The Yard Force SA series robotic lawn mowers are German built, four wheeled, swing bladed lawnmowers with a price bracket that matches the cheaper end of the market such as the Flymo 1200R.
The basic features are similar:
- Perimeter wire;
- Weatherproof charging station;
- 3M style connectors;
- Swing blades, etc...
However, there are also some aspects that are an improvement on the venerable Flymo / Gardena / Husqvarna automowers.
Yard Force SA600 Specifications
For a start, the wheels are solid, and there are four of them. This means no rubber bits to wear out, and cause the wheels to come apart, as happened with the Flymo, before we replaced them.
The mower happily deals with up to 40% (27 degrees) of slope, too, even in the wet. However, mowing in the rain is not recommended.
It has a large touch-screen to adjust various parameters, and a handy set of icons for illustrating the exact level of battery charge.
It's a real bonus to be able to see all the relevant information on the screen at once, too, unlike the line-by-line approach of other mowers. It's not quite as good as the Miimo's screen, but that comes at a price.
Naturally, in line with all the others, it has the usual PIN protection as well.
Yard Force Lawn Mower Manual Review
According to the Yard Force SA Series Manual, installation is pretty much the same as all other boundary-wire based mowers.
As seems to be the trend, there's no return wire, which increases reliability, but means that the manufacturers have to come up with increasingly clever ways to get their bots back to the charging station!
Programming looks easy, and is well-explained. There doesn't seem to be a function to change the way that the mower cuts (i.e. no 'lines' or 'spiral' setting), but the grid approach to programming the timer looks to be effective.
Various options, such as the rain sensor, can be turned on and off, and there's both a handy 'Stop' and 'Home' button.
Finally, the blades seem to be the standard type used by most spinning, rotating blade mowers, so the replacement blade cost ought to be in line with other manufacturers.
Yard Force Lawn Mower Price
The Yard Force SA600 is listed at around £600 at the time of writing, which makes it competitive when compared with the Honda Miimo and Abrogio mowers.
It's still slightly more expensive than the Flymo 1200R, but arguably the solid wheels, and higher level of customisation make for better value for money.
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