Robot Mower Now On The Market
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That "robot mower" from Belgium that was featured on the cover of FARM SHOW a year and a half ago (Vol. 17, No. 1) is now on the market in the U.S. and Canada, marketed by Poulan/Weed Eater of Shreveport, La. "We've sold a limited number of units to over 30 dealers this year and expect them to be more widely available by next year," says David Anderson, project manager.
The first-of-its-kind, solar-powered "Weed Eater Robotic" is totally automatic, keeping your lawn at a pre-set height with-out refueling and requires virtually no maintenance. It senses the height of un-cut grass and shuts down if grass is too wet to mow. A bank of solar cells on top direct-drives the mower blades. It works its way slowly around a lawn, bouncing back from obstacles and moving on to other uncut grass. (On yards without a natural boundary to turn the mower, you run an underground wire that sends a signal to the mower as it approaches. The underground wire is charged by a solar unit). Sells for about $2,000.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, David Anderson, Project Manager, Poulan/Weed Eater, 5020 Flournoy-Lucas Rd., Shreve-port, La. 71129 (ph 318 687-0100).
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Robot Mower Now On The Market FARM HOME Lawn Mowers (31h,38) 18-5-4 That "robot mower" from Belgium that was featured on the cover of FARM SHOW a year and a half ago (Vol. 17, No. 1) is now on the market in the U.S. and Canada, marketed by Poulan/Weed Eater of Shreveport, La. "We've sold a limited number of units to over 30 dealers this year and expect them to be more widely available by next year," says David Anderson, project manager.
The first-of-its-kind, solar-powered "Weed Eater Robotic" is totally automatic, keeping your lawn at a pre-set height with-out refueling and requires virtually no maintenance. It senses the height of un-cut grass and shuts down if grass is too wet to mow. A bank of solar cells on top direct-drives the mower blades. It works its way slowly around a lawn, bouncing back from obstacles and moving on to other uncut grass. (On yards without a natural boundary to turn the mower, you run an underground wire that sends a signal to the mower as it approaches. The underground wire is charged by a solar unit). Sells for about $2,000.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, David Anderson, Project Manager, Poulan/Weed Eater, 5020 Flournoy-Lucas Rd., Shreve-port, La. 71129 (ph 318 687-0100).
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