies.
Do you think there’s a market where landscapers could buy a robot from us at a discount and either they do the install or we do. At that point the can sell the robot service to the customer where they still have a guy come out weekly to do the trim work and maintenance on the robot if needed?
@@TheGroovybear17 That's exactly how I see it going. Customers will contact their landscaper for installation, maintenance and trimming anyway so a good relationship with a local dealer would be great for everyone involved.
I did the layout and installation by studying the on line videos Husqvarna had on the web ruclips.net/user/postUgkx2KDztGvdU79XTmlqIMSUyPq8CjprGJOR also recommended it When I started the unit it stated it would take a few days to learn all the spots in the yard. So I thought it was just finding the areas till I noticed it was cutting. It is so quite you don't know it is cutting.
One of the best reviews I've seen in a long long time. Fair play
If you have a power edger they work wonderful for digging a roughly 1/4" wide 2" deep trench you can then push a wire into. I had to run a 200' network cable across my yard. With the edger attachment on my string trimmer it took maybe 15 minutes to bury the cable. I cut the trench then pushed the wire in with a ruler and collapsed the trench with my foot.
I've seen lots of robot mower reviews, but this one is actually helpful. Thanks.
One of the best video's I saw,thanks for making this.
Small tip,burry your trampoline legs a few cm in the ground,the robot drive over them and you can put those bricks away,resulting in a nice lawn,I did this when my daughter had her trampoline in the garden.
Greetings from Belgium
That's a cool idea! We ended up doing the same thing as that RUclips video I showed with the timber between the legs, it's working well
Wow ok I’m watching a mower review and you show a feature of google maps I’ve never even heard of! Fantastic video Brian.
Brilliant video - answered just about everything I needed to know ahead of taking the plunge on a Robotic Lawnmower - cheers Brian!
Omg calculating area with Google maps was the best tip I've ever seen!! I've been using mine for a season now dreading the task of measuring my lawn, but now I measured it with Google. I'm so happy,
Installed this same mower about a month ago. Love it!
Best video I’ve seen on the landroid. I purchased one this may and it was such a good investment. It’s amazing and has saved me a job I hated doing every few days. It therapeutic just sitting have a coffee and watching it work. You do have to watch the wire as it seems to stretch in places after a few months and can get cut. Its an easy repair though. I definitely would recommend the worx landroid.
I bought my mower around Spring of this year. Everything you said is simply true. I even had the problem with the playset slide hitting the stop button or catching one of the wheels.
There is a period where you will need to make adjustments where the mower can have trouble. For me, it was about a month. Lucky for me I have cameras that cover most of the front and back yard. So if it did have an error I could watch what it was doing and make adjustments. After fixing issues, it is almost trouble-free.
We left for 2 weeks and oh what a joy it was to come home to a lawn that didn't need to be mowed.
I also decided to run my mower at night. It starts up at 9PM and goes on until 4AM. That way I don't have to worry about anyone pulling into the driveway and not noticing the mower. And while the people that live in my neighborhood seem to really enjoy it. I won't have to worry about anyone walking past the house and having the mower cross their path when it goes across the sidewalk.
There are very small areas that the mower can't get to or that will give it problems. These are few and far between. I simply use a trimmer to take care of these areas every 2 weeks or so. This takes about 10 minutes for the front and back yard. So, 10 minutes every 2 weeks with a battery-powered trimmer? Yeah, I'm liking that a lot vs mowing every weekend.
Also, this is my second automatic mower. My first was at a different house perhaps 20 years ago. It was called the Robomower. It worked the same but it didn't have a charging base. You had to grab a control that was attached to it to guide it back into the garage to be charged. Or carry it if you wanted/the battery was dead. No apps back then. No zones. No modules were available to buy. I would guide it out one day to cut the front yard and the following day to cut the back. I would bring it out about twice a week before leaving for work and carry it back in when I got home. It was also a joy as I didn't have to use my gas mower.
Now to do something about getting rid of the snow during the winter...
Move to Austin, Houston, or San Antonio.
@@thisismagacountry1318 Well, easier drives/cheaper flights to Disney. But Texas is a pretty hard sell for me at this point.
one of the few videos I have watched from beginning to end.
Thank you
Tap, tap, tap
"Ouch"
cute voice: "That's ok"
"It's ok for you"
😂😂 Love it.
Great honest review
You did an amazing job! Lots of work has been put in this video. Thank you!
Thanks David, really appreciate it!
I use an electric and there’s actually 2 settings. It’s in quiet mode, unless there’s a particularly thick patch. It then increases it’s rotation speed, tripling it’s sound. But even at the louder volume, it’s about half that of our old ICE mower. I love ours!
Brian, thank you for taking the time to create this video. It was extremely informative. 👍👍👍
It's amazing what can be done with a brick, lawnmower control, window shopping, removing annoying people ... the list just goes on :)
Oh and we never get rain in Ireland, we get downpours because we're "special" ;)
Great video, recently bought a mower and installing it this weekend.
Well it was that or a boat 😄
“Between a hair dryer, and a HELICOPTER” 😂 I thought this funny… and actually very likely accurate about petrol mowers. I don’t have a lawn anymore. But hope to soon. I subbed to your channel. I have been wondering about these for a while now. Thank you Sir
Great video. Bought a new house on an acre and cutting the grass with Hyundai HYM51SPE (53CM) Pterol mower taking hours. A friend bought 2 Robot mowers as he has 2 acres and can't say enough good things about them. We are contemplating getting one and this video was so well put together with great info. Good work...
Great video!!! We are about to buy a home with much more lawn and this seems like a great solution! Full time working parents with a toddler and a bevy of hobbies, the lawn gets ignored regularly. Fantastic review!
Well made overview on the topic. I bought a WR 147e.1 (Worx Lanroid L1000) last year, and I felt the same about it, one of the best things we ever bought. I took the larger unit because my 350m² lawn has some offroad features and the L1000 has a movable mow-deck (so it can't run into bumpy humps) and 4 wheels (which I figured, should make it more stable over bumpy terrain). After some time I decided to upgrade it with the ultrasonic sensors, which work really nicely and I don't regret buying them.I also installed a ring of steel spikes on each driven wheel, which helped a lot on slopes.
A robot mower will never just work out of the box. I read reviews on them and some people seem to think, it will work from day 1 without any intervention. As you said, they are dumb, moving randomly like a bumble bvee over your garden. So the user needs to invest the thinking and prep the area for the mower. But when you have done that - your lawn isn't any concern anylonger.
Always cut, mulched and ready to play.
We went with extra weight on battery lid for our w140. It works great!
Great video! Every question I had about the Worx Landroid was answered. Thanks, Brian!
Fantastic review!! I’m getting one for my new lawn at our new home. Thank you!
Brian, thank you so much for taking the time to make such an honest and well thought out review. Hats off to you for protecting your kids identity on your videos! I know my kiddo would be interrupting every shot to be in the video lol (dragging out the process). This video was refreshing and helped me avoid going down a 3-5 hour rabbit hole to research the unit(s). I saw one yesterday at Sams Club here in Texas and decided to wait until I understood more about the pros and cons. Safe to say I'll be getting the Worx Landroid L (WR155) thanks to you.
Seriously once again out of the few videos watched, many being the obvious and annoying robo ad spam go to Amazon videos, yours was the best and got me off the fence here. Wishing all the best to you and your family in Ireland!
Thanks for the comment Zachary! Delighted that I was able to help.
Ha, trust me they were in plenty of shots that got left on the editing room floor so to speak 😅 they'll have plenty of time to make fools of them selves online when they are older 😅
Well done. I have been toying with the idea myself. This was a an excellent realist review of the concept of the robotic mowers.👍
I love robots that do useful things! If I had a lawn I would definitely want a robot to cut it.
I have the same feelings about my vacuum robot 😃
I love how honest and open this man is, i truly wish you the best with your youtube career and future.
I think it is time to get myself one of these! thanks for the detailed video.
This was so helpful... I've watched many reviews but have missed your some how and this is the only one folks need. Cheers
I got the Idea to buy one and have been researching this robot. I have to say this is the best video with explanation I have seen. Thank you so much for this information. I'm thinking to set it up in a yard in Iceland but I live in United states so I have a lot of thinking and research to do. Thank you again.
I'm using a Landroid Worx WG793E.1 since 2016 (6 years) - it works perfectly well. I had to change the battery after 5 years (65$) that's all. No ferlisers needed, no moss, and moles are gone. No oil or servicing required other than swaping the cheap blades once a month (4 screws)
I never swap my blades going on year three on a w140. Every 40 hours I take a sharpening stone to the blades. With daily cutting the grass always freshly cut!
We're on year 3 of the blades with a sharpening staying taken to them every 40 hours. A weight on the rear wheels helped our traction issues.
I really enjoyed watching your review of your robot lawnmower. You have changed my views on such things. I had up till now thought they had to be gimmicks, surely. This video proves me wrong.
Excellent video. I've become disabled, struggle to walk, this would help to keep my lawn nice.
My daughter likes to put her dolls on our husq for joy ride. It hasn't cut the dolls' arms/legs off yet when they eventually slide off! 😁
A very informative video for anyone considering one of these.
This video had VERY useful information from the beginning all the way to the end. This really helped me in making a decision about purchasing a robot mower. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
Excellent video. I wish all product demo/guides were as factual and comprehensive as this one.
Great video! I’ve watched already a few of them and this one has a lot of new information I didn’t knew, like the knife shape to go around some corners and the size comparison from the two different models. I’d like to add that my neighbor is my biggest inspiration to get one. Not for competition but because he installed it recently and it’s amazing how well it works and how he constantly has his lawn perfect the whole summer while each time I see mine it’s tall again (I’m in the north of Norway and between midnight sun and plenty of water the grass grows like crazy). The few warm days we have here I want to spend them barbecuing and not mowing.
Let me add a beautiful thing I noticed from my neighbor one: wild birds love the robot. Not only they’re not scared of it, they quietly explore the lawn while the robot is working and are not afraid of it at all. I have chickens and I think they’ll love it too.
Thanks! Yes the lawn always being mowed is so nice. We were preparing for visitors this week and it's so nice to just not have to worry about the lawn!
I've been watching a few videos on the Landroid and it has to be said : I am completely sold.
Brian, Nice job on the video. Everything you ran into I did also but with a couple more things. Half of my property is at a greater than a 30-degree angle and the landroid behaves differently whether the ground is wet or dry. When dry it slides if horizontally to the hill. If on a boundary wire it would eventually end up out of bounds. I purchased spikes rings that attach to the tires. They do great but collect mud and have spun on a boundary wire and cut it a few times until I made adjustments. I like how some users have used RC Monster truck tires. Well, the reason to write was you mentioned IOT. I attached a Wyze camera attached to the unit. I have the same unit as yours and the base of the camera is shoved easily under the front hood. I added a larger 2.4 ghz antennae to improve range. The USB port in the rear supplied power. It's cool to watch the video and if stuck it's location.I'm playing with ideas to override its direction remotely. I liked the thoroughness of your video. Thanks for the inspiration to maybe make one someday.
Thanks Mark!
Thanks for sharing your tips around the incline stuff, really useful! As you seen in the video out garden is basically level ( at least from an incline point of view!)
That's cool about the camera too, I've seen a couple of people on reddit connecting them ok. I'm working from home full time for at least the short term so at the moment it's not too bad being able to just look out the back window to see where it's stuck!
I recommend gutting a cheap RC plane. You could use the wireless control bits paired with some relay driven, stronger servos to give the mower a little kick bump in any direction if it is stuck some way or another. Then you just need a wifi Arduino board to mate to the handheld plane controller. That would provide access to its controls over a standard network.
Extremely helpful!!!
I will still need someone to trim bushes and spread mulch!
Love both the humour and the great information...this is so relevant to me. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Tom!
Great video and great detail, fair play. About to pull the trigger on the L2000 myself.
Very informative and I enjoyed your sense of humor.
I was excited by this technology, even built a DIY prototype, recently nearly bought one.
Now we have achieved the same functionality, by buying my daughter a pair of rabbits.
Those are probably more expensive to run, and their hutch takes up more space, but they are more endearing.
One of my favorite videos EVER!!!
Really appreciate this video! Great review. Thank you so much!
This is one of the most informative videos on this product that I have seen. Nicely done.
Brian thank you for the awesome video, answered all of my questions, your lawn looks great too!
Hi Brian, great video! I just bought one because I have gotten so tired of having to cut my grass, and I had a few questions and couldn't find the answers anywhere else but your video answered perfectly (i.e. the inner loop within the outer perimeter issue you mentioned for one.) Thanks much for taking the time to detail your experience and putting it in a video!
You're welcome Jim, best of luck with it!
So why did you buy a place with a lawn then? If you hate doing basic yardwork why not replace it with a different medium like rock or turf? This thing is not going to do an efficient job at all and still requires that you pay attention to it.
Great video. Most helpful video I've found while researching these and no robot voice overs is always appreciated!
Thanks Jonathan, much appreciated!
great video, I love my landroid. I also think it's one of my best investments. I'll add a few thoughts for people looking to buy.
My yard is a textbook example of the worst conditions for a robot lawnmower, and it still does a great job. My yard is a little over 1800m2 so it's bigger than recommended for my landroid, it doesn't care. My yard is Australian coastal sand dunes, there is hardly any soil in the sand, so grass is patchy and i have steep dune slopes (steep for a mower). I also have about 40 trees and stumps in the yard to add obstacles. I only have tank water, so grass only gets water when it rains. Even with all those issues, the landroid dose an impressive job. About 4 hours, 3 times a week and the lawn is mowed and looks neat. I usually have to rescue it once or twice a run from getting bogged in sand, but that's not the mowers fault.
Some issues that I have had, I used to get hundreds of lift alarms, caused by the front wheels falling into rabbit holes, I made a small mod to the system that makes it a little more dangerous, but reduces the alarms a lot. There was also a software update mid 2021 that improved the logic a little and reduced some of the errors. If I can get rid of the rabbits i'll reverse the mod.
To improve the traction I 3d printed some tires that screw onto the outside of the existing tires and doubles the width. Sand traction is greatly improved, but clearance is a little wider now.
I have the anti collision system, and it used to drive me mad. The mower would hit every tree in the yard and it would drive around long stalks of grass. I had it deactivated for ages but a software update seems to have fixed it, so I have been running it successfully for a while. Still not sure of it's value for money though. I think without it is fine.
Anyway, if you are thinking of getting a robot mower and your yard isn't flat and grassy, know that the mower will still impress you. Well worth it.
We use weights on the back wheels to help with traction as it crosses a cement sidewalk as part of the cutting area. We have a very large tree with a sloping base so the Landroid wants to climb it result in lifted error. I just need to buy more wire and add a loop around the tree and splice into the perimeter wire.
Our back yard has holes from the dogs and will get stuck. So most of the time I mow with a Worx push mower. I would to connect the front and back and separate them in zones but the passage under a fence opening might allow dogs out!
Ive had my RL500 since 2006 and still does a great job. Digging in the perimeter wire took a bit of time but worth it. At lease when she asks me to cut the grass I can sit and have a beer.
Well done, thank you! Been looking at this for a while.
Brian, Thanks for the video. Great info and explanation of pros and cons.
I just bought one as I never seem to have time to mow, and when I do its 100 degrees outside.
My only concern is my front yard and the short path between the road and sidewalk.
This video was spectacular! Long, but packed to the brim with all the right information! Nicely done!
Thanks Jack, glad you liked it!
Nice video. I just got my robot lawnmower today. I´m going to install it tomorow ❤
Amazing video, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Brilliant
Wicked review video Brian, I want one!!
One of the best instructional videos I have ever watched. Thanks!,,
Thanks. I have always wanted one. watching this was interesting and informative.
Thank you - Have the same model - had the same problems - nice to know somebody shared my pain :-)
GIVE IT MORE SWING! 😂😂😂😂 I loved that bit. Great video review. Interesting to see where these mowers have advanced... Or not... Since they first came out. Very detailed one year review, appreciate your thoroughness.
Absolutely wonderful. Thanks so much.
This is quite helpful. Thank you for making it
Very nice, thorough informative, good pace, thank you.
Brilliant video Brian - very clear and informative. Many thanks and well done! Pam
Thanks Pam!
Nice video! I like that you state the pros and cons.
The worx platform is superb, I started with the power washer for the mountain bike and haven't looked back. This was a seriously funny and honest review. Watched it with my kids and they were in stitches when the kid hit you with the hammer and your response 😭
Really really helpful video, nice and clear and covered everything I needed to know thank you so much
I want a robotic mower so bad but the prices have got to come down because I am such a cheapskate, so until then I will just have to surf these RUclips videos for content like this and live vicariously through you guys. lol! Great video, very informative, you have almost persuaded me into buying one, except now I can't find the Worx Landroid L (because I cut my grass at 10cm high) except those the scalpers are trying to sell.
Perfect video, very useful while making a decision for a mowingrobot for our own garden. Thank You!
Glad it was helpful!
This was great information - we have a sloping, large garden - still my wife is considering this (the garden is hers!)
Great review/info. Thank you.
I've had the WR140 for 3 mowing seasons. The neighbor did chop the perimeter wire with his riding mower. There is a place in our front lawn where it won't follow the wire up the hill. I have the eyes but it gets scared of the willow tree branches. We have a driveway that encircles part of the front lawn but it's mostly rose bushes, holly tree, other bushes and mulch, so my battery powered push mower still gets used for a few minutes per week. I put motorcycle ice studs in the tires and doubled the battery Ah by piggyback to the standard battery. Get the dark green wire, I prefer to solder and heat shrink to the little clip splices.
Thanks for the review! I am going to buy this mower for my mom who is 70. Hopefully it worxs well😊👍
Don’t know how I ended up on robot mowers but great video and fantastic accent!
Wonderful, entertaining, and informative video! I will be buying!
Very concise. Thank you, Brian.
What a great, honest, informative (and funny!) highly enjoyable video. This is the stuff of RUclips.
I've learnt loads. Thank you.
Great work my man 👍
Thanks Antony!
Good, level-headed description. Well done.
Brian, Thanks for this review, I was undecided on whether to purchase a robot mower or not and this video has firmly tipped the balance into choosing to get one.
Best of luck with it Paul! This is our third year with one and we haven't regretted it at all!
this was a really good instructional video thanks for making it
Very nice. My Ryobi cordless push mower only hits about 65 dB at my head while mowing. My electric Ryobi riding mower is a bit louder though. They are also all 100% solar charged so other than blades (my yard is not flat by any means) my lawn care is $0 cost of operation.
Mowing at night is huge, waking up to a mostly fresh cut lawn sounds cool.
Thank you for this amazing video!
A great video - very informative! Thanks.
Thanks for the excellent video!!
Brilliant, that was extremely helpful.
great video loving my landroid I have been using smarthings webcore and the alexa skill to only send it out on days when it has not rained in the past 24 hours this keeps it from digging. I schedule it to run 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour at night with webcore so the battery level never gets below 50% I noticed when it got lower it might not have enough power to make it back without errors. Also trying to run it on 3 consecutive days this year and take the other 4 off to let the boundary grow.
I've been considering building a roomba-like robomower, replacing the vacuum brushes with trimmer line, using stair detection for sidewalk detection, the wall bump thing for obstacle detection, etc. I used to use a walk-behind trimmer, something that had a half meter of string diameter, meant more for fields of taller grass, thing worked great for quick work. The current people I hire also use a string trimmer for the grass in the fenced portion of my yard, as they can't drive their zero turn through the gate, or through most of the yard for that matter due to where the house and shed are. So I figured a string trimmer roomba would work almost perfectly, especially if you can get the string to auto-feed nicely. The only potential problem would be traversing tree roots, though a string trimmer wouldn't have the issue a blade trimmer would have when cutting above tree roots. Plus having a string trimmer means it can more easily get into corners and go along fence lines, unlike an actual mower with it's metal housing. If I ever get around to this project, I might even find a way to incorporate an edger, possibly just even tilting one of the trimmer perpendicularly to do so, so that it can actually do fence lines, and combine that with sidewalk detection and it could edge concrete as well. Grass also gets clumpy when it's wet, which is why blade trimmers do so poorly in wet grass, though I've never used a string trimmer in these conditions, I have a feeling a string trimmer will fare better in wet conditions, as the trimmer is exposed and not enclosed, meaning clumping shouldn't be as bad. Seems like the pinnacle of what robo mowers should be able to do.
My only concern with robomowers is unfenced property. I wouldn't be surprised if someone tries to steal them if they see one freely doing it's thing. Also, unfenced property lines could be an issue if they're not properly mapped out. Another thing is the transition between fenced and unfenced property, I wouldn't want to leave a gate open, and a small passage would be nice, but I also don't want my dog to think that small passage should be a spot to try and dig under; a flap door could work, but similar issue as before, an animal might think it's a spot to dig through if they see the opening flapping about. The wire concept is interesting, but I believe a proper mapping of the lawn is a better method; but in all fairness, what I think a robomower should be is far smarter than what the typical robomower currently is.
Really helpful video, thanks!
Very well done video, excellent content and explanations. Thank you.
Lots of great info! Thanks 🙏
One of the very few videos on youtube I've ever watched all the way through -- Excellent discussion, thanks
Glad it was helpful!
@@BrianLough so much that I just went and bought the machine an hour ago. Now if the rain will just go off I'll go install it.
Nice! Best of luck with it. It's actually quite sunny here in my part of Ireland and the mower has been busy already this morning