i210 8 Weeks Update
I have a love hate relationship with my i210. I ultimately chose this over the Mammotion Luba 2 mini simply for the mowgate since we have a little dog and we don’t want to accidentally leave the gate open for the mower to get from the back to the front.
I have St. Augustine grass in South Texas, approximately 3700sqft of grass, and angled islands between the sidewalk and the curb, so 4wd or awd was a must. With St. Augustine grass, we typically have to keep it longer to flourish, so mine is cut to about 3.5” the shortest.
The mowgate works great as expected and was simple enough to install. -Awesome!
I have to say, when it works, it works great, cuts great, and leaves beautiful cut lines.
I’ve been frustrated enough from the get go and wanted to return the darn thing, but since it was opened, had a few scrapes from self inflicted auto mapping, and having to face a restocking fee, discouraged me from doing so and look for possible solutions.
Issue 1 - often the Navimow would lose signal and begin recalibration, sometimes going around in circles for 20 minutes like an idiot.
*Solution - I installed the RTK antenna and took it off the network RTK.
For reference, I have a mesh network system and my WiFi reaches beyond the property line on all sides. I was not expecting to see the thing lose signal that often.
Issue 2 - the Navimow often gets stuck due to the grass being too high, even with it mowed down to the proper height, it was having issues.
*Solution - I cut the bottom of the body trim all the way around. This has resolved the issue of the Navimow getting stuck on St. Augustine grass. - video and pictures to follow.
Issue 3 - the Navimow has issues handling a 3” grass ledge at times, especially if the ground is at an angle, typical condition for South Texas. Very often, the small rear wheel would get stuck, and I’ve found my Navimow sitting in the middle of the street because it couldn’t get itself back over the curb into the grass. My curb is one of those gradual sloped curb, not the tall ones.
*Solution - I ultimately turned off perimeter cut to keep the Navimow away from the edge. - Resulting in more uncut grass at the edge.
Issue 4 - even with perimeter cut turned off, a handful of times now I’ve found the Navimow has slipped off the grass and landed upside down in the street like a turtle. The rear wheel would somehow slip off the grass 2-3” ledge at an angle, and since it’s only 1 wheel in the back, would flip over. - picture to follow.
No solution yet. If I can’t figure this out, my only option might be to map it even further away from the edge, which I think is ridiculous. I already programmed it to cut in a single direction to avoid possibly having the rear wheel slipping off the grass.
For reference, my island’s angle is only 12-18 degree angle in some areas.
My brother has expressed interest in purchasing one of these robot mowers, I’ve had to steer him towards the Luba 2 mini instead.
I’m hoping I can still make this Navimow work. These things are too expensive to just jump from one mower to the next. Right now I do not trust it enough to operate on its own without someone home for supervision, in the event that it gets stuck in the middle of the street and slipped upside down.
I welcome your inputs on things I could try.
Thanks!