MOWRATOR S1 Remote Control Lawn Mower | Full Review

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Here is my link to the Mowrator S1 kickstarter - mowrator-s1-smart-control.kckb.st/12f13941

[@dougtravins9624]

Such a great review Ian. And I like the nickname you gave it 'Little Beast'. It lives up to it.

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Cheers Doug, not used to doing these but thought this was a nice bit of kit.

[@garystarnes5178]

Excellent review! I ordered the four wheel drive version yesterday and they are estimating the end of July for delivery. I live in the mountains of east Tennessee and I am tired of swinging a string trimmer on my 30-35 degree slopes. This mower looks like it will be perfect for my needs. Thank you for the excellent video!

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

It is a great machine and jealous you are getting the 4WD version. That will work great on the slopes.

[@harryiv6107]

That looks like a very capable machine. You did a great review on it.

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Thanks Harry, back to normal service on Wednesday 😀

[@torstenbrunke4026]

"I don't know where my husband is. The last time I saw him was last Monday and he only wanted to mow the lawn." 😂😂😂

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

hahaha, I know, didn't realise I had so much grass - need to get livestock sooner than later. 🤣

[@SMILER243]

Great review ,amazing how things have moved on.

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

I do like the fact that you still operate it..... not many of those

[@SMILER243]

Loved the review . . . But can wait to follow what your doing next on your property

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Hopefully on Wednesday...back to normal service 👍🏻

[@Mr19chuck49]

Great job as always

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Thank you - normal service on Wednesday 👍🏻

[@georgewest2096]

Nothing beats a laughing child labor force.😄

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Had to cut the bit where their dad (my son) sat on it and drove around the garden chasing his kids 🤣

[@MOAJackson-u9f]

Great review Ian! Have you determined the range of the remote? Thank you for sharing! 🤟🤟🤟

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

It stretched across the full acre - not sure I could see it from any further away.

[@briansweeney2291]

Its a great powerful lawm mower ian 😎👍

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

I thought it was great..... they are sending me the 4wd upgrade kit to see if I can fit it.

[@JoeyIngles]

Excellent review

[@liammcgothigan2094]

Hi ian an julie great video footish 👋👍👍

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Thank you Liam 👍🏻

[@astronook]

Hi, another great video thank you. We live quite close to you over in the Ariege with a large "garden" blessed with an average slope of 30-35 degrees. We're getting a bit fed up with the days and days of strimming so we're looking for a radio controlled slope mower. Accepting that you have the 2WD version, do you have a view on this little beast's ability to cope with a steep hillside garden? The kickstarter site claims that it would cope with 75 degrees which is obviously nonsense. I'd be surprised if wheeled drive, rather than tracks, would manage with slope mowing but we'd value your opinion. Thanks very much and keep up the great work - really impressed with your output 👍

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

I think they say 75% grade which is about 37º. The 2WD did it but with the front wheel it is not perfect. The 4WD I think would cope well with that slope depending on how slippy or wet it is. It is super fast though, compared to my tracked mower

[@rjung_ch]

Hi guys, is this machine the replacement of the red one that you two used to use?

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Not really, the red one just keeps going and we use it more as a brush cutter - but it is so slow. Just happy these guys sent us this one to try out.

[@Home_made_ch]

​@@HomesteadingUncontaineddo not you have any more specifications of it, like motor power and wheel motors power?

[@SimonGoldberger]

and seeing it cut that grass at 15 mins is my reason for wanting this :)

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

There is not much problem with the length of time for the battery, I think you would need a cup of tea before it ran out of power 😀

[@RogerHollants]

Hello, thanks for the review. I quite like the product. The thing i like is that you actually control it yourself as opposed to other 'robot ' mowers. Do you know when you'll be receiving the products from mowrator to change it to 4wd? Id need the 4wd version for our garden. I'd like to see you putting it through its paces. Cheers.

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

That is why I like it much more than the autonomous mowers - you get to control where and how fast it goes. Not sure on the 4WD kit as they are really busy getting the machines out to the customers who mostly bought the 4WD - I would go for that one for sure.

[@soulis1000]

It seems quite fast, now you just need a drone with a camera so you can mow the lawn from the sofa ;)

[@archstanton_live]

I am interested in a product similar to this. Electric with 4wd and similar tractor type tires for rough terrain. It doesn't need to have a bag. ...

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

You can take the bag off and I did this which allowed it to shoot the grass out the back - 4WD for rough terrain is advised. Hoping to fit this in the future.

[@denislawrence9230]

Mowrator looks like a great bit of kit, but, I would point out that using this machine from a non moving/standing point is no good for ones figure. Please keep your rather enjoyable vlog going. Many thanks.

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

haha, yes, it is better to walk with it, specially if your eyes are getting little tired.

[@michaelb4512]

Have you seen yarbo yet its a snowblower/lawn mower going to have different attatchments love to see videos on this?Thanks!

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

I think I saw it on Facebook. There are a lot of different machines now coming out all very similar. No doubt this one will end up having a myriad of attachments - Shame you cannot try them all out before buying one.

[@whtrob]

Great video, I am researching the right robot mower for my property so this new one is very interesting. I live in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, USA. I have a 40% slope that is not very smooth has a few ruts and bumps in it. I am curious if you have an area around your location that you could do another video demo on how it performs on uneven ground and a steeper slope. I appreciate the help and will look forward to your next video. Thanks!

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

I would go for the 4wd version. They are sending me the parts to upgrade so will do another test then. 👍

[@That1ufo]

Shame its not got a solar panel to charge it over 5 days, is it fully rain proof?

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

It would have to be a big panel, plus the charge controller. Too much weight. Yes fully waterproof, they show the testing on their website 👍

[@michaelb4512]

When your in cruise control to make the turn around do you have hold joystick and not let go or do you just tap it if your holding will it just keep going around?Thanks!

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

You basically press the auto turn at the end of the run (either left or right) There is a play button between these two button - after the turn you press this play button and it will continue straight, no need to use the joystick but if it doe sneed correcting then you can correct using the joystick but it will stick carry on in auto until the next turn or you stop the mower with the joystick. Once you get into it, it works really well.

[@michaelb4512]

When its in cruise control and i want to stop cruise control and keep mowing how do you exit cruise control?Thankyou!

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

@@michaelb4512 just touch the joystick, you always have control.

[@MichaelRobibaro]

They should make an auto kit with Lidar, camera and maybe RTK to turn it into an auto robo moto

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

@@MichaelRobibaro they will be doing that including a camera.

[@SD_Alias]

Great machine! from where is it shipped? and from where are spare parts shipped or where can it be repaired if something happens? Can the bottom be wet cleaned with a garden hose?

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Initially they ship from China to warehouses in the US and Europe. They are setting up service centres (one already in the US) - Yes there is a spigot to attach a garden hose for cleaning.

[@SD_Alias]

@@HomesteadingUncontained thank you.

[@wolfiemedia]

Would you get the 4wd if you were buying one for yourself, even though the 2wd did the job? I’d hate to get buyers remorse!

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Yes for sure - the zero turn front wheels tend to swivel a lot when going up and down slopes - work perfectly on the flat lawn but for tougher terrain the 4WD. I am hoping to convert it in the near future 👍🏻

[@wolfiemedia]

@@HomesteadingUncontained ahh so you got to keep it! Wow. That’s cool. Thanks for the reply by the way. I’m new to Kickstarter and after reading the comments on the Luba (I think it was called - nobody got theirs, it was deemed a scam and impossible to get the money back from China).

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

@@wolfiemedia wow - I just bought a tape measure from Kickstarter - it took 2 years to arrive. It is very good though 🤣 - the Mowrator guys are really nice, I have zoomed called them several times with their marketing and their engineers (mine is still a prototype and has a few issues). They found the same problems and have fixed them all for the production models which are ready to ship. I have a feeling they are using kickstarter as a promotional tool more than a funding thing - just my thoughts. Don't get anything from them other than this mower.

[@wolfiemedia]

@@HomesteadingUncontained yeah, I’m not full of cash to throw around, but I can afford the 4wd one if it’s legit and turns up! It would be a bad loss though, I ain’t gonna lie haha. Thanks for being so honest about it. It looks like they have a production line and they are ready to ship them, so hopefully it won’t be a long wait. Cheers mate 😉

[@wolfiemedia]

@@HomesteadingUncontained I just joined the FB and I can see you’re a Group Expert, I recognised the top post from this video 😎

[@michaelb4512]

How good is it going up hils?Thanks!

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

It goes well - I am awaiting the upgrade kit to make it 4WD as the little swivel wheels on the front can swivel the wrong way sometimes, making you slow or stop on the hills. But put o 40º so far and it was fine.

[@i4jelway7]

How do you move it if the battery isn't charged? looks too heavy to carry

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

You can pick it up and put it in the car easily. Even more so if you take battery out.

[@i4jelway7]

@@HomesteadingUncontained thx I'm thinking of getting the 4wd one

[@rjung_ch]

👍💪✌

[@michaelb4512]

Where in the United States after kickstarter is done will it be sold,is it going to be on amazon or is mowrator going to sell on there own website?Thankyou!

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

They do have a US support centre - I just tried to search through the facebook group but here is the link - facebook.com/groups/mowrators1/ They will supply also I would think.

[@fabiofabietto9184]

Dove posso acquistarlo in Italia? Grazie

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Questo è l'ultimo giorno per ottenere gli sconti di kickstarter - utilizzate il mio lik e potrete acquistare attraverso questa pagina con consegna in Europa. mowrator-s1-smart-control.kckb.st/12f13941

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Cool mower, but way too complex. Kickstarter folks are beta testers.

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

hahaha, it is just like playing the Xbox.....I have been told 🤣

[@jcagnin1]

Moro no Brasil. Vamos montar uma parceria aqui de venda

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Send Mowrator a message they are nice people.

[@SimonGoldberger]

Whats it's charging time ?

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Takes around 90mins to charge. But it lasts for a good 2 hours on fast speed. They say up to 3 hours on flat at low speed.

[@steam_fan]

luba 5000, mows itself no controller needed

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

But where is the fun it that - I do like the fact that you do control it as you cannot map gardens you do not know. (a lot of garden contractor have been testing these as well)

[@steam_fan]

@@HomesteadingUncontained the fun is in doing other things while your grass is being cut for you!

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

@@steam_fan They are totally different applications, there is no comparison after looking at the luba machine.

[@SD_Alias]

But you need all that RTK and GPS signal access. In Gardens with a lot of big trees and a lot of obstacles i would prefer this version with remote control. I like the big blade too.

[@steam_fan]

@SD_Alias in gardens without big trees I would prefer luba. Obstacles are no issue just map them out. Simples.

[@wandameadows5736]

Good review but way to high. You can build one with your existing mower for $200-$400.

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

This is electric, nice and quiet and lasts for 5 hours at least. But I know what you mean 😉

[@Muotaman9958]

What’s the Point of a Remote Controlled Law mower??

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

If you have to ask, you don’t need it 😂

[@LumesideLside]

How much !!

[@HomesteadingUncontained]

Check out the video from here kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmTIaYanYtWggNEsi=qfNZFvusG4z901il&t=1016

[@remotelawnmower]