Robotic mowers vs cabbage trees.

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nzmikec

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#289259 23-Aug-2021 14:14

Hi All,

Im looking at purchasing a robotic lawnmower for my 2 lawns of total 1000m2.

We mostly are looking at Husquvana AutoMower 315X but also doing research on if I can get one of these into NZ https://www.ambrogiorobot.com/en/models/view/twenty-deluxe-2020

The question I thought I would put to the forum is does anyone have any experience with robotic mowers and cabbage tree fronds (?If that's what they're called). My Ego mower eats them up no problems but the auto mowers seem to have a lot less power and operate on the principle of cutting frequently. Im wondering if the hinged blades of the automower would cause less of a problem with these vs the ambrogiorobot's fixed blade.

Are any robot mowers feasible with the occasional cabbage tree frond??

Thanks for any input.

Regards,

Mike C

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#2767302 27-Aug-2021 07:23

Cabbage trees and lawns are a match made in hell. I love cabbage trees, but the ones growing out of my lawn have mysteriously disappeared in the last week, just in time for lawn mowing season.

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#2767312 27-Aug-2021 08:10

pih: Cabbage trees and lawns are a match made in hell. I love cabbage trees, but the ones growing out of my lawn have mysteriously disappeared in the last week, just in time for lawn mowing season.

Agree 100%. I am surprised the ego mower can handle them as they usually end up wrapped around the shaft of anything that spins. I have had them stop my scrub cutter, 20HP ride on and even cause problems with the 3m Trimax on the tractor PTO.

I make sure we only let them grow in places where no machines are going to be needed, banks, wetlands, river bank etc, all the others (much to my wife's surprise) have gone due to cabbage tree die back which you can buy in a roundup bottle.

But to answer the OP, I would be very surprised if a robot mower will chew them up.

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#2767345 27-Aug-2021 09:12

I pick up fibrous leaves that blow in from the neighbours.

I have seen fibrous leaves wrap around and jam up the folding blades of a petrol mower and they are hell to remove.

I use an Gardena R80Li (made by Husqvarna) on my 560 sq m of grass.

It has thin folding blades and I have not seen it tackle stringy leaves yet and don't want to try it.

Does a pretty good slice up of small balls and citrus fruit when the neighbouring kids try and feed the mower. 😀

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#2767350 27-Aug-2021 09:23

You might have a problem importing an Ambrogiorobot mower as it has a Li-ion battery.

I did look at a Robomow that has solid blades but I did not find a way to import.... Had safer LiFePO4 batteries too.

Gordy

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