Robot lawn mower?

[Regular.Cyclist]

We’re moving in a little over a week and, for the first time in nearly a decade, will be back to having grass to cut. We got artificial turf put down at the property in Edinburgh we are selling, and the current D&G property is all hard standing outside.

The new property has around 350m2 of grass (going by one of those sites who calculates area from Google Map) so will need to purchase a mower for that. Neither of us are keen on the chore of grass cutting and it has caused its fair share of arguments over the years 😂 so we are thinking about getting a robot mover.

They come in myriad of different methods of functionality, from perimeter wires up to GPS routing. Given tree cover close to the perimeter I su that may interfere with GPS so may go for the simpler end of the market. Anyone have a robot mower? What would you suggest?

 

[cyberknight]

best thing to do is to go top of the line with the added bonus that any nefarious scrotes will not walk on your grass

 

[OldShep]

Definitely the way to go especially if it’s in one area. I’d plump for GPS and I’m sure some are claimed to work under trees.
Don’t know what area of D&G you’re coming to but if you’re coming into a Carrs Billington area , a trusted company, they will advise and may well have a demonstrator to try.

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

Going to be in the Dalbeattie / Castle Douglas area so closest Carrs Billington seems to be Annan.

 

[Tenkaykev]

There's an episode of the BBC podcast " Dough " about lawnmowers. Well worth a listen ( couldn't paste the link for some reason )

 

[Emanresu]

Had one but it seemed to kill the grass. You'll still have to trim the edges. Suggest if you are going to buy one, buy a well-known brand. That way you can get some of your money back if you decide it's not for you. Good brands seem to hold their value well.

 

[AndyRM]

I've seen one in action and I was surprised by how accurate was and how well it avoided obstacles (this was at a caravan park where there were many), think the brand was Kress and it seemed to do a good job.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Why not transform the sterile grass area in a wildflower meadow (needs cut only once a year) or in a food growing area?
Google no dig gardening to get rid of the grass first, without doing hard work.