Robot lawn mower

See one in graywood when I fish back there, toro brand. Yard is probably an acre and I bet it only stops to recharge. By the time it gets to the end of the yard it starts over again.

My Luba AWD is cutting 3 acres perfectly fine.

It just broke 350 miles traveled.

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My Luba AWD is cutting 3 acres perfectly fine.

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What kind of grass do you have and how often is it running?

For 3 acres, I imagine it's running every day of the week, all day long during the summer months.

I'm interested in getting one, but skeptical about how well they'll do if it's not a perfectly level lawn with no obstacles. My front yard is fine, but my backyard has tons of pine cones, dog shite, holes dug by said dogs, tree roots, toys left by kids everywhere. I guess it could still be worth getting one just to do the front and maybe part of the back, then touch up the spots it can't do.

Anyone have a breakdown of best brands/models, what to look for, what to avoid, etc.?

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What kind of grass do you have and how often is it running?

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Whatever the hell decided to grow. Bahia, clover, crabgrass, whatever.

I have it set to cut an intersecting checkerboard. Meaning it cuts the entire "yard" vertically then horizontally. It takes near as makes no difference 1000 minutes to do so. That includes charge time. It begins around 8 am and finishes around 9 am the following day.

I have it set to take a two day break and then start again.

As for obstacles, I have holes and ant piles, it doesn't care about either. I do my best to pick up any sticks bigger than an inch.

It climbs a side of limestone driveway that's about 75 degrees. Drives 50 ft, then drives down the opposite side to mow the other side of the ditch if the ditch is flooded. When dry it mows everything.

Blades look new.

My only complaint is the rtk station needs to be positioned very very high or 20 ft away from the house.

As for toys, it'll shove most balls around, it doesn't like toddler cars if they are left out


ETA: mine overlaps the previous path by 4inches. If I set it to cut its full width once, had st Augustine and could wanted it to cut at top speed, it would finish in half the time.

Instead it cuts 9 inches wide at 2 fps, and then does the entire thing again in a second direction.

Lines are...straighter than you could hope to do by hand. It will also 3d print designs if you want.