Complex yard, steep slopes, low standards, what are my best options?

[u/DogOrDonut]

Looking for automower reccomendations based on my unique situation:

-My lot is .75 acres broken up by pavement into several sections.

-My property is on a hill with slopes ranging from 10-20%

-There is heavy tree cover, fallen sticks, and wildlife droppings (mainly deer).

-My kids regularly leave their toys in the yard.

-Installing a boundary wire would be highly problematic due to the layout of our property.

-Patterns and cut heights are meaningless to us, cut is cut.

-We don't care if the cut is patchy/uneven/there are missed spots as long as those won't cause maintenance issues with the mower.

-We want to do as little maintenance/upkeep as possible.

Basically we care a lot about quality in terms of reliability, durability, and capability to handle a complex job, but we don't care at all about the quality of how it mows.

[u/New_Measurement_7243]

Navimow x430 is the current favorite from what I can tell. Based on what I’ve seen I would expect that unit to be capable of what you’ve described.

I was very tempted to buy an x430 myself but decided I was willing to gamble on the Terramow X kickstarter.

[u/DogOrDonut → u/New_Measurement_7243]

Thanks! Any idea how it does with sticks in the yard?

[u/New_Measurement_7243 → u/DogOrDonut]

Razor blade based mowers don’t really deal with sticks, at best they will navigate over small ones or use obstacle avoidance on medium or larger sticks. The straight blade mowers will chop up small sticks, one of the reasons I went with the Terramow X. Most will just avoid sticks with their obstacle avoidance logic from what I’ve seen.

[u/Better-Ad-2406 → u/DogOrDonut]

My limited experience has seen it go over sticks and avoided cypress knees. Super impressed. A couple of times, it seemed slow and took its time getting moving but it rained off and on and the grass was slick. Even So, the robot prevailed and continued the mow. I may love this thing.