Worx has manufactured robot lawn mowers that have become popular for the value they provide in features and price. I’ll cover their two most popular models in this review.
The Worx WR150 and WR153 Landroid L are two entry-mid level, affordable lawn mowers for lawns sized up to 0.5 acres. They’ll give you back your Sunday afternoons to enjoy with the family.
On the surface, they look very similar, but with one key difference that we’ll go through. The details will help you see which of the two automatic lawnmowers is better for you and your lawn.
If you have a smaller yard, the Worx WR140 and WR143 Landroid M mowers are made to handle up to ¼ acres of grass. The WR150 and WR153 Landroid L’s are designed for lawns up to ½ acres.
Worx WR150 vs WR153 Technical Specifications
Let’s take a look at the Worx WR150 vs WR153 technical specifications to start this Worx Landroid L 20V robotic lawn mower review.
The two Worx Landroid L mowers look very similar don’t they? The difference between the WR150 and WR153 is the included Find My Landroid GPS Tracking in the WR153. GPS helps to keep the WR153 software connected and up-to-date.
The Worx robot mowers are designed to automate 99% of your lawn care chores. By mowing the lawn little but often, these are autonomous machines can be configured to mow the lawn day or night.
Let’s take a look at the features and benefits that will get you there.
Worx Landroid L Features and Benefits
These Worx Landroid L mowers are two of the most featured packed automowers on the market. In this section, I’ll cover some of the key features and the benefits they offer.
Cutting Patterns and Modes
The Worx WR150 and WR153 automatic lawn mowers use a “mowing algorithm” that cuts the grass in a random pattern. This method ensures that your grass is always at the same level and carpet smooth.
As with all robotic mowers, they’re designed to cut your lawn a little at a time, but often. This ensures that the grass clippings are so small that they don’t need to be collected and thrown out.
One thing I hated about push mowers was dumping the collected grass clippings into garbage cans and bags. That always got my allergies going hard. No amount of allergy medicine would help. No more with robot mowers though.
With robot lawn mowing, the small grass clippings act as a natural fertilizer due to their small size. They’re easily absorbed back into the lawn and the soil to promote new growth for fuller grass.
Cutting height can be manually set and allows you to have between 1.6 to 3.9 inches of grass height. If you have a certain inch of grass height you want, just set it.
They can also cut closer to the edges than many other robotic mower models with the cut-to-edge feature I discuss in the next section.
Lawn Size and Cutting Deck
Both the WR150 and WR153 models are optimized medium sized yards of up to 0.5 acres. This size is dictated by several factors including the mow and charge times of the battery, the speed at which they cut the grass, and the size of the cutting deck.
The cutting deck simply refers to the size of the area below the mowers, the cutting width of the blades. Both models have a cutting width deck of 9 inches with a spinning disc of 3 blades.
The cutting deck has a Floating Deck design that standard mowers don’t have. The floating deck automatically allows for uneven lawn terrain and tall grass. As the Landroid moves, it will adjust the cutting deck higher and lower as it recognizes different height levels of the lawn. This helps when cutting on rougher areas and slopes.
They’re both also equipped with the Cut-to-Edge technology that consists of an offset blade on the cutting deck that allows them to cut up to the boundary edges. That’ll cut the amount of extra trimming that you’ll need to do manually if you want to get to the edges.
Handling Different Types of Lawns – Flat, Slopes, Ditches
Not all lawns and yards are perfectly flat rectangular lots of grass. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one myself. The closest would be a football field that’s 100 yards.
How do the Worx WR153 and WR150 perform with lawns that aren’t flat and rectangular?
The Landroid L mowers can handle slopes of up 20 degrees, so it shouldn’t matter if your garden is not completely flat as long as any slopes are too steep.
Within this area it is recommended that you fill in any unwanted holes to decrease the chances of the mower becoming stuck at any stage.
For permanent obstacles such as flower beds and large ditches, these can also be excluded from the mowing area by use of the boundary wire.
Worx actually offers a handy accessory called the Landroid Off-Limits Digital Fence to create No-Mow Zones. This is a magnetic strip that can be used to create temporary no-mow zones, useful if you have items like inflatable pools or trampolines.
The regular boundary wires that come with the Landroids are meant to set up your whole lawn’s perimeter for the mower’s lifetime. Other obstacles like flower beds and gardens are inside the lawn and could be more temporary, so the Off Limits wire strips are usefule in those cases.
The tricky part of dealing with unevenness from obstacles and slopes can be the set up and installation. I’ll discuss using boundary wires to establish cutting perimeters in the next section on setup and installation.
Setup and Installation
Setting up the Worx WR153 and WR150 aren’t too different from other robot mowers.
Depending on the size of your yard, installation can take anywhere from a few hours up to a whole day 5 hrs. However, it is a one-time procedure and you’ll make back all that installation time when you’re relaxing on Sunday afternoons.
The most time-consuming part of the installation is running the boundary wire. The boundary wires should be laid all the way around the perimeter of your lawn and also around permanent obstacles, such as bushes and trees.
Both ends of this wire should then meet where you have placed the charging base station. The charging station itself should be placed in a shady area and within 32 feet of a power outlet. It is then simply a matter of placing your assembled mower onto the charging station and charging it up.
When it comes to boundary wire installation, do make sure to bury the wires underneath the earth. With the mower in action and exposed wire boundaries, the wheels could lift the wires and the blades would chew up wires.
Or the wheels would get caught in the wires and the mower could malfunction. The wheels could also continue spinning and tearing up your grass, if the wire isn’t already entangled in the wheel axles.
Design and Build Quality
Worx are renowned for the quality of their design, workmanship and durability with power tools, and lawn and garden tools.
The WR150 and WR153 have the same design with the majority of features on the top of the mower for easy access. The removable and rechargeable lithium battery pack is located on top with the digital display interface control panel. No need to turn the mower over to change the battery.
Both these models are designed to live outside in all, but the worst weather. It says a lot that about Worx’s own confidence in the product that they come with a 3-year warranty.
Battery Life and Power Source
The brand-new 4.0Ah battery packs give a 60-90 minute mowing time, depending on the lawn terrain. After its initial charge, which takes longer, the battery will generally recharge within 90 minutes.
The Worx WR153 and WR150 mowers beats pushing a standard gas-powered mower any day. And they’re better for the environment.
When it comes to selecting a place for the base charger station, keep in mind it needs to be within range of a power outlet. These devices both come with a low voltage extension cable that will give you a range of thirty-two feet from the power outlet to the charging station.
The physical life of the battery is dependent on factors like the number of charge cycles and the frequency of its use, but expect a life of 3–5 years before it needs to be replaced.
Mower Controls and Programming
Programming can be done either from the control panel or through the mobile app that can be downloaded for both Android and iOS.
Once you have all the hardware in place, then it’s simply a matter of programming your robot with a mowing schedule and letting it mow. Customizable mowing schedules are a great feature to have, so you can still utilize the yard.
Whilst it isn’t compatible with Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, it can be controlled through the use of a mobile app.
Safety and Security
For safety, the WR150 and WR153 mowers feature a number of built-in safeguards. Each have sensors that will stop the mower during operation at the slightest bump. The mowers then simply reverse course and try alternative paths to continue mowing.
They also have tilt and lift sensors that instantly stop the spinning blades if anyone attempts to lift the robotic mowers.
When it comes to anti-theft protection features, once the Landroid L mowers are lifted, they’ll require a PIN code to restart. Another feature is Installation Lock that disables the mower from working on any lawns that are not yours. It’ll only work on the initial lawn that it was configured for.
Up until now, there haven’t been any differences between the Worx WR150 and WR153 robot lawn mowers. But we have differences now with security features.
Only the WR153 has a GPS module that allows the robot mower to be tracked. So if it’s removed from the yard, you’ll be able to find it. The WR150 can still be upgraded though by purchasing the GPS module separately.
Noise Levels
The Worx WR150 and WR153 are amongst the quietest robotic mowers on the market. The decibel rating of both these models is around 58dB, which is about the noise level of a normal conversation.
One of the nice advantages of robot mowers is that they are much quieter than gas-powered mowers. They’re so quiet that you many people will run the mowers through the night without disturbing the neighbors.
Weather Protection
The WR150 and WR153 Landroid L mowers are designed to spend the bulk of their time outdoors. While you’ll want to keep them sheltered and dry as much as possible, they’ll more than survive the rigors of mowing all types of grass in growing seasons.
They can mow in the rain, but it’s not the best idea to mow wet grass. The grass clippings can clump together, potentially causing issues with wheels and other parts becoming stuck.
Both models feature rain sensors that can detect how heavy the rain is falling. If it’s raining heavily, the mower will return to its charging base station.
To prolong the life of your mower it is recommended you take it in indoors when you’re not planning to use it for some time, like during non-growing seasons.
Maintenance and Cleaning
The Worx Landroid L mowers are relatively low maintenance machines, but some maintenance and care are suggested to keep the mowers in top condition.
The underside and wheels should be checked periodically and cleaned. The blades should also be changed once they lose their sharpness.
Depending on the grass type, thickness, and mowing frequency, you can expect to get around two to three months from a set of blades. If you ever have any problems, Worx has troubleshooting articles and support on their site.
Accessories
There are a number of Worx accessories available for these models including a Landroid Garage, Boundary wire kit, spare blades, Landroid Off-Limits Digital Fencing, and a Landroid Anti-Collision system.
Other Robot Lawn Mower Benefits
In addition to getting your Sunday afternoons back, robotic lawn mowers promote a healthy and self-sustaining lawn.
The initial outlay for one of the Landroid L mowers may seem steep, but the low running and maintenance costs should be offset against this. How much is your time worth?
Then there is the environmental benefits, both locally with the noise reduction and elimination of gasoline fumes. Low-energy usage and lack of emissions are good for the global environment too.
Worx Landroid L Pros and Cons
Pros
- Rugged and Long Lasting
- Mobile App to Customize Mowing Schedule
- Cut to Edge Technology Keeps Lawn Edges Clean
- Simple Configuration
- Low Maintenance
- Great Looking Lawn
Cons
- No Smart Technology Integration
- GPS is a separate purchase for the WR150
Worx WR150 vs WR153 Comparison
The only difference between the Worx WR150 and WR153 Landroid L models is the inclusion of a GPS module and tracking system on the WR153 model. Other than the GPS feature, all the other features and functions are the same.
Final Thoughts on Worx WR150 and WR153 Landroid L
I’m impressed with both of these models – the Worx WR153 and WR150. But the Worx WR153 would be my choice between the two, because it comes with the Find My Landroid GPS feature that gives me peace of mind that I can always see where it is.
They’re both well-priced robot mowers that’ll cut lawns with sizes up to 0.5 acres. These two are made for all kinds of terrain and you’re able to use the Landroid Off-Limits Digital Fencing to exclude more dangerous areas.
The quietness of these lawn mowers also allow you to run them through the night without waking anyone up. After you’ve gotten a good night’s rest, you’ll wake up to a well-manifured, good-looking lawn.
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