During the first use, the snow depth was already too high. But I can only let the snow blower work automatically if I am sure that the machine really manages the work plan. Therefore, monitoring of the operation was necessary. The areas that I have mapped for the use of the snow blower are unfortunately very small. The position of the garage, which is very close to the house and a distance to the road, because the large snowplow unfortunately always leaves a lot of compacted snow there. In addition, snow slips from the roof of the house. Over the winter it will be a lot. It can stay there, I need only a Pathway from the house to the garage.
Unfortunately, the small areas are not processed very effectively. I would like it if you could adjust the angle of the patterns as with the lawnmower. By the way, if I use the Snow Blower on the ice skating area: Why is the Spiral Mode not a Spiral with no corners?
Yarbo worked well when he could drive straight ahead. Unfortunately, he often got stuck in the frequent turning maneuvers. I removed the protection fence because the snow clumped very quickly and it could no longer work effectively. The throwing direction of the snow is very limited by my local conditions. It would be nice if you could adjust the throwing direction at the sidewalks not only to the right and left but also straight ahead.
After the first attempts, I re-mapped some areas (and wished my iPhone had a heater). I then took many tips from the forum into account. They are very helpful, thank you all! I quickly became aware that you can avoid many wrong movements of the snow blower by clever mapping. A sticker from my first PC came to mind: “Intel inside, Idiot outside”
At night I park the snow blower in a heated garage. If he has to recharge during the day, he can use the charging station outside. However, parking became very difficult after a few visits because the snow in front of the charging station quickly turned to ice. It then took a lot of attempts until he found the right parking position. I will also buy a small tent above the charging station, as recommended in the forum. Maybe a useful, complementary standard accessory for the snowblower?
Defrosting in the heated garage feels very important, especially with a lot of wet snow. I have noticed that snow has settled under the top of the snow tracks. This could lead to the snow tracks coming off while turning maneuvers. I think this is also related to my small areas: short paths, many turning maneuvers = a lot of snow around the tracks.
I also don’t know how to apply silicone grease on the tracks if the rubber is not ice-free.
What stood out positively: The snowblower was not clogged once! Maybe because I had sprayed it with silicone spray.
On the second day, I monitored the snowblower from my Mac with Smart-View. I was even able to intervene with using the app on the Phone if problems arose. Very helpful and much more comfortable. It was not so much snow this day and Yarbo runs the whole plan with only a few stops. The video shows Yarbos great work in deep snow:
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0b6sT1Gd9H1WDqOgHWWmc3IHQ
Yesterday the snow blade and the plastic protection cover was delivered. So I will tinker with my Andrew (Yarbo) today and continue to try new things. I think the plow mode can be helpful for my short entry. I will report.