Robot Mower for Large, Tough & Uneven Lawn: MAMMOTION LUBA2 AWD

[@lorip2109]

The little mower that could! I am impressed, it really does a good job. Thanks for the thorough demonstration.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

My pleasure. I was glad to try it out at the peak of lawn growth this spring. Saved me loads of time on the ride-on.

[@melissab8500]

I think you answered every question I had. Thank you for putting the time into making such a well thought-out video

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

My pleasure!

[@edithdouglas4792]

You are so lucky to have this technology available, and to be smart enough to understand it, set it up and use it!

[@JennJenn9]

This is very timely as I’ve been seriously thinking about these. Lawn services have gotten soo expensive….this little guy will pay for himself- Thank you!

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

I've seen some of the parks and national historical sites have started to use the robot mowers to save on labor. Makes sense.

[@Christie-gp2cy]

Wow! a robot lan mower. How clever, what a great idea. !

[@marmaladesunrise]

Nice review, Jason.

[@MyFocusVaries]

It certainly does straighter lines than my son does 😊. (PS I'm very disappointed that I'm missing you speak at my garden club. You're coming at my suggestion, and you're scheduled when I'll be on a plane today! Bad timing for me.)

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Thanks Candace! Sorry we'll miss each other tonight, but have a god trip!

[@bradcarby3765]

We have a big robot mower on our land too. The trouble is, I'm the robot and I'm not great at avoiding things.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Lol. Me too. Thus the "bumpers" around my roses.

[@marydrew3568]

😂

[@jjjjjj6322]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarmHi, do you have wildeve from DA?

[@msheart2]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm I wondered about those "bumpers" I like them, and that they're sprayed white -ish

[@Growing-Our-Retirement]

It’s impressive 👍👍👍

[@TheresaDarylsWife]

That is so cool. Must have

[@theunknownunknowns5168]

I think wind break trimmer robots will be a game changer. That same thing trimming the wind break will save horticulturist hundreds or thousands per year.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

I can imagine!

[@frumbert]

Do you have animals? My site has a large brood of peacocks and they generally get out of the way but they are also a bit daft sometimes and get themselves intro situations. I also have a lot of low fences that use stainess steel railing cables at around 6 inches from the ground - about the right height to tangle with a mower wheel, from my experience. I have a lot of fallen branches too, I pick up dozens per day, but the type of trees I have drop branches pretty much continuously all year around - does it avoid branches?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

You can use the settings to customize the level of obstacle avoidance. It has 3D stereo vision to see the birds, and if you set it to avoid by sight, it'll do that. The front bumper is a nice safeguard - if the mower pushes into something that it can't gently nudge through, it stops the blades and tries to navigate around. Anything up by 6" will definitely engage the bumper, but most of that is avoidable (with your fences) by the mapping. It's pretty precise, so if you "train" the mower to give them a little margin, there's not much chance of a tangle. The fallen branches will be more of an issue, and that'd fall under the obstacle avoidance settings. What I've found is that I do a quick walk of the area before the scheduled mowing time just to make sure we haven't moved a bench or left a hose out, and that takes care of most problems. The built-in features of the robot make it unlikely that there'll be anything more serious than a "work paused" message on your phone (and then you go out and clear the obstacle, restart the job).

[@Orinoor]

We have one, it is surprisingly capable, although it can get stuck now and then.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Thanks. This one too - but usually it's because I've moved a lawn chair and didn't think to clear it before the scheduled mowing.

[@geraldinefields1730]

Thank you. Can you control the mower with a remote? I am disabled and cannot go out on grass in my wheelchair.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Yes. All the training is done by remote on your phone through the app. My suggestions would be to to practice maneuvering the mower on the remote (prior to setting up the mapping), keep the speed down, and take your time. It's pretty easy once you get used to it.

[@geraldinefields1730]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Thank you. The guy who mows my lawn now doesn't show up when he says he will. I think he mows others' lawns. He does a good job. I have to decide if I can afford this mower over hiring the young man.

[@carmenbailey1560]

Sweet 👍❤️🙂

[@gwbuilder5779]

I'm not sure how sophisticated your machine is, but some can be programmed with overlapping patterns to change up the crosscut at different intervals which provide a nice appearance change as well as ruffling the thatch a bit to help aerate the sod a little. You mentioned learning, so I assume that your machine can map out a certain area of space to travel consistently within. Be careful, some of these creatures have been known to go rogue.😂🤣🤙

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Lol. Thanks. Yes, this one can alternate the mowing directions using the same map. It has more options than I know what to do with!

[@hollyssimplelife1634]

I have trees that drop sticks. How does it handle these? Can it be programmed to cross the driveway to mow additional areas or does it just mow one section at a time ?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

I didn't deal with a lot of large branches. It went through small debris (and mole hills) easily, but if it were a larger branch you'd want the obstacle avoidance to be set to navigate away from it. The bumper and tilt sensors generally keep it from running over anything large, but this is all something you can customize in the settings a bit. Yes, you can program as many of the zones as you'd like - and paths in between so it knows where to cross.

[@SpotBentley]

Do you to train it each time you do a section of your lawn, or can it store each section in its memory?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

All the programmed sections are stored in memory. You just need to select the schedule, mowing height & pattern (or leave as default) and it'll do the same area again anytime.

[@ECole-le7we]

Are there models for small yards? I have usually mowed my own lawn. However, I've developed a condition - frozen shoulder - that makes pushing things like a lawn mower very painful - even my self-propelled mower. Something like what you demonstrated here could be a game changer!

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

There are loads of options in these robot mowers. I think Mammotion (the company that sent me the Luba 2) sells a model that does 1/4 acre (the AWD 1000). Probably worth shopping around a bit and getting familiar with the options - I've only tested two of these robot mowers.

[@ECole-le7we]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm Thank you!

[@rubendekker5248]

Hey jason, I have a question about a rose in my garden that just won’t bloom. Maybe you could help me with finding out why.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

I can offer general advice with my videos and answer questions in the comments, but I'm pretty limited with the kinds of questions that may require specifics like plant pathology/diagnosis, site assessment or soil testing.

[@rubendekker5248]

I understand, where should I look to get some information

[@ClickinChicken]

One of the other folks I'm subbed to did a video on this unit. And I shared your video too with neighbor! It's fascinating really! I'll expend my question on this? Give me a general # (in US dollars), about the cost! HA! Yeah, really neat!

[@Rick-smellsbacon]

My home is sitting on 1.5 acres of land. Can the luba 2 5000 handle it.?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

For the most part I'd think yes - it 's rated for 1.25 acres of mowing space (actually will accept mapping up to the full 1.5 acres) and of course, your yard will be less than that by the footprint of the house, driveway & any other features (pool, outbuildings, garden beds).

[@Rick-smellsbacon]

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm thank you for your quick reply. I enjoyed the video

[@210Driver]

I want to buy a 5000 model for my 2 and 1/2 acre plot. Do you think I could get away with that or do I need the 10,000 model? I can accept longer mowing times, or is it a limit in the app?

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

It does seem the limits are built into the app (max. mapping size)

[@christasmicroflowerfarm2695]

Interesting. 1st

[@milvolts1]

Just another notch on the wall-e agenda. Eat more work less. Sit back in your self-feeding lawn chair. Aaah!..the calories feel so pampering when I lounge.

[@FraserValleyRoseFarm]

Lol. I take your point, but I expect I'll be replacing my sitting time on the mower with weeding time in the garden, so it may be net more calories burned for me personally.