Sorry - not really, except the obvious. WD40 perhaps, or dismantle it if possible. I'm not at home for a few days to look at mine.

Yes and don't know. Battery is a BLi80. May battery is still in good shape, several years on.

Thank you. The mower is still going well, five years on, with just basic maintenance from me every so often. I've used non-Husqvarna blades from Amazon without any problems. I don't feel the all-terrain kit helped very much, but our ground, here in the south east, really is very chalky and dry. The grass is thinner than it looks in the videos, so there's little for the wheels to grip. We miss the Lakes, used to spend a lot of time there when we lived near Manchester, so know just how lush the grass can be.

I don't think so. Certainly haven't come across any, almost 5 years on. Mine needed a new battery towards the end of last season, so budget for the every four years. Not cheap. Something like £200 for a Husqvarna one. £50 for a third party version but look for one with good reviews. Straightforward DIY job (look for KZbin videos) but you should replace the chassis sealing strip when reassembling (less than £10, easy job, but again check videos). I've had no other expense except blades. Decided against servicing but I do take the cover off, clean it and check it over every month or so.

Do you know, I don't think I'd really noticed! But, yes, we're lucky to have some woodland at the end of the garden and do try and attract them. So far, we've counted more than 30 species, from goldcrests (on a feeder just inches outside a window) to sparrowhawks.

I'm afraid not

I haven't measured it but can do my entire 1/2-acre garden several times on a charge

gannetripple that’s pretty good going! Would you recommend buying a second battery to be on the safe side or is that over kill?

@@informer91 Not really. By the time you've exhausted the battery you'll have exhausted yourself! Seriously, it'll run for a good half hour and then only take an hour or so to charge. Half an hour may not sound long but I for one wouldn't want to do more than half an hour at a time. It isn't a very heavy machine but it's no lightweight either. I just checked and it's about 4.4 kgs.

We're on South Downs chalk which is very free-draining. Combine that with the slope, and the ground there is rock hard, much of the time. Rain actually helps, at least after it's dried up, by softening the soil a little and giving the mower a better chance of gripping. I must emphasise that it copes fine with a similar slope elsewhere, because there's a flat(ish) area of grass at the bottom of the slope - it happily copes with going up and down the slope, simply can't stop on it. I don't think the Rough Terrain Kit helps much unless the ground is soft enough for the teeth on the wheels to dig in. I'll just add that, three years on, the mower has performed flawlessly otherwise and required nothing but new blades and the odd clean under the cover. Last year, I ran it right up to December, then garage-stored it for three months before restarting in March.

That's very kind. Thank you. I learned more about movie making through reviewing the Automower than ever before. Three years on, it's still working perfectly, with just occasional blade changes and removal of grass clippings from under the covers. The mower and base are stored in the garage over winter, and I tend to park it when the grass is wet. I really will buy another, if and when it finally gives up the ghost.

gannetripple Yeah, it really shows when looking at the videos. Glad to hear that the “Lawn Ranger” is still at it!

Thank you! Almost three years on, mine's still working well and I'm delighted with it. It's a powerful beast. Practise on a bit of rough or out-of-the-way grass first, because it's all too easy to chew it up rather than just trim it, if you get the angle wrong.

@@gannetripple Thanks! I'm going to attack some foot high nettles, do you think it will work on them too?

@@rachaelmarshall2085 Oh yes, should do a great job on those. Then you can make nettle soup!

you prolly dont give a shit but if you are stoned like me atm you can stream pretty much all of the new series on instaflixxer. Have been binge watching with my girlfriend recently :)

@Tristen Brayan yup, I've been using InstaFlixxer for since november myself =)

Sorry - I didn't have anything longer to try it on at the time, just wanted to show the features and ease of use.

@@gannetripple ..perhaps I was a little harsh, sorry.

Hello exaisle. Thanks for your comment. To your questions...the boundary wire is generally 250-300 mm from beds (a lot less than that where the grass is level with adjacent paving). I don't think there's s setting for how far the mower goes past the wire, or if there is I haven't found or altered the default. I gradually moved the wire at the bottom of the slope further away from the bed but, in the end, gave up and excluded that part of the lawn altogether. If the slope is too steep, the mower is likely to escape across the wire and either stop with an 'out of bounds' error or continue into the bed. The mower will cope with steep slopes readily enough but needs a level 'escape' area at the bottom. It seems impossible to get away with a boundary wire across a steep slope. I have a Bosch Rotak 32 Li mower (i.e. the smallest, lightest Li) for the excluded area. I use it on the edges all around the lawn too - it's great. As for the rough terrain kit, no, I don't think it's worth it unless you have fairly soft soil under the grass that the teeth on the wheels can get into for grip. Mine is hard, dry, chalky soil (the road I live on is a boundary of the the South Downs NP). I'm still loving the mower though!

Thanks for the comprehensive reply! The setting I mentioned is in the app...under settings....installation....Drive Past Wire. I'm on the lookout for a small cordless mower for inaccessible areas and hilly slopes outside the front gate. I'll take a look at the Bosch, I think it's a good brand...

@@exaisle Yes, I imagine the Bosch would make an excellent alternative. I gather it's noisier, but that may not matter. The Husqvarna is almost inaudible from more than two or three metres. Nearing the end of its third March-November season, it's performed flawlessly, with just a few blade changes and a good clean at the end of each season. I'll certainly replace it with another, in due course. It amuses me that the cctv cameras reckon it's a car! I have to exclude the lawn from the motion detection area.

That's very kind! Thanks Tom. Still delighted with the mower, incidentally.

It’s actually ironic, because in Scotland a word for someone who talks nonsense is a haver(ty). 😆😆

Sorry. Been on hol. Will take a look at mine in the morning.

yeah , have had the same problem with mine . other than that , all good. guess time to find a dealer .

pro tip: you can watch movies on flixzone. I've been using them for watching lots of of movies lately.

@Mason Rhys yea, I have been watching on flixzone for since november myself =)

@Mason Rhys Yea, I've been using flixzone for months myself :)

Yes, I realise that now 😎. But there was nothing in the instructions except "Remove the top cover" or words to that effect. I pulled it but didn't want to risk over-doing it in case I was doing the wrong thing, hence turned it over to take a look.

This video shows the easier way. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaasiIpmirOVqMU

Sorry, no, I haven't tried to do that.

Squeeze the sides and pull. Couldn't be simpler. You can download the instructions here: service.webec.husqvarna.net/documents/HUSO/HUSO2017_EUaaAPenLAesLApt/HUSO2017_EUaaAPenLAesLApt__1159795-38.pdf

With battery, about 4.4 kgs

You're right, the manual is very poor, as is the website. It definitely takes 2mm line. As for how to fit it, it's hard to describe in text and I don't want to video it because my trimmer head is more than half full and I really don't want to unwind it. All I can say is that I worked out how to do it without too much difficulty. I guess it's best, if not too late, to take a good look at your spool before it's completely empty.

I just looked more closely at the manual. Mine does say in small text, right at the end, under Technical Data / Accessories / Trimmer Head, that the line is 2mm.

gannetripple not to mention the video you’re commenting on said 2mm

Thanks Dave and Amber! We're still delighted with the Automower and wouldn't hesitate to replace it if necessary. Our grass is very definitely looking better than ever before - greener and with no bald patches. It looks a bit like a Wilton carpet when viewed from the house. Best wishes for great success with yours!

Hi Maurice. I believe they're supposed to clean the wheels, to give them a better chance of gripping on a slope, but they don't seem very effective.

Thanks dd. I was really pleasantly surprised at just how little power it uses and certainly wouldn't go back to life without an Automower!

Carl, Excuse my ignorance but I'll have to ask you to clarify. Do you mean, in this case for example, use end-screen options to link to the previous video?

yes, go to video manager, videos, edit, 4th tab should be "end screen". you can then put in a sub button and best for viewer and other link. best for viewer will pick based on user from your vid, or you can manually select the last vid/next vid. so on

Thanks Carl. I suspect not many people on the Husqvarna Automower Challenge know that, unless they're frequent youtubers. The education is very welcome.

its what I do :) editing, photoshop, tech support, whatever needed lol

I built the edge of my lawn to be exactly level with the paving. Then I put the boundary wire right at the edge of the paving so that the front wheels drive onto the path.

Interesting about the wheels coming off. I DO know where I've put my thread lock. I'll try a bit harder to find my torque wrench too.

I've had no problem with wheels coming off since fitting the All-Terrain Kit last year

Thanks for that. I think it likely that 20% would be ok, maybe even a little more. We have 30-35% but only on a very small section of our lawn and we're still delighted with our 430X. I installed a Terrain kit yesterday. it comprises wheels with longer teeth (but fewer of them) and brushes to clean them. I'm preparing a video of the installation process (hope to publish today) because it wasn't entirely straightforward. I won't be able to say how effective the kit is until I make time to move the boundary and guide wires, which won't be today.

Just to let you know I've posted my video of the Rough Terrain kit installation now. It was straightforward once I'd figured out how to remove the cover. The wheels are the same except for longer teeth (and fewer of them). The brushes would probably help, if the wheels got mucky, but so far that's not a problem I've had. Performance n our rock hard ground with thin grass has certainly improved and my next video will show that. I still had a couple of crashes at first but only because I was testing to see what I could get away with. Moving the boundary wire a short distance up the slope to where it's a little less steep - around 25% - seems to have done the trick. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHKwm6Wigt9khpY