SPECIALIST MOWERS
Challenging Automower ‘ Eco ’ Installation
Automower specialists from Ben Burgess provide the ideal solution for a perfectly maintained garden
n early 2022 the team at
I Ben Burgess Beeston took on a challenging Husqvarna
Automower ® installation for a customer from the king ’ s Lynn area . Working alongside the customer and their landscaper , they were able to assist in creating a perfectly maintained garden .
Groundscare sales advisor Lee Cooper and Service Technician James Hoare spoke with us about the challenges and experiences surrounding the installation .
“ When we initially visited the site , it was completely bare . With the assistance of the Area Business Manager from Husqvarna James , we worked with the customer Mark and their landscaper to build a picture of what they were hoping to achieve , to ensure we could deliver the perfect finish . We settled on providing two Automower ® 430X GPS enabled machines to cover each side of the garden , meaning that the machines wouldn ’ t need to cross any of the ornate stonework being laid and would deliver the right finish in a shorter timescale .
Technician James programmed the machines to operate during the night , allowing the customer freedom of the garden during the day . Both Automowers ® were programmed with a geofence anti-theft function to protect the machines and were then linked to Mark ’ s phone , allowing him complete control over them remotely from anywhere in the world .
The installation was a challenging one , because the turf had been freshly laid . We couldn ’ t risk damaging the new turf , so we had to do the whole job without using our usual power tools . Instead we used pegs and turf irons to achieve the correct finish , making sure the customer could see no trace of the installation . It was great for us to be able to learn and refine our techniques with Automower ® installation and this project provided the perfect opportunity for an ‘ Eco ’ install .
We ’ ve since been back in touch with the customer and he ’ s very happy with the results .
52 GroundskeepingJournal . co . uk | January / February 2023