to splurge on a robot lawn mower

[crayfishyum]

Single parent
Do pretty much everything and whilst i love housekeeping chores, I end up dreading weekend mowing!

No idea where to start.

200/250 sq meter flat square garden

Budget up to £400

TIA

Some sort of Flymo. It's electric, sits on a charger and follows a buried wire around the garden.

We have a landroid, makes the garden look so much better with very little work. We have a pretty uneven lawn and it does tend to get stuck occasionally but we got it some different wheels that grip better so it only needs rescuing occasionally.

You really can't see clippings at all - even less than you'd get around the edge of a traditionally mowed stripe.

If getting one second hand make sure you get the paperwork as there's a bit of security to stop people nicking them.

Robot lawn mowers are a great danger to hedgehogs.

Our golf club has just bought one. I can't see how a robomower is going to cut 18 holes of fairways... it takes our one 2 hours to do our little lawn!

me mowing is a danger to myself!

which one within the range did you get?

Yes I was coming on to say this, Poor baby hedgehogs.

@yesmen this one:

WORX WR142E M700 Landroid Robotic Mower 700m² https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07KKYLF9Z/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_NTjvVTxJSpOjM

We read a lot of reviews, I’m sure other models would have been just as good!

@UnaOfStormhold which wheels did you get? Our uneven ground can pose a bit of a challenge to our landroid.

We have one, but it seems to be out of action most of the time due to someone putting a spade through the wire.

that’s pretty much exactly the one i posted as considering!

Do you usually end up looking like this?

the risk to me is death when it comes to mowing due to electrical shock or mangling a limb

and given i’ve never once in 18 years since a hedgehog in my garden

i am willing to suck up the risk of causing harm to one

Do you drive? because every time you drive a car don’t you pose a risk to young child running out without thinking?

i see the car as the robotic mower and the young child and the hedgehog!

I've got a lawnmaster one and I can't see how it would harm wildlife because of the sensors it has... Eg. if my dog has left toys in the garden it stops an inch or so before them and turns around. I

which one and do you rate?

bloody good point

Lawnmaster VBRM16 was £300. I rate it for my garden yes.

I have a garden with no obstacles like trees, stepping stones, paths, and clearly defined edges ( it senses border plants and turns away from them). If yours is like this, fairly flat surface (I filled in a couple of larger dents with turf as wheels got stuck) and about 120sqm or less I reckon it would work well.

I watched it the first time to see how it handled different areas, corrected a couple of things as above and now just turn it on outside and leave it to get on with things. It bumbles around for about 4 hours before the battery dies and I bring it back in and the grass will be entirely done in that time.

I put it out about twice a week and d strim edges maybe every 10 days, as it can't do right up to the edges.

thanks so much

would you consider posting a pic of your garden so i can see similarities with mine?

I think some people have reviewed it as being fine for 200sqm gardens 🤷‍♂️. It certainly goes over my 100sqm lawn multiple times before the battery dies.

You might find you need to put it out every couple of days over summer to work best.

Cars are a massive danger to hedgehogs. Do you suggest nobody drive?

That's some of my lawn cut to 35mm with robot mower this morning.

perfect looks so similar to mine!

Ours has a hedgehog safety mode so it doesn't go out after or before a certain time. We do have hedgehogs in the area but I've never seen any sign of them being damaged - we also have the optical collision protection.

@SlipperyLizard I think it's these