I added four 5 lb weights to the rear hitch. That solved the reverse bucking problem.
PS: The foam board is just an experiment to keep the battery from overheating in the sun (It works).
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I just got the new FW that does an auto adaption by slowing down the mowing speed when going downhill. It keeps a closer track as long as it is mowing on a small slope angle, or going almost directly downhill on a large slope angle. My yard is almost all slopes (rolling) at a variety of angles up to 35 degrees. The mowing job is better, but at a terrible price in mowing time. It now takes twice as long to mow my yard (and it is over an acre). Only mowing uphill and mowing backwards downhill would be a far better solution for my yard. Mowing uphill (does not have to be exactly uphill, just generally uphill within about 30 degrees to hold a good line), then moving over half a mower width and mowing backwards downhill, would do a very nice job. By mowing in two directions, the grass would get a much more even cut and would be faster than mowing uphill only with a small overlap. I hope this gets implemented.
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about 10lbs but it’s leveraged so it looks like more weight…
Tim
The trimmer will add about 30 lb’s
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is there any progress on the steep slope mowing algorithm? i too bought the yarbo to mow slopes, about 80% of my lawn. i can mow the flats all day with a regular walk behind mower. i’m older and would like to be able to stay in my house, so the slope mowing is critical for me. yarbo claimed to be able to mow 35° slopes and is the main reason i bought it. on this basis the algorithm is past due.
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The current firmware has some additional slope logic in it. It is much improved but still not quite perfect. It slows the rover down now on slopes greater than 5%.
I’ve had to resort to multiples of dozens of “deadends” to do my slopes. I have the new firmware and it seems to do the same as last version, but slower and with more “zero turns”. I’ll try and just map a hill and see how it does, to see if the algorithm is actually usable now…
Tim
The new firmware does do much better on mild and medium slopes. I’ve very little touch-up to do anymore, compared to the prior version.
It’s still a “hold my beer” moment when going down steep stuff. Not as bad as before, but it’ll still track offcourse by a lane or more. I think a dedicated mowing angle might be more effective, but have not tried it yet.
Thank you for your feedback — we fully understand how important slope mowing is for you. In the latest firmware update, we’ve optimized the mowing logic for better performance on slopes. The machine now automatically adjusts its speed based on the slope angle to ensure stable movement and effective mowing results.
So why does it engage the slope logic when navigating between Areas to reach the target Area? There’s no reason for it to trigger when it’s not even cutting grass.
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Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I’ve forwarded it to our product team for further consideration
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