In this video we discuss the difference between boundary wires and guide wires. We also go back to the technical manual to find out what the REAL specs are for the amount of wire that can be used in an Automower installation. We also talk about guide wires and how to keep maximum signal strength in you guide wires.

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34 Comments

  1. So does a thicker gauge of REAL copper help drop the resistance enough to fudge a few more feet?

  2. I have a question about 2 wires to an island canceling the signal so the mower will run over it. We installed an island wire and had a problem with the mower thinking it was a boundarywire. I went back to the section and made sure the wire was next to each other without crossing it over and still didn't work because we were also told the guide wire crossing it would be fine because the boundary would not be detected. Didn't happen so we decided to illiminate the island all together and leave the guide wire in place. when I cut the wire and repaired, after unplugging the unit first, I am now getting the blue flashing light. I repaired again with another coupler and same thing. I did leave some distance on the cut as to not stretch the wire but still flashing blue light, I have ordered more couplers and the Kolso Fo2 to help in case this isn't the problem. Is there a way youy can cause a problem with the coupler itself? I did push down tightly. Thank you

  3. I have a Husqvarna 115h – How many guide wires can I run to the charging station (under 600meters total) and where do I connect them on the charging station? (there is ONLY 1 hook up for the guide wire)

  4. Absolutely the BEST VIDEO and explanation on YouTube for how to install a automower. Thank You !!

  5. I need to put my charging station inside a garage shed. The only problem is that the grass area and shed need to be crossed by pavement. Is it possible to configure the mower to travel on the guidewire without cutting? Or some other way to solve my scenario?

  6. Do you know why my 315x very often follows the guide wire when it leaves the charging station? I have a larger area and a smaller area, and the guide wire is in the smaller area. Obviously I want it to go to the larger area most of the time (like 75%), but it still goes to the smaller area half of the time…

  7. Does the 450xh model have the same boundary wire length limit? Can a yard use two systems or the boundary wires butt up against each other?

  8. Great Video for people who get mixed up with boundary and guide wire setup

  9. Instead of doing a GPS guided mow I'm switching to the zone style. How do you determine which wire is the left and which is right? Is it left looking at charge station or facing away from the charge station?

  10. Does the depth into the ground that the perimeter and guide wires are set change the signal strength? I have seen suggestions of burying the wires as much as 4" and, in my mind that would reduce the signal strength much more than say wires buried 1" deep.

  11. This was great! I had no idea what to do about my volcanoes – now I do.

  12. My 450x has been doing a great job mowing my very complex yard. Not big but complex. However when it goes home to it's garage it spends quite awhile in front of the garage trying to get parked. It keeps hitting the garage and the planter walls nearby. Is there a way to have avoid running into the walls of its garage?

  13. FYI, Dwight, although VERY busy was kind enough to review my drawings and give feedback. That kind of help is really appreciated! Hats off to him!

  14. Very helpful video. I know the devil is always in the details.

    Below in one of your responses you say "the mower itself will NOT cross the boundary wire to follow the guide". I was hoping to have the charger close to my house and have the mower follow the guide wire down a path (hopefully with the blade turned off) to the lower part of my yard (which is the only area that actually has grass and that I want to mow). I thought I could run the guide wire down that path and then connect into the boundary wire around the grassed area. But if the mower won't cross the boundary wire then does this mean:

    1 It will go down the guide wire but then stop when it gets to the boundary and not cross into the grassed area?

    2 Maybe it does cross the boundary to get into the grassed area but will not cross it to get out of the grassed area when it needs to get back to charge?

  15. It would be nice IF the sales staff and Husqvarna reps actually KNEW this info. I brought in my drawing of our VERY complex landscaped yard and measured out I needed 1300m of boundary wire. All they cared about was if the grass area was less than 1.25Acre…it is .75Acre. 3 Guide wires now available on 450x but still the loops will be more than 400m. I have a large koi pond that has to have boundary around it. So WHY DO THE REPS AND SALES STAFF NOT KNOW THIS INFO!!! Luckily i saw this video today before i have paid for the new 450X. I will see if i can redesign the layout and maybe have it bump into areas( but that will require a lot of landscape changes). I grow tired of sales people NOT knowing their product. In fact they are order takers, not sales people! Thanks for your great video!!!

  16. Where can I find instructions on how to fit Husqvarna Wall hangers for 310 & 430X

  17. Great Video. Thank you I wish I would have watched this 3 years ago. We just installed a new boundary wire. But this time we decided we didn't need any guide wires. Stihl and Honda don't use them so we can get a way with not having them just more stuff to break. Right. But we installed boundary wire and the battery kept dying. So we just changed the setting. If the mower has thirty minutes to get back to the charging station than it can just find the boundary wire easily in 30 minutes and roll back to home base right? Still dyed in the yard. So we tried a spare on that is brand new and it found the charging station. Was this just luck that it found the charging station? Or is the battery really dead or not good. It is a 2018 model. You seem to really believe in guide wires. Do you still think the same thing in 2020. This installation is huge 1.5 acres.

  18. Very helpful video. I know the devil is always in the details.

    Below in one of your responses you say "the mower itself will NOT cross the boundary wire to follow the guide". I was hoping to have the charger close to my house and have the mower follow the guide wire down a path (hopefully with the blade turned off) to the lower part of my yard (which is the only area that actually has grass and that I want to mow). I thought I could run the guide wire down that path and then connect into the boundary wire around the grassed area. But if the mower won't cross the boundary wire then does this mean:
    1 It will go down the guide wire but then stop when it gets to the boundary and not cross into the grassed area?
    2 Maybe it does cross the boundary to get into the grassed area but will not cross it to get out of the grassed area when it needs to get back to charge?

  19. Have you seen installations work with a guide wire going across a driveway in the crevice? And an even more important question is do you use a guide wire or a boundary wire?

  20. Great video thanks. I had my 450x installed by an installer two days ago and it has yet to find the home base on it's own. Plus on one section of my layout the mower only mows between the guide wire and the lead-in side of the boundary wire. I placed the mower on the other side of the guide wire and the other half of the boundary wire. I got a message that it was our of the mowing area. The other two guide wires do pretty well for getting the mower back to the charging station, but doesn't quite make it into the station and connect on it's own. Any Ideas? Wires crossed somewhere?

  21. Thanks for the the help, I have a few questions for a 315x install:
    1 can I mow over a freshly seeded soil patch while the seeds are growing?
    2 Can I cross an island boundary wire with a guide wire? It would be crossing the doubled up wire from island to boundary wire proper. Or does the crossing of a wire pose a problem… 
    3 You mention leaving a shed etc to just get bumped into instead of making an island… what about a rock island with football sized rocks at the edge – its in the middle of the yard! Is it ok to bump into rocks for the robots shell?   Thanks for the tips!

  22. Did you mention you can send the mower down a guide wire for so many meters for a percentage you’ve not a clue so stop posting

  23. A soul ugly crap iv done more installations than you can imagine 2 dock stations over 12 foot walls 4 mowers in same garden you don’t have a clue

  24. I have a 2nd area at the other side of the driveway. I do not want the Husqvarna 420 to drive to area 2 without me controlling this, to avoid collision with the car on the driveway. I cannot drive around the house to reach area 2. Can I put the 2nd guidewire together with the boudary wires (to and back from area 2) in 1 tube under the driveway? From point of view of area 1, the loop is
    closed before the driveway, but can I instruct the robot to go to area 2 accross the driveway by instructing the robot to follow guidewire 2 whilest the boundary wires (to area 2 and back from area 2) are next this 2nd guidewire in the same plastic tube? In other words, when one instructs the robot to follow the guidewire, does the robot looks where the boudary wires are located and do they need to be at a minimum distance from the guidewire to allow the guidewire to work?

  25. So using a dog fence trencher, how does that work with trees. They want 0" between wires

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