RYOBI 80 Volt 42" Zero Turn Mower Review
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- Опубликовано: 8 окт 2023
- This 31 HP ZTR has a cutting height 1-½” - 4-½”, a Joystick Control, Four 21” cross-cut blades, comfortable seat, and a Touch Screen Control Panel
The Control panel, located on the left side of the mower, is easy to navigate. It has a bright LED screen and 5 intuitive buttons to operate. The buttons include:
1. Driving Speed
2. LED Lights
3. Battery Life
4. Bluetooth Connectivity
5. Blade Speed
The RYOBI has three-speed settings. Low, Medium, and High. It has a max speed of 8 mph.
The touch of a button switches the speed and can be done while in motion. This Shift-on-the-go transmission is a simple and convenient way to adjust the speed and power of the mower.
It’s recommended to start at low speed and work your way up to higher speeds as you become more comfortable.
The Max speed is 8 mph, Medium is 6 mph, and low at 4 mph. On all of our run-time tests, we cut at low speed.
The zero-turn mower is also equipped with 2 bright LED headlights we found them effective for cutting during dusk hours.
The battery life indicator shows the total battery life left on all batteries installed on the mower.
The middle bars show the life of the 80V batteries and the sides will indicate the percentage left on the additional 40V batteries if you have them installed.
If you hit the battery life button twice it will show you the number of hours left before you should conduct a check of your blade sharpness and condition. Ryobi sets the hours at 25 hours of cutting.
Bluetooth connectivity requires the Ryobi Riding Mower app. With the App, you can monitor the run-time, battery level, and charge status, and adjust blade and drive speeds.
The blade speed is similar to the drive speed and has low, medium, and high. All our testing was done at high blade speed.
Right Side Settings
On the right side of the mower just behind the operating joystick, there are 4 features on this control panel.
1. Clear Chute Bagger
2. Blade Engage Knob
3. On/Off key
4. Covered USB Port
The clear bagger chute is a cool feature. When the bagger boost button is depressed a 700 CFM gust facilitates the removal of grass clumps and blockages.
Without this feature, you would have to stop the mower, shut it down, and manually clean the chute if it becomes clogged.
The blade engage knob is located on the right side of the mower, directly behind the joystick.
You pull the knob up to engage, and down to disengage the blades. Once turned on the blades have a small ramp-up stage but almost immediately shut off when you push the knob in.
All the RYOBI 80v Electric Zero Turn mowers come with keys to turn the mower on and off and are required to operate the mower. The ZT mower came with three sets of keys.
There is a waterproof covered 5-volt, 2 Amp, USB-A port for easy charging of your mobile devices while operating the mower.
The mower key needs to be in the ON position for the USB port to work. There is an additional covered USB-A port in the right rear battery compartment.
There are 3 additional storage compartments on the Ryobi, 1 is under the driver's seat and has 2 slotted cellphone compartments, and the other in the rear battery compartment.
The compartment under the seat is shallow and does not offer much storage. We store our USB cord and the manuals in this compartment.
The rear compartment is larger and can fit larger items such as a pair of pruning snips. The second USB-A port is in this compartment, making phone storage an option.
iDrive Joystick Control
The Ryobi operates only on 80v suitcase-style battery packs and requires one battery to operate. The zero-turn mower will not operate on 40v batteries, even if you have four of them on board.
The mower comes with two 80v suit-case-style batteries but can hold three in total. Additionally, there are spots to add four 40v batteries to boost run time.
The mower draws power from the larger 80v batteries, automatically balancing the load between them. The 40v batteries extend runtime by adding additional energy as the 80v batteries get low.
Battery Charging
There are a few options for charging the 80v batteries on the Z42Li with the provided wall mounting charger. You can charge the 80v batteries one of two ways.
• Charging Port
• Individual Battery Charging
Charging Port
At the rear of the mower is a charging port that can be attached to the charger plug and will charge the batteries sequentially while inside the mower.
Individual Charging for 8oV Batteries
If you do not have a dedicated 20-amp circuit to use the charging plug you can charge one battery at a time, by inserting the charging port directly into each battery.
In order to charge the additional 40V batteries, you must remove them and charge them individually with a 40V charger.
Bagger Accessory | Sold Separately
The bagger for this mower is sold separately, as an accessory, at Home Depot for $599.00.
This machine costs $6,999.00.
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I just bought the 30" version of this, $2999 now online deal...and get a dump cart or bagger for free! Super stoked... I will never go back to gas...
DON'T BUY ONE!!! Ordered one from HD online. They dorked up the delivery.. no batteries... They came two weeks later with one that was sitting in the rain and sunshine for a Looonggg time. It did 1/2 a cut of my yard.. then won't go into neutral. The joystick is GARBAGE...
Let us know how good the mower does after you mow 100 acres . That’s a real test .
Imagine blowing 5-6 thousand on one of these and now they’re blowing them out for $799- $899.
High has a maximum speed of 80 mph. I had to listen to it again.
you are not charging a modern cell phone with 5v 1amp thats slow charge. big miss on ryobi
Just picked up the 42 inch drive for$800 from home depot. They were clearance'ing them out. A great steal. I guess something new is coming out.
Just got mine at Home Depot for 799. Can’t wait to use it although it didn’t come with the batteries because Home Depot said they can’t find them so I need to reach out to Ryobi to get some free batteries replaced.
The magic wore off during season 2 as I topped 100 hours, and completely evaporated once I approached 200 hours at the end of season 3 (2023). Ryobi sent new batteries which I'll install next spring; I don't trust the charger to overwinter the batteries, so the new ones are on a maintenance charger. If you have a large lawn to mow like I do (~3 acres), the battery tech is not there yet, sad to say.
I love this mower, even though I bought it last August 2023 at $6999 (54 inch) and it is now $4999 at Home Depot. Home Depot leaves them out unprotected in all weather, which over time seems to fade them out and cause electronic issue, although they keep the batteries inside the store.. Ryobi repair guy came out to fix charging problems after I took delivery of assembled mower. I just finished mowing 2 1/2 acres. I like the speed, power, minimal grass clippings, low noise, and I've gotten pretty good with the joystick. No gas, no oil, no belts, no hydraulics, no spark plugs, no carburetor. It is fun to drive, and I can back it up into the garage now without playing bumper cars. At $4999 for 54" it is worth the price, IMO.
I really enjoyed your review.Yours is the only review to mention it comes with a mulch cover. Well done!
Glad to see a good test. Thank you.
Thanks for the review.
Really enjoyed your review. I’ve been researching ev mowers a lot. I now have an empty nester house so I no longer need my John Deer tractor with its 54” deck. 42” would be the max I need now. Odd but there is not much choice in a 30, or 38” deck riding mower. I I find one the horse power is only around 10-11hp. Not strong enough to handle the small hills in my yard. Most of the battery powered mowers give you more power. Also I want the lithium ion batteries. The lead acid ones don’t last because of the down time in the cold winters.thanks for this review . Ryobi has a couple of units I’m considering.
I have been running a X500 for about 12 years. No issues yet. I would love to switch to electric, and have on nearly all of my hand tools (string trimmer, hedge trimmer, edger, etc. However, all of the failures and electronic issues and lack of dealer knowledge (if there is even a local dealer) makes it feel like an ongoing experiment. So for me, I will keep running gas and doing a little service as needed. I especially like the single joystick design as I like to wave back at folks when I'm out mowing.
Great review - thank you!
Just got mine last week, working my way up the learning curve. Only issues so far is on wet grass slopes it can slide sideways, have to do that part by hand. Charge it up with my roof top solar just like my Tesla Model Y, will never have anything that runs on gas again.
I javelin the 54 inch and mine will charge the 40v batteries in the mower. I have had one issue where mine would not work ryobi came to my house had to swap computer and now I need to have them come out and fix the seat. I got wheels stuck in hole and tried to rock it pretty hard and seat came out of its roller track.
I just picked mine up on sale at Home Depot 42” for 4th of July sale for $899 originally $6000
So if i understand correctly the 2 40v batteries that come with it. Can't be charge while in the mower slots with the included charger? So I would have to purchase an additional charger or does one come with it for the 40v batteries. thanks