Update 18/06/2022: I removed the RoboClaws (don’t work on mesh wire protecting bad patches in recovery). Instead I added grip spikesgrip spikes now. First test run is promising! Grip does seem to have improved, and it’s not pulling the mesh wire loose.
Update 16/06/2022: I tried adding RoboClaws spikes to improve the grip. There are various vendors which seem to provide too small wheels (226 diameter), RoboClaws has a 229mm model which definitely helps improve traction. HOWEVER, it still gets stuck in sandy patches. The mesh helps great to cover those, the RoboClaws don’t work on the mesh though. Therefore I removed them again, and will work on recovery using mesh to protect bad patches first. My wife hasn’t seen the spikes yet, you don’t want the mower to drive over your (bare) foot with spikes 🙂 so not sure she’ll let me use them when we no longer have sandy patches 😉
Update 30/05/2022: Just had to reconnect the wire to the base station to solve the wire issue. Because of the challenging steep cornered charging station, it may have moved causing the wire to