Convert Lawn Mower To Remote Control

The radio has a range of approximately 2000ft.

Convert lawn mower to remote control.

Lawn mower find a cheap push mower. One can purchased the radio unit at any hobby store. This project was born after talking with a few friends one night. Other electronics there are a few ways to do this but i used an arduino pro mini a raspberry pi a sabertooth 2 25 motor controller a relay and a webcam.

Two controllers control the two wheels. A kit that easily converts a 21inch yard machines lawnmower into a robot that can be driven with remote control or for the adventurous made to cut the lawn autonomously. The hybrid remote control lawn mower unit. We have built many remote control lawnmowers over the years and keep getting request for a diy kit.

This lawnmower has forward reverse left right commands cutting height adjust. The trx 52 pro is a super duty remote control slope mower designed for heavy commercial applications. This is our 4wd remote control lawn mower with remote start and kill switch. The radio transmitter sends two signals for speed and direction.

I decided to use a separate 5v buck converter to power the arduino and rc receiver since i was concerned that the current to operate all of the relays would put an excessive load for the 5v provided by the 2x32. You can control the rig through a set of buttons and switches that control the blade engage the clutch or kill the engine. Using only top of the line commercial industrial grade components this machine is ideal for day in day out operation on slopes up to 50. Any mower should work but make sure it is reliable and starts.

More by the author. The mower itself is powered by an off the shelf battery and has a 21 inch deck. There is one for the left wheel and the other for the right. Make sure to ask for one that uses fcc approved ground frequencies 75 410mhz 75 430mhz 75 990mhz.

He was a fan of radio controlled devices so it made sense to convert his mower to rc. Rc remote i used a tower hobbies system 3000 and it works well. We modified a toro 22 mower to fit ig52 motors while keeping toro s height adju. Another flip of a switchand you can control the winch the led lights and raise or lower the deck of the lawn mower.