Pros
- App-controlled height adjustment
- Excellent navigation
- Powerful movement
- Cuts grass beautifully
Cons
- Scheduling is fiddly to get right
Built for lawns of up to 600m, the Husqvarna Automower 405X is perfect for smaller yet complicated garden layouts.
It’s fitted with two large wheels at the back which aids the robot to climb slopes of up to 40% which should see you through the majority of hills and dips.
Before setting up the Husqvarna Automower 405X, two perimeter wires will need to be installed around the garden, which should then be plugged into the robot’s docking station. Depending on how complicated your garden layout is, this can either be installed yourself or by a professional. Otherwise, installation is generally straightforward and just requires you to clip the wires into place with pegs you hammer into the ground.
The first wire loops around your garden back to the docking station, while the second is a guide wire that is used by the robot to find its way in and out of the dock.
Once the wires are installed, you’ll need to go through the installation process which requires a PIN sent to you from Husqvarna. This PIN enables you to register the robot through the Automower app, and it works as a security measure ensuring that no one other than you can use it.
Controlling the Automower 405X is simple with the Automower app and, thanks to its built-in SIM card, can be operated remotely too.
The Automower app allows you to send the robot out for a task and set a cutting schedule to determine when you want it to mow. It also allows you to mow between 20mm and 50mm plus there’s the Target Height feature that lets you set the desired height and then enables the robot to spend 10 days slowly cutting down the limit.
Overall, the Automower 405X offers fantastic performance, cutting slightly over the perimeter wire to ensure as much lawn is tackled as possible. It will also drop grass clippings down to the soil to feed the lawn, helping to improve grass growth and fill in gaps.
There’s even a Spiral cutting option which enables the robot to detect when it’s on a longer patch of grass and starts spiralling around to cut it more thoroughly.
Finally, the Automower 405X is assisted by GPS so the robot knows where it has and hasn’t reached, meaning there won’t be any missed spots unless it’s a covered area with furniture.
Full review: Husqvarna Automower 405X Review
Reviewer: David Ludlow
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