Robot mowers

[CloverKnollFarms]

I also wonder, we have rain/wet weather for sometimes a week at a time. So I assume it's not out mowing in the rain. So, it would have to mow grass from nearly 7" to 4" at times from April to mid June. Is that something it will do? Sadly I can't find any information on any of this. And like I said, most videos they are just riding across grass 2" or less in height, which tall fescue never gets cut to

 

[Fixastuff]

The people who don’t own one and have never used it always seem to know the most.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

The people who don’t own one and have never used it always seem to know the most.

I can only base it on reviewers who have them. Thats what they claimed at a cut height of 4". I'm not claiming to know the most. Otherwise I wouldn't be asking questions

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

This guy has some good information. He has a high lift system on it after showing a really poor cut with the standard razor blade system.

He was only cutting about 2000 square feet per :35 minute interval. That would take 20 hours to mow our lawn… not including charging. They claim it will cut .25 acres on a charge. And a charge takes about 3-4 hours. So add in another 21 hours of charging. If weather permitted it would take a couple days/nights to mow the lawn. So are they basically mowing all the time? If I only ran it in daylight it would take about 4 days to mow and it would then have to start at the beginning again?

It looks like the high lift system (pro) is the way to go on thick tall fescue

 

[lman]

This guy has some good information. He has a high lift system on it after showing a really poor cut with the standard razor blade system.

He was only cutting about 2000 square feet per :35 minute interval. That would take 20 hours to mow our lawn… not including charging. They claim it will cut .25 acres on a charge. And a charge takes about 3-4 hours. So add in another 21 hours of charging. If weather permitted it would take a couple days/nights to mow the lawn. So are they basically mowing all the time? If I only ran it in daylight it would take about 4 days to mow and it would then have to start at the beginning again?

It looks like the high lift system (pro) is the way to go on thick tall fescue

Yarbo's site states the following regarding the Yarbo Lawn Mower Pro:

"When operating between 80% and 20%, Yarbo covers about 0.25 acres per charge."

Is that a joke or what? It would need to be charged 16 times x 90 minutes to mow my yard at $6,000 for the mower.

 

[Sprinkler Fitter]

Yarbo's site states the following regarding the Yarbo Lawn Mower Pro:

"When operating between 80% and 20%, Yarbo covers about 0.25 acres per charge."

Is that a joke or what? It would need to be charged 16 times x 90 minutes to mow my yard at $6,000 for the mower.

Simple, don't get one then.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Yarbo's site states the following regarding the Yarbo Lawn Mower Pro:

"When operating between 80% and 20%, Yarbo covers about 0.25 acres per charge."

Is that a joke or what? It would need to be charged 16 times x 90 minutes to mow my yard at $6,000 for the mower.

I mean, it seems on something 2 acres or more it would be mowing during almost all daylight hours. Especially if there were a rain day or two thrown in there.

For a smaller suburban lawn it would be neat. I was looking for an option to save me the 60 minutes I spend mowing 2 acres. Especially when $6k is a lot less than the $14k ZTR I currently have, and on par with a residential ZTR. I'm not sure it would keep up on a larger acreage lawn though with charge and run times. I also don't mow wet grass due to potential disease issues... So many days it's noon before I start. So I could cover .5 acre per day. Mowing once every 4 days would force it to cut about 2" off the top each time, not just a little trim.
I'm sure the tech will improve and by the time Im unable to weather the heat on the mower, they will be more capable.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

The Lymow claims almost two acres per day. That is a helluva lot more than the Yarbo

 

[rontaki]

The robot mows while you do other stuff
So what if it is busy all day every day.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

The robot mows while you do other stuff
So what if it is busy all day every day.

Because I often get a few days, to a week of wet weather, so if someone says it's not made to cut tall grass... Well, it will definitely be cutting tall grass if it only gets to it once per week. And if it takes at least 4 days to cut it... It will need to mow tall grass on day 5.

 

[pmsmechanic]

You could always buy 2 mowers... or more if needed.

 

[lman]

You could always buy 2 mowers... or more if needed.

My pockets aren't as deep as yours apparently. Spending $12,000 for a couple of robomowers is not fiscally responsible at my home. I only spent $3,500 for my 12' batwing finish mower. I already had the tractor to pull it. My wife uses the zt for trimming and we mow about 4 acres in less than 2 hours.
I enjoy a little tractor time anyway

 

[doneill127]

The Lymow does have a rain sensor and an option to
mow in the rain or return to home.

I have a fescue lawn i keep at 3.5 inches. Does well but as I said earlier , thats fall mowing not spring. Time will tell.

Lymow sent me an upgrade increasing the charger from 1.5 amps to 10 amps. Decreased charging time from 6 hrs, to a little over 1. Makes a big difference in how much it can cut in a day.
Other then a commercial mower not sure there’s much of anything that can cut 7” wet grass to 4” and look good.

Yarbo and Lymow both have user groups on FB. I prefer the non sponsored independent group. Good source of capabilities and issues and fixes. Like this one

 

[doneill127]

Last comment I think. I never had the expectation that I would never have to mount the mower to the tractor and mow again. I expect that during a cool wet period the grass could get too tall, or in the peak of autumn when the maples total blanket my lawn I’ll have to put the mmm on and mow it. Hell there’s been times when sections of the yard have gotten a little out of control and I had to throw the flail mower on.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Wow, a 1 hour charge time would make a lot of difference. In the late fall here, I mow about once per month. In the spring/early summer it's more like once every 4-5 days, and that is because it's TALL already.

So, when I'd really benefit from it, may be the very time it's not as capable. I don't care when I have to mow once per month. When I have to knock off 2" every 4 days, that's when I'd like to have something of this nature. I'm too busy with apiary work and garden work at that point.

 

[RjCorazza]

This video does a good comparison of the Yarbo and Lymow. I found the battery comparison to be a significant factor.
Overall, it seems to me that most honest reviews point out that none of these robotic mowers excel at cutting moderate to high grass. For my lawns growth I suspect double cutting would be required most of the season, which would mean near daily mower operation. That's certainly not a deal breaker for smaller lawn areas.
Even double cut, the lawns appearance in these videos is not going to be satisfactory for me.
https://youtu.be/XqqLi13yGR0?si=qFdFUxsXQ2kTi323