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Apr 20, 2024
9:27:47am

Longseason Truly Addicted User

I’m waiting for the roomba style mowers to get better.

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Longseason

Previous username: panacablue
Bio page: Longseason
Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Last login: May 3, 2024
Total posts: 17,781 (53 FO)

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Two weeks with the Ryobi Self propelled electric mower...

Adrielle Board Misanthrope

Apr 20, 9:13am

I just bought the Greenworks mower from Costco.

TADOW

Apr 20, 9:19am

Good call. That 80v is is the way to go if you can swing it.

OmahaOmaha

Apr 20, 9:39am

I tried a Ryobi a couple years ago and it sucked. It was a low/mid range one though. Now my gas one is starting to run

Mike Honcho

Apr 20, 9:20am

Ryobi redesigned the mowers, a couple of years ago

Apr 20, 9:52am

Sorry, your electric mower definitely isn’t cutting KGB down from 10” to 4” (the max height for 99% of mowers) easily

Mike Honcho

Apr 20, 11:21am

RE: Sorry, your electric mower definitely isn’t cutting KGB down from 10” to 4” (the max height for

TwinsRight

Apr 20, 12:19pm

I have a bunch of Ryobi One+ battery tools that work well. If I need a new mower

Hoopster

Apr 20, 9:22am

I just did the opposite and bought a spare Honda gas mower since they are being

Buffalo

Apr 20, 9:26am

I bought a spare Honda last year as well

AF Cougar

Apr 20, 9:34am

My last gas mower was a Honda. It sucked. Didn't last 4 years. The self propelled part stopped working

Adrielle

Apr 20, 9:35am

That's an anomaly from everything I've heard

Buffalo

Apr 20, 9:37am

Agreed. My self-propelled Honda has been working great for 30 years with only

Hoopster

Apr 20, 9:39am

My current Honda is 7 or 8 years old and I'm embarrassed to say I didn't even

Buffalo

Apr 20, 9:43am

Two different friends of mine had the same issue with their Honda mowers

Adrielle

Apr 20, 11:05am

3 friends of mine had those issues with their Ryobi

Buffalo

Apr 20, 1:18pm

my electric mower battery (Ego) lasted 5yrs- not too bad

byujag

Apr 20, 9:37am

I had a Honda HR x. And it was running like butter but a little bit incorrect on

Apr 20, 10:05am

Actually my very first Ego battery was DOA. They did replace it and I haven't

Buffalo

Apr 20, 10:22am

i just did the same thing.

coolblue

Apr 20, 12:13pm

I’m waiting for the roomba style mowers to get better.

Longseason

Apr 20, 9:27am

I have an EGO. Fine for small lawn, but doesn’t doesn’t suck up debris well.

Kaanapali

Apr 20, 9:29am

Exactly. This is the thing that happened with people. They say my mower won't do

Apr 20, 10:12am

Just like an EV electric mowers are better. You said you bought the mid level

Apr 20, 9:36am

By the way, a little t. I. C on the car comment

Apr 20, 9:36am

Are you saying your brother’s top of the line Ryobi does a good job or bad job?

BlooCoug

Apr 20, 9:43am

It does a very good job

Apr 20, 10:08am

Glad to hear. The high end Ryobi is the one I am going to buy soon.

BlooCoug

Apr 20, 11:32am

All my lawn care items are electric/battery except the lawn mower

EarlSpeak

Apr 20, 9:46am

Find someone with egos top of the line Long or ryobi

Apr 20, 10:19am

I am going on 5 years with all Ryobi battery-powered yard tools and have had zero issues or regrets. We have the

RootieBoy

Apr 20, 9:47am

Oh and I have been able to mow when it gets dark thanks to the headlights on the mower. Nice touch, Ryobi.

RootieBoy

Apr 20, 9:47am

My only component with both yowy and eagle mowers is their bag size is smaller t

Apr 20, 10:26am

I think the 40v Ryobi yard gear is OK. I hear bad things about the 18v One+

Hoopster

Apr 20, 11:27am

Yeah I would never go 18v for yard tools, but I have the same 18v drills and whatnot that get the job done. Obviously

RootieBoy

Apr 20, 11:33am

Yeah you want to go with the 40v Ryobi battery for yard tools unless you have

BlooCoug

Apr 20, 11:34am

Yep. Plus, Ryobi has by far the largest ecosystem of battery powered yard tools

BlooCoug

Apr 20, 3:25pm

I haven’t had a great experience with Ryobi.. bought an electric chain saw and

AF Cougar

Apr 20, 3:58pm

I have a ryobi wet/dry vac that is really bad. I’m not impressed with their

Apr 20, 4:07pm

Do you have a new one or old one, sean

Apr 21, 10:44am

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