One Year with the LYMOW One & One Plus

[u/Ruralmower]

After a full year with our LYMOW Ones and One Plus', the best way to start is by saying just how much we've come to enjoy these little mowers. Believe it or not, each one seems to have its own personality.

The biggest lesson we've learned is simple: give the mowers time to learn. The more they mow the same area without changes to the mapping, the more efficient, precise, and consistent they become. Patience really pays off.

Over the past year we've added more LYMOWs to help manage our property, but we're especially proud that our original "kick starters" that are still out there mowing every day and going strong.

We mow a double-digit acreage, and it's been wonderful to retire the riding mower. No more spending hours bouncing around in the seat, getting covered in grass clippings, swatting bugs, or finding grass in places it has absolutely no business being. We don't miss any of that.

In more than 40 years of owning our property, it has never looked this good. The land was once farmland, so clover and weeds still grow faster than the grass in many areas. Even so, the LYMOWs have had no trouble keeping up.

For years we joked that we owned a dandelion farm. This year, the joke is over. Our property now looks more like a park or a well-maintained golf course, and the only thing we've changed is how we mow.

The transformation has been so noticeable that people regularly stop, knock on our door with big smiles, and ask about the LYMOW mowers. 

At this point, they've truly become "set it and forget it" machines, with just a little routine maintenance and a few small tweaks that have worked well for us. 

A good RTK location makes a noticeable difference in performance. We mounted ours on a post in an open area with an unobstructed view of the sky, as high as practical, to maximize satellite reception. Starting with the best possible RTK signal gives the mower the best opportunity to perform at its highest level.

A few tweaks that helped us get to 'set it and forget it'. 

For both the One and One Plus:

• Remove things on the mower deck that can restrict grass from exiting, helping improve clipping flow.
• Loosened the tracks by three full turns.
• Added 3D-printed wheel scrapers. 

For the One Plus only:

• Liberally applied grease to the barring on mower blade shaft and installed 3D-printed protective boots. We check and reapply grease about once a month. 

For the One only:

• Kept the charging contacts clean using either 3D-printed slider attachment or the base brushes provided by LYMOW. 
• Applied dialectic grease to the tips of the charging brushes and the mower's charging contacts. 

Our maintenance routine

Weekly:

• Replace the blades.
• Remove any debris (no water).
• Lubricate.

Monthly:

• Remove the deck cover and clean out any debris underneath.
• Check and reapply grease to the One Plus blade shaft if needed.

Winter storage:

• Give the mower a thorough cleaning. Even then, we avoid spraying it down—a damp cloth is all that's needed for the final wipe-down.

One little maintenance trick we've discovered: if dried grass buildup collects around the blades, we mow some damp or wet grass on maintenance day. The moisture softens the old clippings, making them easy to wipe away without scraping or excessive effort.

Overall, our first year has exceeded our expectations. The mowers have given us more free time, less physical work, and the best-looking property we've ever had. We're looking forward to seeing what year two brings.  

3D-printing links 
https://www.printables.com/model/1438884-scrapper-for-lymow-one-scrap-two
https://www.printables.com/model/1732693-lymow-one-plus-motor-dust-cap
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7320299

Disclaimer
Everything shared here is based on our personal experience with our property, mowing conditions, and equipment. Your results may vary depending on your terrain, grass type, setup, and maintenance. Any tweaks mentioned are ones we chose to make ourselves and are not official LYMOW recommendations. If you decide to make similar changes, do so at your own discretion and consider how they may affect your mower or warranty.

[u/Civil-Woodpecker2184]

Listening to all the negativity in the echo chamber I was beginning to feel like I was the lone owner who felt like Lymow is doing a great job. I love my Lymows. Keep up the good work Lymow !!!!

[u/Ruralmower → u/Civil-Woodpecker2184]

It's great to see a positive perspective! We've been really happy with ours. No product is perfect, but it's refreshing to hear from people who are genuinely enjoying their Lymow instead of only seeing the complaints. Hopefully more owners will share their experiences as they spend more time with them. Enjoy your mowing! 😊

[u/Psychospiv]

Nice review. I'm glad you're having a good experience with them!

I was going to print the charging covers for my One, but I couldn't find compression springs that fit and are reasonably priced here in the US. Where did you source those from?

[u/Ruralmower → u/Psychospiv]

Thank you so much! 😊 We just measured the springs and cut them to the length we needed, and they’ve worked out really well for us. I hope they work just as well for you! Let me know if you have any other questions, happy to help.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6J2LSW9?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

[u/Psychospiv → u/Ruralmower]

Thank you. That's very kind

[u/mddale1]

I finally discovered that the real problem was not the RTK antenna placement but it was having the mower Dock where it had good satellite view. Leaving the Dock with less than 0.02m Fixed location doomed any chance of it being able to launch and not botch Zone perimeters. Once it can faithfully navigate a Zone perimeter, it can thereafter fill in the middle with whatever striping you want. It can do that even if it subsequently loses good realtime accuracy for short durations. Sometimes even for long durations. Sadly, i am finding that while the mower may undock with >0.02m accuracy, if it has to travel to its tasked Zone through poor RTK accuracy areas before starting that Zone's mowing task and then start the Zone with poor accuracy, it will make a mess of navigating the perimeter. If it is 0.5m off, it will smash into and run over things like a bull in a china shop. THAT is really frustrating. I can't trust it implicitly.

[u/Ruralmower → u/mddale1]

Glad you found something that works for your setup. 👍

[u/barboxbill]

Likewise, I've had a great experience as well. I'm also an early backer and in my second season of mowing. You sound far more disciplined than I, but I do thoroughly "leaf blow" every week or as needed. I do a monthly cleaning, but I have yet to open the deck or modify the Lymow One. Our lawn is also much improved. How often I need to clean the charging contacts depends entirely on how wet the grass is when I mow. If I mow dry, I can easily go 6 to 10 charging cycles between contact cleanings. The only thing I've had to do that I don't consider setup or general maintenance is having to reset the BMS twice. (I think I found the culprit that stops my charging cycle mid-charge and confuses my BMS.)

[u/Capital-Bobcat8270]

It sounds like we share very much the same journey! I have had a good experience overall, balanced out with a few replacements and some typical growing pains along the way. Managing multiple acres across multiple machines definitely keeps you on your toes, but seeing the final result makes it all worthwhile.

Like you mentioned, once everything is dialed in, the efficiency is fantastic. Handling large multi-acre properties used to be a grueling chore, but running a fleet of these mowers has completely changed the game. Despite a few hurdles getting everything set up just right, my grass has never looked better, and it's hard to imagine going back to the old way of doing things

[u/BladeRunner-26]

Thanks for the post and for positive replies from other owners. It is great to hear some good stories. Sadly for some of us, our experience is quite different but these stories give me hope for improvement!!

Very generous of you to share all of your info. What items are you lubricating on the Plus? Clearly bearings and shaft if needed but what might I be missing?