My robot mower does this. It traverses the lawn like a Roomba. Took me awhile to get used to.
My Roomba vacuums in a pattern. It finds the edges of the room, finds obstacles, and then goes ||||| across the middle of the room, doing little circles around table legs.
I’d need 6 of 'em for my lawn, last time I checked. Would bee nice tho
Must have a big yard! Mine is good for 1/2 acre but it could just run more often so I think you could stretch it a bit
I had an electric mower so my pattern was just “don’t run over the extension cable.”
I optimize my pattern for minimal direction changes, which saves me 3-5% on the time it takes to mow
Same here. It’s sort of a square shape following the borders and obstacles. I think the time savings are much greater compared to doing a 180 on either end, or walking the mower backwards.
I try to go the opposite direction on the next mow, if I remember.
Exactly this. I do the trim of the section I am working, then any areas that cannot be bulk mowed, then smaller and smaller square pattern on the bulk to avoid time consumed on excessive turning/momentum loss. Grass looks fine, not trying to impress anyone, and I get back to my family sooner.
But you have to alternate the pattern each time you mow or you’ll get wheel ruts.
Only if you have a heavy mower and drive in the exact same spot every time. I can see it with a soft yard and a riding mower, but not so much with a push mower.
I definitely notice it with a push mower, but there’s also the issue of the grass blades themselves always being cut in one direction. That’ll produce a noticable effect over time if you don’t vary mowing vector.
The one who vomited, did so such that his steaks would be affected
Last Time I grilled, I didn’t ask who wanted their meat rarer than having a good chef
