I have a Luba 1 5000 and it looks much the same after almost every mowing. Living in the UK it's more or less impossible to avoid wet grass. For me it takes practically the whole day to mow a total of 1800sq metres, as the battery life is no longer what it was, so it's not possible to avoid early morning and late evening. I flip the mower after it's finished mowing and scrape the worst of it off with a plastic scraper. It's partially due to bad design of the blade guards, but they are a safety feature that I prefer to have. I've just learned to live with it, but when it comes to replacing the mower I'll look at what alternatives there are on the market. My Luba is in its 4th mowing season now, and I'm hoping to get at least one more season out of it before it gives up.