Ryobi 40V Brushless String Trimmer Unbox and Review
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- I just bought a Ryobi Trimmer or as I prefer to call it, a weedwacker. I was resistant to buying a battery powered weedwacker, but I'm so happy I did. It does the job that I need. I have about a .25 acre yard and it does fine with all the weeds. I will see how it does in the winter, spring when it rains, but so far this summer its been great. I'm in SoCal where it never rains, only a few weeks in the winter. Happy with this tool. Paid $200 at the box store.
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I just bought mine, great video and info on it. Just one question, how long did it take you to cut the lawn, that would give us an idea, I may have missed it. Did it take an hour, more or less than that? Thanks a bunch
Good question. I am not sure but I would say if you held the trigger for 45 minutes straight non stop it would last. But the cool thing is when your cutting weeds and grass you usually aren’t holding the tigger the entire time and when you not holding the trigger the machine is off. Kinda like an hybrid car when you come to a stop sign. Over all the battery should last you a good hour and a half of cutting if you are just trimming things here and there. Because realistically you are not holding the trigger down the entire time you are working on your yard. Give it a try and tell me what happens. 😁
@@SanDiego_VDubLife I edged my yard yesterday which is 1000sq ft. I had a full battery and it took me about 45minutes off and on. The battery still had 3 out of 4 lights when I was done, so, worked great and last for a pretty long time I would say. thanks again for the info, very helpful
@@angelapatsios3546 that’s awesome. And you don’t even have to charge it. It’s recommended to take the battery off when you not using it. The battery will hold the charge until next time you need it. Thanks for the reply. I love to hear how it worked out for people. I’m gonna pin your comment so people know.
Agreed
@angelapatsios3546 too long had to recharge a second time it took a little long than 1 1/2 hour.
I had a model older than this one that I love. My sister has difficulty with tools that are too heavy and she actually loved mine and found it easy to use ruclips.net/user/postUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG . This is a newer model but was even lighter which she really appreciates. She enjoys it and I no longer have to go to her house to trim as she can handle it fine. Haven't used it enough to comment on the battery life but lithium batteries last longer than the old style. Being cordless makes it easy to trim the far edges of the property. The entire yard can be trimmed with one charged battery.
Yes good point. It doesn’t weigh very much at all.
Lousiest instruction manual from Ryobi I’ve ever seen. Really good drawings, but no explanations to match. Great instructional vid. Ryobi owes you big time. You deserve to make money off this. Spent an hour trying to assemble the head by the instructions…. Watched you, took under five minutes.
Thanks Dave. Glad I could help
Glad I’m not the only one. So frustrating
Extremely helpful. The written "instructions" which came with the trimmer were so worthless that Ryobi might as well have saved the paper. No way could this be assembled by a regular earthling without the assistance of a video like yours. You are a good deed doer. Thank you very much for taking the time to do this.
Hey no problem. My pleasure. I actually just posted a one year update to show naysayers how well this thing still works. I never have to charge this thing. It’s still going off a charge I did a few months ago. Of course it depends how often you use it but still mechanically going strong. No issues at all.
i agree
Very good instructional video. I am 71 yrs old and bought a Ryobi 40V 4.0 Ah brushless combo trimmer and blower yesterday and went out today to play with my new toys and am very happy with it. No more fighting with gas/oil mixture and hard starts. My next toy is a Ryobi lawn mower.
Going out tomorrow to buy a Universal Trimmer Strap .
Wow so awesome. Glad I could be of service glad to hear you are out there still getting it. Might get blower soon too.
I just bought this model on sale at home depot (Labor Day Sale). It arrived this morning (delivery) and I have it assembled and waiting for full battery charge. Thanks for making this assembly video. It saved me from reading all the crazy instructions. Have a fantastic day!
Jaaa. That's what I'm here for. Serve the people with my videos. Jaaa. Appreciate the comment, please like and subscribe if interested in more house, vw, toyota or skate content.
@@SanDiego_VDubLife U am back to report that it works great for a home owner. I purchased the whisper blower separately (additional/same battery). I was able to clear up yard and blow things neat on one battery charge. I went ahead and purchased the edger attachment. It hasn't arrived yet but I will be sure to comment on how it works out. Thanks again!
@@olivercotton347 awesome. Leave a link for the blower you bought. I wanna get one.
Thanks I needed to unjam the string on mine. So you put the head together. I had the same problem with disassembling. Rotating it to the unlock position and then back to the lock position took a lot of force. 💪
Thank you. I bought this a year ago and can't find the instructions. You really take time and do a great job of breaking down each part and phase of use. To be fair to Ryobi, I've bought several things from different manufacturers and they ALL have deplorable instructions. The worst was a Samsung dishwasher.
Thanks Charlotte glad I could help. Check out my other video where I just talk about changing the heads. Link in description.
Hi! Thanks for this! We just got one and hubby put it away lol after looking at the directions🤣I looked it up and piece a cake after watching you. Thanks,enjoyed your video!
Thanks Janice. Glad I could help.😁
Fantastic video. The instruction book was absolutely useless. They should include a link to your video. Well done!
Jaaa thanks Mark I appreciate it.
Thank you for the very well done video ! I’ve had one like a year and forgot it even had a high/low speed. One thing I saw on another vid it’s good to remove the battery when you’re working on the attachments or whatever , just for safety . Another thing I remember is when winding on new line ,with this model,do not use a piece over 10 feet in length or risk of jamming. Thanks peace
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Yep, 10' is the manual's specs. :D
Thank you, this was so much more helpful than the manual! I've never even used a weedwacker so I was really confused putting this thing together. :)
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I’ve used a weedwacker for forty years. This was the most confusing one because of the so- called manual. Spent an hour trying to change the line. If it wasn’t for this vid, I would have pulled out what little hair I have left.
Thanks for the video. Just bought mine from Home Depot today. Looks intimidating putting it together but seeing you doing it makes it seem easy.
Hey thanks Denord. Yeah not too bad. I think you can do it. Let me know if you get stuck.
rad! i wasn’t expecting to see a skateboarder when i clicked on this video. 🤘🏻
Jaaaa. Cool yup. All skater here. I have a couple of skate videos on here too if you wanna check them out. Check my play list prob
@@SanDiego_VDubLife sick. i guess skaters cut grass too. haha are you on instagram?
@@Wezel86 yup @culturayskate
Best video I've found ❤, shows how All strings go/ work/ installed thank you 💪👍
Glad it helped!
Good video man thanks so much! I bought one today as I have had the lawn mower brushless 40V for almost three years now and love it. They take the same battery so now I am starting the electric lawn tool set up and getting rid of gas. I cannot agree with you more about the gas trimmers! Also my battery on my mower went corrupt after 2 years and 9 months. I called ryobi and they replaced it for free as the batteries have a three year warranty so there is an additional bonus to owning these tools. I subscribed so thanks again!
Sick dude. That’s a great story for folks to know. Thanks for sharing. I’m about to invest in the leaf blower but not sure if I should get the bone with the same battery or the 18v battery.
The ice cream man came by at 9:25 😁.Great video thanks for posting because the directions are worthless made it easy.
Jaaa. Yup the ice cream man is always cruising by my house.
Thank you so much!! Instructions were vague. We bought the blower too. Love both machines!
Awesome. I’m thinking about buying the blower too
Thanks for the upload. I got my string trimmer last autumn and am about to try out the blade head for the first time. TBH I'm dyslexic as heck when looking at the figures in a manual. Seeing an actual person do it makes it much clearer.
PS I LOVE my 40volt Ryobi tools. I have the mower and leaf blower and am being tempted by the power washer.
Heck yeah! No problem. Glad I could help. I’m the same way. That’s why I love RUclips. I have a good lawnmower so I’m good on that but I did get the pressure washer. I haven’t had a chance to use it yet so I haven’t made a video. Maybe soon?!
So helpful! Just bought one, today. 💎
Nice. Yes mine is still going strong. I have had one problem with it finally. Just the other day. For some reason the line lock is not working. I took it off and used the other head so no problem.
Definitely with you on the gas engines not wanting to restart after clearing grass. Had two die in four years and I'm just over gas trimmers. They've made them disposable now.
And Ryobi's 4 cycle version of this weed eater has a timing belt inside that does NOT have a tensioner or adjustment on it. That is called "built-in obsolescence". If the belt wears out or becomes loose, it is a huge job to replace it. And if the loose belt damaged the spindle head and shaft that it rotates on, that component, I have read, is not available to purchase and replace. So you have to throw the weed eater away!!! I may have also read that if the timing belt breaks, the engine will also be destroyed.
Wow, thanks John. Good to know. Makes me feel even better with this switch over to battery powered, but I'm sure this one will give out one day too. I'm sure I will have gotten my moneys worth out of it. It does come with a warranty as well though so I should be good for at least a year, forgot how long warranty is.
Not breathing gas fumes is a big plus
Enjoyed watching this video. I have an old 18V Ryobi trimmer but after watching your video I'm going to upgrade to the new 40V trimmer which is more powerful. Love the hurry up mode of this video as well, so funny to watch.
Jaa. Thanks CJ. That was actually a mistake. I meant to upload a different version and didn’t notice until after it had like 10,000 views so I decided to just leave it. Please like and if you wanna see more funny home and garden videos please subscribe.
I love the blade attachment which I used on my Ryobi light trimmer. We now have 3.6 acres so needed more power.
Oh so sorry didn’t see your comment. Thanks for the feedback. I have tried that attachment yet so I’m looking forward to some thick weeds popping up so I can give it a try.
@Mr10Residentevilfan I would say they will damage a fence or at least leave marks. It I think string will do that too if you try hard enough. I would just be careful as you say and angle the trimmer so it only hits the ground and not the fence.
Thank You for this. I just purchased a RYOBI 40V HP Trimmer. Your video was a great help.
Hey awesome. No problem. Glad I could help. Have fun with your new toy and not having to worry about buying gas and mixing it and starting problems etc etc. jaaa 😁😁😁
I put mine together half way and gave up. The directions were very confusing. Will try again with this video!!! Can’t wait to use it
Awesome good luck. Lemme know how it goes.
Thank you. My gas was too difficult for me to start and keep it going 2 that's why I bought this 1. Thanks for helping me put it together. This video was most beneficial in getting the tool assembled
For sure no prob.
Just bought mine today and are very happy with it as well!
Nice glad to hear. Out here in so cal all my grass is now dead so I’ll just be using it to trim weeds. Jaaa until next spring.
putting it together was easy enough, but I couldn't switch the heads--turns out I have to smack it down to enable the twist lock. Your video helped me see that without having to interpret microcosmic text. Thanks!
-- Subbed.
Thanks for the sub dude. I actually mad a separate video specifically for that. Only 5 min long. Link at end of video.
Thank you! I just upgraded from an 18v and got a 40v brushless 2 days ago. Looks like the head will stay much cleaner than the 18v and I can't wait to use it today to see how much faster I can get the trimming done.
Nice. That’s awesome. Yeah I’m glad I bought this over a year ago. It has made my life so much easier. Whenever I see some trimming that needs to be done in my yard I just grab the trimmer and it’s done.
I got this trimmer today and your video is very helpful. Thanks
Awesome. Thank you glad I could help
Excellent video, thanks for posting! I came to this to figure out how to attach the blade attachment. Nice work
Yeah I also made another video just on how to change the head if that helps, very short.
Great video! Much easier to watch this than fumble with the instructions. Thank you!
No problem, glad I could help. Check out the other video just focused on changing the head. Link in description.
Thanks for this, bro. I just got one and seeing you put it together made it less intimidating!
Jaaa. No problem bro. Glad I could help.
After 3 hours of trying to get the damn housing off, I was taking it apart to return it. I decided to watch ONE more video.... yours came up. I watch this, and tried one more time. It came off. Now to get it back on....these have terrible instructions!
@@traci5068 jaaa. Thanks glad I could help. When you say housing are you talking about the spinning head part? If so check out my other video. The link is at the end of video. I should probably add the link in the description too. Let me know if you have questions or need help.
@@SanDiego_VDubLife Hey, I'm talking about the lower string head housing. I've got it together, it's just hard to press it all together, line it up and turn, all at the same time. You make it look easy. Maybe it is. I have a litte tendonitis, that could be making it hard. I'll try again, and watch the other video. Thank you for responding.
@@traci5068 for sure. You do have to push a little extra to get the head on. Probably clean the head might make it go together smoother but once you get the hang of it it will probably be easier. Yes watch the other video and read the description.
Thanks. Got the trimmer wire untangled. My plan B was to get the schematic. Glad I don't need that.
Awesome. Glad you figured it out.
BRO!...Thankyou!...I have a gas Ryobi and the engine kept dying on me after a year or two...and I have bought into the whole Ryobi ecosystem ...so this looks like a good thing...again...Thankyou
Sure no problem, glad I could help. Let me know if you have other questions.
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Hey 👋🏽...thanks for getting back to me. I do happen to have a question...Would you know if Ryobi make fast charger?...because those three hour recharge times...kinda suck. I did get a 6Ma battery...but still...three hours pre charge🤦🏽♂️
Thank you , very helpful. Have a great day.
No problem Jim. Glad I could help. I also made a follow up video on changing the heads. Link in description.
Your video was a tremendous help. The one I purchased from Home Depot must've been a return, as the manual weren't included.
No problem dude. Glad I could help
Manual told me nothing. Watching C. Teacher save me from throwing the trimmer thru the wall.
Just bought mine tonight Dude... I'll keep my 2 stroke trimmer for the super heavy duty jobs. I just wanted something that I could hit a switch and it's ON! Lol.
Subscribed my friend.
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Heck yeah dude. Thanks for the support. I love just hitting the switch and bam, I’m ready to go. It helps keep the yard looking good, because you don’t avoid the hassle of starting the two stroke. Used mine this morning. It needed charging so I had breakfast and it was ready for business.
@@SanDiego_VDubLife perfect... sounds good to me man. Will give mine a workout tomorrow for sure.
Keep the vids coming Bro!
After almost two years with same battery I still get about 30-45mins. Depends also if you have that level 2 turbo switch engaged, which I don't usually use for my property. The edger attachment is awesome also. It seems with the "rona" times the battery is worth more than the tool.
Your video was extremely helpful. The manual instructions were Greek to me🤔. But you made it very easy to get started. Thanks👏👏👏
Hey thanks. Glad I could help. Please like and subscribe. My goal is 1,000 followers.🙏🏾😁
thank-you. I appreciate your honest review. Keep up the good work you are helping people out. :) :) :)
No prob. Glad I could help. Please like.
Just bought one. Great info and video, thanks!
No prob. Hope you enjoy
Thanks for your videos it helps a lot
You are the best
Awesome. Glad I could help. Please like if you haven’t already. I also made two new videos related to this weed wacker. Check those out for specific needs.
Thank you. Very detailed and helpful .
Glad it was helpful!
Just want to say ty had it for a yr was dumb trying to change from the wire to the blades till I saw ur video ty for showing us
Jaaa. All good. No problem glad I could help. Please like and if want subscribe.
awesome thanks, only one that told me how to use fixed string and didn't know about pushing string through but I saw that the coiled spring remains attached to pole of trimmer! Mine came off and the string just all came out without coil in....perfect now
Awesome glad I could help somehow.
Easier than reading instructions, thank you good sir 🙏
No problem. I also made another video just on changing out the attachments. Only two minutes long.
Ryobi gave me buyers remorse.
excellent unboxing and demo, thanks!
Thanks. Appreciate it. Please like and if you wanna see more random diy, home improvement, skate or car videos than for sure subscribe and help me reach 1,000.😁😁😁
Thank you, this was very helpful
Glad it was helpful!
Very helpful! Much better than the manual. Thanks!
Good job man!, I just bought one and you helped me because the instructions they provide suck.
No prob. Have fun using it and not having to worry about mixing gas and trying to get it to start or draining the gas after your done so your carb doesn’t clog and then reloading the line and on and on. 😁
I must be doing something wrong because I cannot get the handle to tighten. It is flipping all over the place while I try to use the trimmer and is very frustrating because I can’t maintain the angle. Other than tightening the wingnut, is there something I may be missing?
Seems weird. Yeah the wing nut is how it tightens down. If it’s new might be a bad part. You might have stripped the bolt when tightening as well. Or cracked a piece of plastic by over tightening. Check both. That’s the only thing I could think of. Try taking off the handle and inspecting the different parts of handle to make sure nothing is broken. If so you can get a free replacement part by calling ryobi. They will ship out fast for free
@@SanDiego_VDubLife thanks...sent them a note
Same issue with mine. Did you get it fixed?
@@eugenejohnson8508 I would double check to make sure you installed it properly and that you didn’t over tighten it and strip the bolt
@@eugenejohnson8508 A very helpful customer service rep walked me through the process and we both determined that the handle I received was not the right size. Today in the mail, my new handle arrived at no cost and I will be attaching it shortly. I’ll let you know how it turns out but I would suggest calling customer service. They were very helpful and replacing mine
I did something stupid today. I wanted to see how long the 4Ah lasts on a heavy job, but I grabbed the 6. I should have known by the size that I had the wrong battery. naturally, it did the whole yard. BTW, if my 6aH battery runs out while I'm cutting grass with the mower, the 4aH works just fine in the mower to finish, and vice versa.
Nice that good to know. I’m actually thinking about buying a blower. Any suggestions? I wanna get the ryobi battery powered one of course.
@@SanDiego_VDubLife I only have the mower and the trimmer. I'm looking at the blower attachment. It's $69 at Home Depot. www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-Expand-It-140-MPH-475-CFM-Universal-Axial-Blower-Attachment-RYAXA22/207132447?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&mtc=Shopping-B-F_D28I-G-D28I-28_32_PORTABLE-NA-NA-NA-SMART-NA-NA-SMART_SHP&cm_mmc=Shopping-B-F_D28I-G-D28I-28_32_PORTABLE-NA-NA-NA-SMART-NA-NA-SMART_SHP-71700000080837630-58700006820161822-92700061594993332&gclid=CjwKCAjw8cCGBhB6EiwAgORey--qISZM8yTEPMK3IWEzXIReYfsc5Geo6hBpDovdwkedMekb0Ug5vhoCm0cQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
@@Sentinel3D yeah there is various options not sure which one to get.
@@SanDiego_VDubLife I got the separate blower, 550CFM and it's a monster! Worth the consideration, at least.
@@markej4801 ok. Good to know. Still haven’t bought one yet so I’m still thinking about which one to get.
THANK YOU! Very helpful.
No problem. Please like the video of you haven’t already.😁
Your video is awesome. Thank you so much.
My pleasure
Thanks for the instructions cuz I was lost
No prob. Glad I could help.
Great video thanks for showing the fixed line and orange fixed blades assembly I bought exact unit seems to be a good product
Yeah no problem, glad I could help.
Thanks for this video, bro! I couldn't figure out how to replace the line with the blades
For sure. I actually just made another video specifically about that but I haven’t uploaded yet. Ugggh
@@SanDiego_VDubLife 🤣
thanks so much from IND
No prob enjoy
Thank you! You’re video was very helpful as I assembled mine
Erica Shelton no problem. Glad I could help
I bought one, but the only thing is their pushing everything to be electric and don't tell you how expensive it is. The battery itself will cost as much as buying another weed trimmer. Batteries do stop working after a couple of years and with lithium batteries you have to be careful the don't catch on fire.
Yes, the battery is the most expensive part of this tool. If you try to buy just the battery its around $100, although I just bought an attachment for this machine and it cost me $119, so I was a bit surprised at that. Overall the machine and battery have served me well, so I'm stoked on that. Still going strong, but I don't use it that often, so maybe that's why?
Thanx for this vid, helped me with my decision… and you gone take this like 👍🏾
Glad I could help
My adapter on my chargers keep going bad. I plug in a new adapter to the old chargers and they seem to work. But I love my 40 volt brushless trimmer. Slow charging makes battery last at least 40 percent longer
I only use the charger that came with the tool. It works fine for me. I usually only work long enough for the battery to last then I charge over night and work the next day. Gives me an excuse to take a break. I’m not sure of the adapter you are talking about. Is it some sort of speed charger?
Nice job and thank you!
Thanks. Hope you enjoy the weed wacker. Mine still works great and I enjoy not having to worry about a gas carburetor.
Just bought one today I’ll let you know how it works I did have a ego electric trimmer and it died after a month nice video thanks
Sick. Awesome. Yeah let me know. Mines doing fine after 10 months.😁
@@SanDiego_VDubLife ok will do brother
I have the 18 volt tool line up and considering getting one of these. I have the older 18 volt trimmer because I have a ton of those batteries but the weed eater is under powered and not a brushless motor. It works but not good enough for me. Leaning toward the 40 volt series for the yard tools for the extra power. The replacement batteries are $$$ though. The hand tools work great off the 18 volt and I don't see Ryobi switching from that format in the future.
BigSlick40 oh nice. Yeah I couldn’t imagin having an 18 volt weed wacker.
Thanks. This was a big help.
No problem. Check out other video on interchanging the heads. Link at end of this video or in description.
@@SanDiego_VDubLife Will do. Thanks!
Home Depot needs to pay you for this video. The Plastic Blades. DO you need to tighten down the brass mounts or do they just stay loose?
Nope they just stay loose. It allows the blades to swing back and forth. 😁🙏🏾
Thanks man !! Your video was a big help
Thanks very kind of you
It help me alot
Happy to help! Check out the other video I did just focused on changing the head unit.
3:20 well for starts electric is motor, combustion is engine. Its brushless because there's no brushes rubbing on the commutator.
Jaaa. I said engine at first then motor. Do used to the gas weed wacker.
Just realized i shared a different edit. I think the original one had a piece on how to load the string after it runs out. But it’s super simple. You don’t even have to remove the bump stop. Just cut a section of string and push it through the hole to get it started then use the winding tool
Oh and I just tested out one of the attachments so hope to make a shorter video of that one.
Thanks for the help
Sure no problem. Please like🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thank you!
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Its not bad I have one not the same as gas with run time whatsoever but it just did really good I have two fences to weed eat and it did all my trimming ran out right when I plugged it into my blower.
Yeah if you have a VERY big amount of weeds or grass to trim there is an optional larger battery that last longer. Or you could work for a couple of hours and take a break and charge while you have lunch or something
Love the Vedio and thank you for the deep explanation. Really helped 👍🏼
No problem dude any time
Yes the manual sucks, but come on my 10 year old granddaughter put it together without any instructions, and boy ,she ain't no genius lol. She only looked at the box. The only problem i have is trying to reattach the cutting head it is verry stiff but hopefully it will loosen up after use. I have limited use of hands due to arthritis so the line crank helps me out.
Yes. You can spray with compressed air to help loosen dirt or grass stuck in there.
Thanks for the video. I bought this in the fall but had no idea how to begin putting together and let it sit in the garage. Watched this and finally put it together. Silly questions but how long should the string edges be sticking it to use? And does it matter if I bump it while it’s off or turned on running? I feel like I kept bumping it on the grass to let out more string but it wouldn’t. I think I was bumping it while turned off and can’t recall if I tried to bump while holding trigger on
Yes bump while turning. You should leave about 3-4 inches. But it has a blade that will cut off any extra so if you bump too much it will cut off the extra. You only need to bump it once while it’s spinning. Lemme know if you still need help.
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Thanks...l was struggling with mine mounting the orange blades head
Oh dude you gotta check out my other video where I talk about just that. It’s only like 5 min. Link at end of the video
Don't buy the 6aH battery. Buy the 40V lawnmower on sale. It comes with one for less than the cost of the new battery.
Good tip. Thanks
Great video dude. Just bought that model Ryobi today.
Awesome. Hope you like it. I might do an update video on it soon. One year later to show how it’s held up. Please support with a like a mf subscribe and help me reach 1,000 subs. 😁🙏🏾
It's good, but the line breaks too often, and it takes 2 hours to get a full charge. And it's heavy when operating.
Thanks. The line depends on the brand quality you buy. It comes with some free but you have to buy more later. Buy a good quality line.
@@SanDiego_VDubLife this brand only takes two kinds. And the one I was using was the best to install. I think it's 0.80
@@657048bravo Awesome, yes there is also the other option that I used recently because I bought some cheap string that kept breaking. Some say that if you soak the string in water, it will soften it up and make it not so brittle. If that doesn't work you can also use the blades. You can change out the head and use the blade attachments. It is the two plastic short serrated blades. As far as weight, yes it can be heavy but probably comparable to a gas trimmer. Some gas trimmer actually weigh more depending on brand and engine size. You can use the strap that comes with the ryobi one and that helps transfer the weight to your shoulder so you don't have to hold it with your arms as much. As far as charging, yes, you have to be prepared. Make sure if you plan to trim your yard to charge it the night before. What I do is charge it and work until the battery dies. That is my sign to stop working for the day. I recently bought another ryobi product and also bought a quick charger, that works amazing, I think it only takes about 30 minutes to fully charge the battery. You can probably get a used one on OfferUp or FB Marketplace. Take care.
Thank you for the Video, it was very helpful
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Im thinking bout geting one like ur video
For sure. It’s been worth the money. So much less hassle than gas powered. Thanks for watching.
Thanks bro nice job and be safe 💪😎
Thanks dude. Sorry for the funky edit. Hoping my future vids will be better
I'm getting one. Thanks
Jim M for sure no problem. Tell me what you think or if you have any questions setting it up.
How many minutes did you get the battery to run? I just got one as well, and the battery ran out at around 45 minutes. I was expecting to get 2 hours, so I was a little bit disappointed. Which speed did you run it?
But you're right about the gas trimmers. I hate restarting them, and they don't start up. The easy restart makes this all worth it!
Thanks for making this video!
Everything I've heard on these said 40 minutes, so you did well!
Yeah, I would say about 45 minutes, although not sure if I have used it for 45 minutes straight. I ran it on high for most of the time and forgot about the low setting. I didn't seem to notice a difference when I put it on low. I would run on low to make the battery last longer. I think it did a good job. I still need to test the hard blades to see how it works. I think it would work well thicker weeds, so when it comes to that I will probably make another video.
@@fordbuchanan8630 thanks for adding to the commentary.
Oh and they also sell a larger battery that last longer, but it cost like $100
@@SanDiego_VDubLife glad to! I just ordered one based on 40 minutes sounding pretty good. I'm not using it professionally, just want something to go around the places I can't mow and I'm tired of wondering if the 2 cycle engine will make it around.
If you can never buy a battery alone always buy something that uses the same type of batter instead of buying a 160.00 for a battery buy something for a hundred and sixty dollars with the same kind of battery, then you get two for one battery
Yes. Great point.
Two questions: 1. Charging time? 2. Run time?
It doesn’t take that long to fully charge, maybe an hour if it’s totally dead. It last for a good amount of time. I would say at least an hour straight if you never took your finger off the trigger. But remember it only uses the battery when you actually holding the trigger. There is no idle which is great because like an electric car it’s not running while your stopped. I’ve never had a problem of running out of battery. But I would have to remember in order to give you an exact answer. But battery has never been an issue and I have a .25 acre back yard
@@SanDiego_VDubLife Thanks very much for the feedback!
@@esp0rt1 no problem dude. And if you are really worried you can pay extra and get an even bigger battery than the one that comes with it or buy a spare so you always have one ready to go. I’ve been meaning to buy a blower that comes with the same battery just so I can have two batteries cuz that’s the most expensive part of the tool. Jaaa
Just got mine. Mine didn't come with the end cap for the end of the trimmer shaft. Wonder if they quite putting them in the box or it just go left out
They could have just forgot. It’s just a dust/grease cap so should be fine.
Helpful video bro, nice hat.
Jaaa. No prob. I think the hat is gone now. Need a new one for this summer.
I try it out it work
Awesome
Thanks
Nice content 👍. My complaint is the shield doesn’t seem to be effective as is, could be larger to the left side
Thanks dude. Yeah your probably right. I haven’t really noticed it enough to be like “damn” but if I had another one to compare it to that had a bigger shield maybe I would notice and then be like “hmmm, there is a difference” for now I try to wear safety glasses and also depends on the angle you hold it and the direction you are cutting in. I wanna do another video soon if me using it for a more demo vid and fast speed. We’ll see.
Nicely presented....Thank You .I am going to subscribe your channel.
expecting more videos
Hey James, thanks dude. I have a few in the works that I have filmed but need to edit. Let me know if you have anything in particular that you are interested in.
Ok, I have had this for a year+ now, and I cannot get my string head off to swap and try the orange blade head. When I twist it to the unlock 75% of it pops out like its supposed to but a portion of it is jammed in there. Any tips on getting that out anyone?
Usually it’s dirt or grass stuck in there. Try spraying with compressed air. If that doesn’t work try scrubbing with a toothbrush to loosen anything that may be jammed in there.
It's a very helpful video thanks.
Thanks. Glad I could help. Hope to do a part two with one of the attachments
@@SanDiego_VDubLife well I'm glad that you explained how the heads work and how versatile they are. A lot of homeowners I see are going to be switching over to that in the near future. So I foresee in the future a lot of people watching this video.
@@sticksandstones1885 for sure. I just sold my gas one for $15 on offer up. Made some space and some money! Jaaa
How does the power compare to your gas trimmer? I currently have the Ryobi S430 gas trimmer, I repaired mine with a gas line tube tune up but if it goes out and I can’t fix it these battery charged ones may be my next trimmer.
Power is just fine. I have never had any problems with having enough power to cut grass. Really it’s more about how long the power last. That hasn’t been a problem either. My yard is about a .25 acre
How long a string can you accommodate? 0.080 or 0.095 line?
Great question. I honestly don’t remember. I would have to check and get back to you to see what I use.