Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Robot Lawn Mower

[Martin Schafer (schafer]

> 
> Considering their cost, I would gues these to be in the class of tools which 
> cohousers might be able to justify even if most individual families cannot.
> Has any cohousing group bought such a mower?
>    ... for the community grounds?
>    ... as a community project?
> 
> 
> BTW, I've only seen two such mowers mentioned. The Lawn Boy mower is solar
> powered, mulches, cuts randomly within user-defined boundaries  (user must lay
> a guide wire), includes an anti-theft alarm (sounds off if you lift it), and
> costs about $2000.  All I know about the other mower is that it costs about
> $700-1000 and comes in kit form.
> 

If the Lawn Boy one is the same as the one in the Real Goods catalog,
(it's other stats are identical) then it is only capable of dealing
with 10,000 sq ft  (100 x 100 or many other combinations) of grass.
Many common grounds would require several units, which begins to get
ridiculously expensive.

Martin