Yard Force Robotic Mower Garage for Amiro, Compact, LUV, SA & X series AR SH01, transparent/orange/black

Before buying the Yardforce Compact 280R I did a lot of research. I do not know anyone who has bought one so I couldn’t gather experienced comments . I wanted one to cut a small area so there was only any need to study the entry level models on offer.The first thing to say is manage your expectations, if you have a crap lawn unkempt full of weed with pot holes lots of divots etc do not expect any robot to make it better, in fact a robot may not be for you or you may not be ready for a robot. I would say they are for people who don’t mind/ like or enjoy gardening, don’t mind cutting lawns (but like me would prefer not to if there is a viable alternative). I actually get a bit of “lawn anxiety”, I even like my stripes, but I don’t like it being left, so the regular cutting of a robot seems ideal for me and I’m prepared to sacrifice the stripes.Be patient when setting it up, do not expect it to be press and go and you will need to invest time fitting the guide wire and making some fine tuning corrections, do not sink the wire into the ground, only do this after a few weeks when you’ve got it doing what you want it to do. All my teething issues were because of me or the lawn, the yardforce was not at fault.My yardforce is possibly not needed, but it is an experiment for my much larger rear garden that cannot be linked for one robot to do front and back. The functionality of this model is pretty simple and basic (with no Wi-fi functionality) once you get to know it. It works on a 7 days-a-week programme, and in most scenarios will run two one hour cutting programmes per day. it’s early days but this is probably too much for a small lawn. The only way you can change this is by turning it off which is what I will do, if we go away on holiday it will just cut 7 days a week whether it is needed or not, that isn’t a bother to me.My layout is very simple, just a lawn on a slope with borders, no flower beds, trees or rocks etc within the cutting area . I do like the sensors, they stop the robot actually bumping into things so in theory it never bumps into anything like many other robots on the market that actually rely on coming into contact with an object. This means the robot should not get any “impact marks”. The down side of this is it sometimes senses an object (in my case a hedge) marginally before it gets to the boundary wire.The first cuts have been made in November, but it definitely looks better than next door that hasn't been touched for weeks. The robot can be let out in damp conditions to do its job when "conventional" cutting will churn up the grass. Mine is only a small lawn but it doesn't leave any uncut tufts, only the edges will need the occasional trim.You must consider how to protect the Yardforce, a garage is recommended. I agree, it should not be left out in the open for too long so consider this preferably before buying. Either make one yourself, as I did, or buy one of many on offer on various web sites.This yardforce feels sturdy but I will not know how good it is for at least a year. I am aware there are other brands that boast superior build quality etc and you have to pay a lot more. Time will tell. I was fortunate to get mine on Amazon for £245 new (not used), at the time this is a bargain as the price has since returned to £340.3 MONTH UP DATEI've just started to use for the 2021 season. I have some observations. 1. My lawn is very small and having written to Yardforce (excellent customer contact) I now realise there is no facility to reduce cutting times automatically. It cuts for 4 hours minimum, 7 days a week, this is too much. The answer is I control it manually by switching it off after one cut. I can also leave it off for a day or so as at this time of year daily cutting is unnecessary. 2. Our lawn has a slight slope. When cutting across the slope it does not hold a straight line it tends to curve with the slope. Not really a problem but an observation. 3. The "eyes" prevent the Yardforce from bumping into obstacles, the only thing is it prevents it from cutting up to the edge of the lawn e.g. when it gets close to my hedge. No adjustment to the boundary wire can help in this situation. 4. This model does not have a pin code security facility so if it is stolen, and the base station is stolen with it, it will still function for the thief (he/she would only have to buy a new boundary wire). Do not buy this model if this is a serious consideration.

Really, REALLY disappointed with this, especially after being reassured by reviews.It persistently gets stuck and always runs out of battery before finding the docking station.My lawn is 12mts x 18mts and as flat as a football pitch but it simply doesn't have the drive power to manoeuvre straight or consistently.There is no logic to its movement. Just random and to do an entire lawn would probably take years of such random movement.Strange system. No logic. No consistency. Unable to return to docking station and needs to be manually started each day.Basically: RUBBISH.

The media could not be loaded. Robots how cool!.Give them time and they become excelent.Tip when buying this dont expect this to work without some tweaking spending time getting the boundry wire correct.Yes it got stuck quite a few times at first and cutting boundry lines. All part of the learning process. At first you need to baby sit it to sort out issues. sorted out the boundry wire and it now cuts fine no issues and no getting stuck.The Radar works great which is missing of the othet budget models. It does not like bumpy uneven lawns but now I sorted the few places it goes well. I have now since buried the boundry wire around the lawn so no more cutting and I can no leave him to his job on his own.I love mine and my robot hoover. Great it you stick at it.

The boundary wire seems a bit fragile and easily broken, and even when set up as directed, it's easy for the machine to get caught on obstructions outside the mowed area. But when it's going, it does a good job.

So I bought this to see what having a robot mower was like, it was the most reasonably priced ones I could find and there weren't many reviews on it. So now I think I'll add mine.Installation was fairly straight forward, although as per usual the instructions were not particular clear - lots of photos but not enough writing to explain what it meant. But finally got it going.However, we have children so therefore there's a trampoline on the grass and also a swing set.The collision sensors on this robot are honestly atrocious and I think it's a real safety risk personally - it runs right into the trampoline legs and just carries on pushing into it. It can't seem to notice that it's actually run into a problem and that it should stop reverse and change direction. So it digs nice holes in the grass all the way round the trampoline. So in order to use this we have had to move the trampoline OFF the grass for it to cut and only get it down again when the kids want to play.Fair enough I suppose - other robot models probably behave the same way.However the first model they sent us collision detection didn't work at all - I put my foot in the way and it'd just keep going and try to run over it. Not good.They sent a new one - still does the same thing. I don't trust the "radar" sensors nor do I trust the collision detection.... Not cool for something I've spent £350 on.But the icing on the cake really is the fact that now, after 3 months, it's stopped working. The motor is broken, the blades aren't spinning. Yard force customer service is honestly atrocious - they don't answer you or if they do they give you a stock reply to check the grub screws are tight - well actually the motor sounded like it was dying at this point.... And now the motor has finally died. Cannot get Yard Force to answer me. So I eventually went back to Amazon today (who as per usual have replaced) who have been excellent.I would not recommend buying this to be honest, it's been nothing but a nightmare digging holes in the lawn or running into people - I'm quite lucky nobody got hurt.3rd time lucky and I'll see if this one works else I'll be getting a full refund.Would NOT buy.

Tante volte si cerca di risparmiare qualche euro auto costruendosi dei prodotti che possono sembrare semplici da ricreare.Questa copertura è molto ben fatta, bella da vedere e con materiali di ottima qualità. Acquistando questo prodotto ho risparmiato sia del tempo e soprattutto dei soldi che potevo “buttare” cercando di costruire un prodotto fai da te.

He instalado el garaje para protección del robot EasyMow sobretodo por el sol y la lluvia. Encaja perfectamente con las medidas, es de plástico todo pero se ve de buena calidad y el ensamblaje es muy fácil y rápido.No es barato, pero la verdad es que está diseñado expresamente para estos robots!Para mi es imprescindible para protegerlo de las inclemencias del tiempo.

Le garage yard force est de tres bonne qualité et une tres belle finition , helas renvoi aupres d amazon et remboursement car contrairement au abri yard force n a pas la meme rigueur dans la fabrication des robot tondeuse 400ri

Att man inte kan ställa den på 1 timma.Manual på svenska saknas.

Bien mais dommage que le dessus soit brouillé sachant que le robot n'est pas au top du tout pour le fonctionnement il fait retirer le capot a chaque fois