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WANJI Field Notes

Straight talk on autonomous mowing and compact machinery for people who actually work the land — orchard owners, municipal crews, contractors and dealers. Real numbers, field conditions, and what to check before you buy.

We build autonomous robotic mowers and 0.8–2.2 ton mini excavators in Shandong, China, and ship them to dealers in 30+ countries. These notes cover the questions buyers ask us most often: whether a robot mower actually pays off in an orchard, how it handles a dam embankment, what RTK-GNSS and LiDAR really do in tall grass, and how a dealer should evaluate a supplier. New to the range? Start with the Buyer FAQ →

Robotic Mower Winter Storage & Maintenance: An Off-Season Checklist

When the grass stops growing, the machine still needs care. How to winterize an autonomous mower — from cleaning the 790 mm deck and storing swappable LiFePO4 packs indoors to track checks, software updates and a spring recommissioning route that prevents service delays.

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Robotic Mowers for Solar Farm Vegetation Management: An O&M Cost Guide

Solar plants grow grass all season — and shading, fire risk and warranty rules mean it has to be cut. Why hand crews, ride-on mowers and grazing all carry recurring labor cost, how RTK-GNSS robotic mowers run unmanned between panel rows, and what to check before you size a fleet.

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Robotic Mower for Orchards: A Buyer’s Field Guide

Tree rows, grass under the canopy, tight headland turns and irrigation lines — orchards are a hard place to mow. Here’s how an autonomous mower with RTK-GNSS navigation fits the job, what 2,000 m²/h means in a real grove, and what to check before putting a machine between your trees.

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Slope Mowing Robots: Safe Mowing on Embankments and Steep Slopes

Steep embankments are where ride-on mowing gets dangerous — rollover risk, operator fatigue, and slopes nobody wants to drive on. We look at how a tracked slope mowing robot works to 40° inclines, what LiDAR and remote override contribute, and how to specify a steep slope mower for dams, roadsides and levees.

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Robotic Mower Cost Savings: What You Actually Save vs. Manual Mowing

A robotic mower is not cheaper than a walk-behind on the invoice — it pays back in operator hours. We break the labor cost of mowing down with a calculation you can run on your own wage numbers, cover battery pack economics and machine uptime, and show where an autonomous mower earns its keep.

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How an RTK-GNSS Robotic Mower with LiDAR Obstacle Avoidance Actually Works

RTK-GNSS positioning at ±2 cm. LiDAR that reroutes around people and animals. Electronic geofence virtual walls with no boundary wire. No sales fog — just how each system works on the machine, what happens when GPS signal is lost, and why it matters in tall grass and low branches.

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How to Choose a Robotic Mower Supplier: A Dealer’s Guide

Robotic mowers are a long-term service business, not a one-off container sale. Six things a dealer should verify before signing — from mass production and certifications (CE, EPA Tier 4, EURO V) to parts response and demonstration support — plus how to become a WANJI dealer.

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Buyer FAQ: Pricing, Lead Time, Training, Warranty, Certifications

Seventeen questions buyers ask before ordering — how we quote, minimum order and lead time, how hard the machines are to operate, spare parts and after-sales, warranty, maximum slope, daily coverage, battery runtime and replacement, CE/EPA/EURO V paperwork, dealer cooperation terms, solar and orchard operation, dual-battery rotation, and the NAV-L3 navigation unit.

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What After-Sales Support Really Means When a Robotic Mower Works 365 Days a Year

“What happens when it breaks, and do you have a service network in my country?” Four things overseas support should consist of — a 12-month warranty covering the motors, cutting deck and navigation module, remote running logs with early warnings, universal parts sourced locally, and a dedicated engineer on video with air-freighted replacements.

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