Ryobi 21 in. 40-Volt Brushless Electric Snow Blower DONT BUY!
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- Опубликовано: 20 янв 2020
- This is a review of the Ryobi 21 in. 40-Volt Brushless Cordless Electric Snow Blower Model # RY40860. This model comes with two 40-volt, 5 AH batteries, and one slow charger. You can buy it here through the Home Depot (affiliate links): homedepot.sjv.io/Ja12Q
I compared to to the Toro 21 inch, 60-volt Brushless Electric Snow Thrower. You can buy the Toro here: homedepot.sjv.io/dvARk
Positives:
Plenty of Power for 2-6 inches of snow.
$200 less than the top-rated EGO, Snow Joe and Toro.
Lightweight
Negatives:
One slow charger so it takes six hours to charge both batteries
Handles have a lot of slop/wiggle up/down and give
Wants to wander away from the snow
Chute does not cleanly throw the snow.
Does not throw snow as far as Toro or Snow Joe cordless snow throwers
The on/off switch broke after 5 minutes of use.
Music from Epidemic Sound. Get the song in the middle of the video here: www.epidemicsound.com/track/8... 
Хобби
Thank you for sharing your experience sir
Now I know which way to go 👍
I love my Ryobi snow blower, have used it for a few years now with zero regrets. Also love their battery lawn mower.
Absolutely, my lawn set works fantastic.....I have an issue with the handle on my lawn mower just like this s ow blower.
I have a hard time pushing mine for some reason...😊
I bought this Ryobi blower at an Amazon resale auction warehouse for $70, never used- it was damaged, the right wheel was broken off. Ordered the replacement for $8 USD, and I use my 6 AH Ryobi Batteries from my lawn mower. Yeah it's a bit cheap on the materials, but for $70 it's unbeatable. First large snow we had was just over 12" of wet, heavy snow, and this thing tore through it like it wasn't even there. 40 minutes of continual use cleared all my walkways, and driveway; both batteries still had half charge remaining. So yeah- these Ryobi units are absolutely worth it at such a low price point. Had my reservations after watching this video, but was pleasantly surprised- this guy just got a bad unit.
Thank you for your Video ! I was curious about the dependability of this and now I know!! Great job!!!
Thank you for your honest review. I have been researching the very same Toro blower. Your review convinced me to buy the Toro.
Well, I was hoping for a second try from you with the Ryobi. As our first snowfall was about to hit, I checked out other videos. While not as comprehensive as yours, I bought it due to the batteries I have including the 40v 6a. I've always been taught to let the machine do the work. The Ryobi performed excellently. I'm not at all disappointed with it. Perhaps, it's not a Toro but I've got a couple thousand invested in the Ryobi ecosystem. I wasn't going to cross over just for the Toro snowblower when I have 6 Ryobi 40v batteries . I don't regret this purchase.
How do you keep the handle from sliding down? I have the locks on by the way and it keeps sliding down.
Agreed, he has a lemon there, I love my Ryobi snow blower, have used it for a few years now with zero regrets. Also love their battery lawn mower.
Looks like the Ryobi did just as good as the Toro did. Anything is better than a shovel. Ryobi make good tools
I’ve had the same issue with 3 different ryobi blowers. Have had to exchange 3x now and I’ll have to get my money back and move onto toro or ego
@@Smooveg25 I drilled holes through the inner/upper section of each side, oh, 1/2" from the top of the outer/lower section. Then got a couple clevis pins at the hardware/farm store and stuck 'em through. Ugly, but the handle holds its position. 'Course, you could do this for whatever position/height you want to set the handle to, I just like mine fully extended. Night and day; went from a curse-inducing frustration to a flawless operation.
(BTW, any relation to Smoove B from "The Onion" BITD?)
I bought this last November and I only got to use it once. I’m glad I returned it within my 90 day period. My handle was flimsy too and wouldn’t stay locked in the fully extended position. I contacted ryobi and they told me that I must have got a defective unit. It’s a shame because I really do like all my ryobi tools. Maybe gen 3 snowblowers will be better!
I used to work with at home depot and the back is full of defective Ryobi product, this product is a waste of time and money.
+1 the telescoping handle lock system is a poor design. The slightest forward force from the operator when you hit resistance, and the handle just slides all the way in to the shortest position. No good for a tall person with short arms. But I was out of luck warranty-wise, since I bought mine used. So I drilled holes thru the upper handle sections in the fully extended position, and put clevis pins thru them. Fixed, redneck style.
I'm a huge Ryobi One fan/addict but I was a bit suspicious of the snow blower. It seems my gut was correct on this. I'm real happy with my Snow Joe iON21SB-PRO. It does the job here in mid-Michigan.
It's "average" as a snow thrower but there is no excuse for it breaking right away.
I like the chute control on the Ryobi. It's simple and works fast. I never liked the old screw type handle adjustment on all my two stage units. Imay have to fabricate some kind of lever and cable chute pivot. I have some nice heavy duty motorcycle cables that would work perfect!
Hey Paul… Great video!
I purchased the Ryobi 21” 40V blower with 2 - 7.5 Ah batteries from Home Depot Canada on November 15, 2021. Used the machine once myself for about 30-40 minutes and it worked great! Four weeks later, 2nd time out of the garage, my sister made one short pass with it and then it wouldn’t turn on again? (Batteries fully charged and well seated in machine). Ironically, I saw two of these units sitting at the customer service return counter (in parts) while at Home Depot December 27th. Will be returning for refund and sticking with my 18” Toro gas-powered unit. I hope other folks have better luck than I did with it.
My battery only lasted 10 minutes in the Minnesota -7F below zero temperatures. The batteries are charged and stored indoors. I'm not sure if there is anything I can do about short battery life and the weather. Anyone have any ideas?
Toro makes some excellent products. You do get what you pay for!
Paul-Enjoy your reviews (as well as your choices of music in your vids....🎼). Thank you!
Did you check that the contact going to the switches on the handle was connected well. I ran into a similar issue with my Ryobi mower. The gray lever for the handle lock (in the middle of the handle on either side) or the handle adjustment lever (at the bottom of the handle on either side) to make sure they were all the way in place and locked tight? I usually stored my mower folded up. When I tried to use it once, it was having a similar issue and found out there is a safety feature that if those aren't locked tight, the mower wouldn't work. Just a thought is all. Ever since I have made sure those are locked tight and have had no issues.
Never been around an electric. That Toro does much better than I could have imagined.
Oh noooo my son he just bought today the Ryobi snow blower like that and thank you very much for the information. God bless you always. Greetings from Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦.
I like having the 2 batteries. They fit all my other yard stuff the other 359 days of the year. That was main reason for choosing this one. If I wanted to get spendy, if get a nice propane powered bobcat w/ front loader.
And Ryobi is committed to having the same 40 volt batteries for ALL their L&G tools.
@@PaulSikkema I'm disappointed that the ryobi snowblower doesn't work as well as it should. I've used Ryobi tools for for the better part of 10 years. This fall I bought the 40 V leaf mulcher and I highly recommend it.
As for the Toro snowblower line, I used to have the plug-in electric 1800 which was a fantastic snowblower. Yes it was a pain in the butt dragging the court around but that was my only option back in the day. Now I have to decide if I want to have different kinds of batteries in the household.
Thanks for the demo. Got a ton of snow this weekend in Fairbanks, so I'm weighing my options...
Thanks. Almost bought it
We had our first snow of the year in Ohio today and I tried my Ryobi 21" for the first time, purchased last week after my 12 year old gas blower finally gave out when I tried to fire it up last week to get ready for the snow forecast today. I was nervous because I read this review "after" my purchase. My Ryobi appears very similar to the one in the video, though I suspect some of the kinks are worked out in the one I bought.
I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised. I kept an open mind because there were plenty of things I did not like about my gasoline blower. On the plus side the gas blower was a tank that handled anything but on the minus side, it was hard to maneuver, and the carburetor would overheat and need rest and when the chute blocked with ice it took a few mins and a tool to clear it. We had a wet snow with depth of about 7" today, I have a 3 car garage and about 70' long driveway. I was able to finish the driveway, the batteries died out at about 30 mins as I was getting ready to do the sidewalks. The blower did great with wet snow, the discharge chute blocked up but not as often as my gas blower and it was easy to punch through it. I loved that it is light and was able to move pretty fast. I saved the snow at the end of my driveway for last, there was about 20" piled up as the city snow plow had been by twice, the Ryobi handled it. I was careful to take smaller slices than I would have with the old blower but cleared it all.
Regarding the batteries, they take several hours to recharge, I will keep them inside because i have read that the cold is not good for them and I purchased two more batteries from a secondary aftermarket supplier on Amazon today so I can always have two more ready to go. The secondary market batteries are less than half the price of the OEM Ryobi.
The only question in my mind is how to best use the blower to extend the batteries. The first time I used it I stopped the auger every time I turned or backed up thinking it would conserve the batteries. Not sure about that now because this afternoon, I kept the auger moving constantly and it lasted a bit longer this time. Perhaps the batteries get chewed up faster starting and stopping moreso than just letting them run non stop.
I know which way to go now! Thanks a million for the review! Great tune as well Paul. ;)
I would really like to see you do a retake on the Ryobi. If you ask me, it looked like it was doing a pretty good job until the unfortunate switch issue. I realize the toro gets high marks but the Ryobi does as well. I'm not just not finding a lot of videos of the machine tackling what you started to do with it in large snowfalls. The ones I find are not as thorough or they don't even perform a test under larger loads. I really like your videos.
I own this Ryobi, I should have listened to the advice to not buy it. Didn't even last 2 seasons. I just had my first 4 inch snow fall and It is now broken. Constantly stopped and fought with continually running before and now it seems the thrower bar is broken and no longer spins. It is now going in for repair and getting listed on Kijiji and I will go spend the money I should have last year.
I had exactly the same experience on a first use on the driveway. About 3/4 of the way through, i shut it off to move to the street...it would not restart and has not since. I then discovered that this is a common issue with this product, that the nearest repair depot is over 700 km away, and getting this yellow elephant there and back is my cost. So, i now have two useable batteries and an unusable after first use snowblower that is likely headed for the City landfill.
Glad I caught this video I was actually thinking about buying that Ryobi blower. Maybe not so much now though.
Same here. Just learned the amount of snow which will be falling Dec. 16th. Not looking forward to welding my shovel.
I found one that appears to be built better. I'll be reviewing it soon: amzn.to/3mnb1JR
@@PaulSikkema Interesting cant say Ive ever heard of that brand. I actually bought the biggest plug in snow joe snowblower last winter and really like it. Worked great the few times I needed it, actually much better then I thought it would.
A lot of the cordless snowblowers from names you recognize have them made for them by other companies. This is one of those companies that actually make their own stuff.
Just like Menards you could order a container load - or ten and they'll gladly make it in any color and put any name on it you want.
@@PaulSikkema do you plan on doing a test of the new ego 56v 24 inch 2 stage snowblower? Im very curious to see it in action.
Thanks, I'm buying one now
I bought this machine from Home D., because of the battery vs gas debate, but it was a disappointment. We had 6 inches of wet snow on the driveway and it could not handle it. The city plow came by and left another 8 inches at the end of the driveway, and it would bog down trying to remove it, a few times it would shut off.
Returned it.
If you get pretty fluffy snow where you live, then this will do the the job, otherwise don't waste your money.
Glad I saw this before buying the Ryobi.
I Purchase a ryobi in Jan 2021. In Chicago we’ve had some record snowfall. I can get my drive way, side walk and walkway done and still have not use half of the two batteries power. Of course this is off a full charge. So I’m not certain what happened here.
This model (RY40860) was known to have issues with the handle, and some motor stalling problems, but 2 upgraded new versions are now available at HD. Model RY40862VNM & RY408100 Whisper Series. Beefier handle and changes to the motor controller PCB. I can almost guarantee that the Toro is still a better unit but I understand that many people already have lots of Ryobi batteries & chargers (the most expensive parts) and just want something to get the job done even if it's not the best one out there. At least Ryobi is very good with customer service.
I have the first new model number of the newer model and it is doing this same thing.
I have many Ryobi units, from the self-propelled mower to the leaf vac to the tree trimmer to the snowblower. I am 100% satisfied with all my Ryobi equioment machines. No complaints. Just keep the batteries charged.
I have that snowblower it did a great job on a 6ah hp battery
I use the ryobi 20 inch and i have no problems using it. great blower
Same here
Same here
Thanks I was a bit scared bc I just purchased one
Hey Paul I hope everyone gets to check your videos out including this one. Too many people want to purchase complete junk because it’s cheap. They also need to be advised to keep batteries maintained with proper charging. I’m involved in small engine repairs and my shop is involved in cordless machine sales. I try and keep up with the newest equipment. Excellent video. Excellent video.
Today I just got the 21" 2x7.5v whisper series one. It seems to be a little beefier. But not too heavy. I'm hoping if I keep up with things it won't be too bad. I like that its light enough that I can bring it to do my mom's place but will that lightness be it's undoing? Time will tell...
I bought a Ryobi electric weed whacker in 2020 after my gas Ryobi was getting old. It works well and has power, but the battery pack is HEAVY! It pulls on my arms and back, though I'm 64. I will need a snowblower next season but I don't know if I will get a 24" gas or electric. For sure battery technology is lacking yet.
Same thing happened to me today! First time using the ryobi 21 inch and it wouldn’t staying running in about 2 inches of snow. Then all of sudden it started to work but then it wouldn’t stop working when I let go of switch. Now after waiting all day to charge a battery and spending $60 more dollars for another slow charger so I could get the 2nd wave of snow within the same day and now it won’t turn on! Maybe ryobi should stick to hand tools. Very disappointed! Now I have to go shovel. I’m returning everything tomorrow.
I think it works great
Great review funny thing is I actually bought the Toro and was talked out of buying that same snow blower that you were using in your review. The guy from home Depot was right people brought that one back a lot due to problems and kept the Toro snow blowers
he flooded the engine at 8:30
"flooded the engine" means too much fuel went through the carburetor of a gas engine and the extra fuel fouled out the spark plug. Carbs on single-stage gas snowblowers are designed so you can tilt the snowblower like I did at 8:30 and they won't flood. That said
This snowblower does not use a gas engine. It uses an electric motor and batteries instead. So, no worries about flooding or bad gas.
The problem with this snowblower is the switch on the handle that starts the electric motor failed.
@@PaulSikkema ok nerdo I was joking🤣
Thanks for the poke in the ribs :) We need more good clean fun on this channel. And thanks for actually watching the video before you made the comment :)
Not sure what the deal is, the Ryobi looks like it still did a really good job, especially for the price difference. Of course Toro is better, it's quite a bit more expensive. Seems like you just got a defective model.
I don't think I've seen a bad review yet of the Toro and it shows how well made that machine is. There are tests of it in wet show, compacted snow, and in the plow driven snow and the Toro went through everything nicely. This video pretty much justifies not buying the Ryobi and going right for the Toro.
Myself, Consumer Reports and many others all agree the Toro Cordless 60 volt snow thrower is the best of the cordless bunch at this time. (The Snow Joe is second)
@@PaulSikkema yes! And I trust your opinion because you are thorough in your assessments and tests of the machines you are reviewing. We've only had one snowfall in my area and that was this past Saturday but I will be purchasing the Toro, the only issue right now is that only one Home Depot in my area has one in the store and that is about 30 miles away, all the closest ones haven't had them in stock at all this season but they have the Ryobi and of course the Ego so I will be ordering the Toro online.
I love all my Ryobi equipment and I think the blower is better then the toro and e-go. Love, a place colder and wetter then you’ve ever been.
You are funny, Ryobi is not better than any major brands, in any area, always at least slightly inferior, weaker, cheaper, and just feels not as good as anyone else...avoid ryobi like the plague if want quality
Danm I bought it but in 440 CAD. Factory blemished. Hope it will work in Toronto's snow.
One of the key challenges I have had with many of the battery operated machines not just Ryobi is user serviceability as many manifactures will not sell the homeowner parts and require the machine to be boxed up and shiped to an Authorized service center for repair leaving you without a working machine for several weeks , had a simple plastic switch fail on an EGO single stage machine and they made it clear that they would absolutly not sell me the part that would take me less then 10 mins to replace. that is going to be an issue with a lot of these machines .
+1, not a good trend. I lost the front panel for the case for my Ryobi 40-volt chainsaw. One little piece, no way to buy it separately. The whole case is about $50. So now I have a hand-cut coroplast front panel.
Similar thing happened with a Ryobi 3-way inverter; connector for the lighter-socket cord failed. The cord's not available anywhere!
After seeingbyhis i have come to two conclusiond, you gave thevToro 1/2 the work load. Based on the eye test the Ryobi did as good s job if not slightly better that the Toro. I own 2 basic snow shovles so personall id ge happy with either. But due to COVID not on this seasons budget.
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Thank you for the comparison demo! I'm going to purchase the Toro.
wish i saw this fideo yesterday i got it last night and it was still 550$ so price wasnt far off from the others but mine was stopping i didnt get 5ft into the snow and now it wont turn on at all must be the switch too pfff so much for that
I guess "you get what you pay for" includes this Ryobi.
Thank you soooooo much for your review... Always precise and clear... I will refrain from ryobi... Was thinking to buy... Do you have a review on cub cadet 1x 221L
No but I do have two videos on it's twin - The Troy-Bilt 208EX. The Cub Cadet has the remote chute and a light - otherwise they are the same machine.
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Can we get an update on the Ryobi this season? I'm curious of the battery run time. Thanks!
About 20 minutes run time - 2 hours to charge.
2 hours for twenty minutes...... man F T S gimme my gas powered bad ass any day
This is the forth video I've seen on problems with the Ryobi. There appears to be QA or bad design issues that people are having with it. On the other hand, I've yet to see any videos of problems with the Toro.
Our back door is in a man made ditch, about 10x15 feet and about 4 feet high. Above that are 3 levels of garden areas that we also have to plow or else in spring our house gets flooded since the small drain can't seem to handle it. Any recommendations on what to buy besides shovels?
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GUY IN THE OTHER VID BOUGHT 2 AND NEITHER ONE WORKED. BOUGHT A TORO POWER CLEAR 60V AND WORKED PERFICT.
I need to purchase two (2) 5ah 40 volt batteries (2 x $159) and a charger ($54) , which comes out to $372, instead of buying them separately i was looking at buying this snow blower for the extra $127 ($499-$372) in order to get my batteries and charger for my new Ryobi 40volt Power Inverters - I am hoping the issus you had is not systemic- but I hate to buy just the bare batteries and charger for $372
It appears I got the only bad one. I've been reading the reviews and no one else has had a problem with the switch.
I think the Ryobi was doing ok. Only the last part was no good lol
Probably an easy fix too. I work on electronics...Looking for a 'Broken' bargain that I can fix in 5 minutes. So if you have one of these 'broken' Ryobi snow blowers I'll give you $100 for it!
Same thing just happened to our Ryobi today after using it for only a few minutes. Were you ever able to repair it?
I had just bought it, but I bought it at a Home Depot 150 miles away from me. (I was on a trip)
So I called Ryobi and they sent a new one out right away.
My dad used to say "You broke it" NOT it's abad machine.Things have changed.
Here in Canada the Toro is 999.00 for one battery the Ryobi is 599.99. Hard to justify spending 1000.00 for a snow blower with one battery. Do you recommend the toro corded electric snowblower?
The difference in your dollar compared to the U.S dollar and tariffs into your country really affects how these products are priced.
@@PaulSikkema haha same difference. Really won't matter. One's cheaper than the other. Simple math. Canada 999.00 U.S 791.00 ryobi 599.99 u.s 474.57 10 percent difference. Round it up we paying nearly the same. So ya hard to justify spending 1000.00 bucks for a snow blower. Do you recommend the Toro corded electric snowblower 🤷♀️
It really depends on your needs. The Toro corded snowblower is a good machine but it's only designed for someone who gets a few inches of snow, has hard surfaces to clear and a power outlet no more than 50 feet away.
Bought this as I am also invested in the 40V Ryobi ecosystem and have thoroughly enjoyed the other equipment (blower, lawnmower, weedwacker, etc.). Paid just over $500 for it at Home Depot - disappointed with the construction and plastic wheels. The operation itself was very straightforward (great), but the handle kept slipping (not great at all) and the chute kept slipping (vibration) from the side to front. Love the idea but very disappointed in the execution - returned it today. And picked up the gas Toro beast from servicing - finishing the job tomorrow. Perhaps the next model will work address the current model's shortcomings. Summary 2 batteries, great; operating simplicity, great; cheap parts and ineffective handle design, fail. Not worth any more than the cost of the two 40V 5 AH batteries... :(
Idk i got the older model of that brushless brower and it did a 4car driveway and abunch of snow in yard just tring run batt down.. its was surprising good.. LOL MUST OF BEEN MADE ON A WENSDAY....but ya u should of got older model it use 1 batt and is a boss for a 40v cheap blower
Gotta hold the switch in and push the button in the middle ;)
You should change your screen name to Mr. Obvious
@@PaulSikkema hehehe it was meant in a joking manner I thought you took it that way but err maybe not? Trust me I tried three of these damn things the first one arrived broken in pieces in the mail the next two I got from the store worked for about 30 feet and quit they just stopped and started and stopped and started. There is an issue with the motherboard I'm not going to diagnose it but I've read it somewhere if I got a free one I would diagnose it for sure and fix the problem. However, in this case about 600bux out I don't feel like doing that. I'd rather have my cashola. Yes still gotta take the third one back as we speak lol! So I'd have to agree these things are Junk and I am a long time Ryobi user all of their other stuff is great have thousands of dollars worth of ryobi tools.
You are ok, trust me. But - every once in a while my snarky side will pop out. :)
@@PaulSikkema ;)
@@PaulSikkema Too much wind when I'm blowing snow and my snarky side pops out too... Errr I think thats the snarky side?
“Switch is already broken”. Um... you have to press the auger start button in the middle after it has shut off for it to turn on. Lol....
I have this Ryobi and it works fine for 30% less money.
Thank you for the suggestion. I verified that this snowblower was STILL broken when Ryobi sent a replacement a few months later...
@@PaulSikkema um...ok. Lol....
i really want electric snow blower battery powered but it feels like they are so new that if you buy one you are a beta tester
i bought ryobi mower and it has some quirks with the handles it is very hard to snap them into place - i think they have already redesigned it since i bought it - may take em a few years to work out the kinks then i'll probably be all in as i like having chargers/batteries than can be used in more than one tool
as for the comparison in the video i think this is gas powered and 2x the price vs electric ryobi? Kinda hard to compare that...
You get what you pay for. If you never get more than a few inches of snow and you don't care that you may have to throw the snow twice to get it off your driveway then then something like this will work.
After I got the replacement I let my son-in-law use it and a Snow Joe 100 volt in the Chicago area. He said the Snow Joe a 10 times better than this Ryobi.
Dead battery that needed to be changed and not a broken switch ?
Nope, brand new fresh battery - and - the batteries did fine once I got the snowblower replaced.
...But if you already got the Batteries, it makes sense just to get the Ryobi!
That makes sense if the snowblower can handle the amount of snow you get. This snowblower is great for a couple of inches on a "typical" hard surface driveway. If you get 6 inches or more of heavy wet stuff regularly or always have a good sized snow plow drift you should look at a different snowblower - even if you already have the batteries.
@@PaulSikkema I just got an HP model... I'll see how it performs this winter...
Toro has been the king for decades imo, good designs, good engineering, built well, built to last, easy to get parts for even many yrs after, the only other blower I would even look at is a Honda, but again Honda parts are expensive and also harder to get, so again toro wins imo, Nice video paul👍
The Toro's disadvantage (I assume) is that your battery/charger are only good for the snow blower. The EGO and Ryobi are each part of their respective tool _systems_, If you also cut wood, clear brush, etc., having a system of tools on the same battery/charger is valuable. If you're starting "from scratch", however, definitely a 60-volt blower would be the better choice.
I notice, BTW, that you didn't seem to hold the dead-man switch on the Ryobi for more than a fraction of a second when you had trouble with it. With mine, at times, you need to give it about 1-1.5 seconds before the motor starts. Don't know why, but it's just that way.
Toro currently has about 35 tools that fit this battery and and will double the number of tools in 2023.
They are also introducing a commercial line of 60 volt tools and all the batteries are interchangeable between the homeowner and commercial tools. The new commercial batteries will charge in 15 minutes.
They have five different snowblowers, seven mowers from 20 inch up to 30 inches all running on this battery!
@@PaulSikkema Interesting, thanks for the update. I see they've joined the split-shaft crowd. I do have an investment in split-shaft attachments (multiple brush cutters, pole saws, etc), so the split-shaft power head could be the "gateway drug". But they should broaden their product line in this series (pressure washers, shop vacs, augers, etc) in the next few years in order to really compete.
I want to be clear. I don't have any issues with Ryobi - in fact, they have a very good line of homeowner tools. It's just that this snowblower had a problem. By the way, I've contacted Ryobi and they have a replacement on the way. UPDATE: The new one is here. When I get snow I'll review it again.
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Paul what's the name of that song at the middle and end of your video?
Split Down The middle. Here's the link: www.epidemicsound.com/track/8TkVkTBRsP
As the saying goes...you get what you pay for. Too bad you had that experience with Ryobi. I wonder if they even field tested it before it went to market. Looks like they didn't.
If you had the chance to look at all the cordless electric snow blowers in a row you would quickly see that most (not all) of them are made by only 2 or 3 companies. Those 2 or 3 companies just change the color, decals and battery connectors for the different brands. (You could sell your own snowblowers with your name on them if you wanted to buy a container or two at a time)
@@PaulSikkema it always amazed how some companies can sell such garbage yet they can manufacture another snow blower on the same production line and have that blower sell better and have much better quality.
My Ryobi continues to stall over and over. So it trash to me. Going back ASAP.
Boy is that a cheap machine that ryobi.Nothing beat a Toro .I bought a 928 hd oae after seing your review of this model.I am sold on toro for now on after 30 years with a MTD snow flyte 928.Great video as usual Paul.
I did a lot of research at the Home Depot website. Seems like every brand of snowblower has a significant number of negative reviews, including Toro.
No brand guarantees satisfaction. It's kind of a crap shoot, really.
So my question is: what percentage of Ryobi snowblowers are lemons? 5%? 10%? 30%? 90%?
It's pretty much impossible to get the lemon percentage from either the brand or the retailer. Why would they tell us when they've probably got 5-10,000 of them stuffed on the top shelf of the stores and most likely more in the warehouses?
So, the only thing we can do is look at the reviews. On Amazon, I typically don't pick anything to buy unless it has 4 stars or better. If I really want an item and it's getting less than 4 stars I'll read the actual reviews.
In the case of this specific snow thrower, it now has around 30% 1-3 star reviews compared to 50% 4-5 star reviews. Anything over 20% 1-3 star reviews throws up a BIG red flag for me.
Almost all of the negative reviews are from last year's 2020-2021 snow season. I did this review at the end of the 2020 season so that tells me they didn't fix anything for the next season. All the more reason to find a different snow thrower to buy.
Is there an update? I have 2 batteries already for chainsaw and mower. Figured I already have the expensive part. Was hoping the replacement worked ok. I had a problem with my lawnmower switch to self propel. Took 6 months to fix, probably from covid, but they did it for free.
Ryobi sent a replacement snowthrower and that one works fine. They didn't want the broken one back...
@@PaulSikkema how long do you get on your batteries? I noticed looking yesterday they now have a 6 amp hour and 7.5 amp hour batteries. I'd assume you have 4 or 5 amp hour. Almost 250 bucks for the big one after tax here. Ouch.
I can barely get a 16x60 driveway done with 4 inches of snow. Have to recharge to do the sidewalks, etc. $250 is really not a bad price for the 7.5 AH. The 60 volt batteries for other brands are over $350.
If you can't do the end were plow goes its junk i have first generation 1 battery style ryobi it goes across were plow goes no problem
Normally, I would but under that new snow in this video there was an old plow-pile that was a 6 inch wall of ice chunks. I wanted to use one of my tracked machines so I could put down pressure on the front and chip that hard stuff off.
I just didn't feel like chipping up the plastic impeller on that brand new machine trying to throw ice cubes...
I usually do a section of road in front of my house and a little ways in front of my neighbors… in the direction that the snow plough will be coming, that way when the snow plough goes by there’s not enough snow to put in front of my driveway. Works every time.
None of these battery powered snowthrowers propel themselves forward with the impeller like the gas powered units do, and that is a deal breaker. My Ariens Path Pro 21 can be operated with one hand, no pushing it. They also probably are unable to deal with the snow left by the snowplow at the end of your driveway.
That's not completely true anymore. Toro has two single stage snowthrowers that scrape the pavement. One uses the rubber paddles like you mention and one is self-propelled through the wheels. EGO also has on rubber paddled model.
snapper just came out with a 82v thrower - unfortunately the paddles look like PLASTIC , WTF
Toro has metal paddles. The Snow Joe 100 volt uses rubber paddles. Everything else uses plastic. Plastic is lighter and cheaper to manufacture.
My hubby always says.. sometimes it's OPERATOR ERROR...look, it's rather childish to say this, or that is better...when we all know it comes down to individual preferences.
The toro is electric too?
Yes, that is the Toro 60 volt MAX snowblower.
I have one, the batteries dies quick.
I do like their bigger version much better than this one
spray it with PAM cooking spray before using it
Wow 7:40 was edited and I wonder why? The answer is very simple he sabotaged that machine to make Toro look better. I have the very same machine in Chicago. Everybody knows that you are supposed to oil the chute weather is WD-40 or Crisco oil. The only way that Ryobi machine operates like that is that there is a lack of Maintenance or the batteries were not charged when you first put them in. Semantics was played in this video very much. Once again my machine works fine. And whoever read this let me give you a piece of advice. If you don't take care of your machine it will not take care of you.
Hi Jesse, Sorry, I don't play games or sabotage equipment to make one look better than the other. I've been doing this for over 15 years and all the brands trust me to give them honest reviews.
The video was edited to remove the cuss words...I have kids that watch this channel.
I highly recommend that you don't use WD-40 on this type of plastic. WD-40 contains alcohol and will melt certain plastics. By the way, if you leave your snowblower out in the cold garage (not the batteries) you don't need vegetable oil spray.
Lack of Maintenance? It's brand new - right out of the box. Batteries were fully charged using the supplied charger.
That said, Ryobi is sending a replacement. When that gets here I'll try this review again.
I do get down to Chicago quite often to visit my granddaughter so I could bring this one along and you could have it for spare parts.
No Problem, I'm glad you like your Ryobi.
jesse mcnabb how long last your ryobi?
@@PaulSikkema I like all products. Ryobi is a decent quality product. I went out and got the same one this week. And I thought that there was a change in the way you start the Ryobi. And then I noticed something that this gentleman only squoze two handles. He did not push the start button. Of course it was not going to start. I thought my eyes was going bad until I blew it up on my Smart TV and my wife and I seen it first hand. If you go back through this video you will understand that you must push the on the top and then squeeze the handles simultaneously. This gentleman did not do that
Like I stated in the video, the switch is bad. Since then, Ryobi did send me another unit and the new one works fine.
agreed I have a similar one, trash, ok with light powder, anything else its trash
I would not recommend the 21 inch 40 V snow blower. I bought one...it died after 5 minutes with fully charged batteries. I returned it to home depot and exchanged it. The same thing happened...five minutes=dead. I have lost confidence in Ryobi.
Just go to Home depot and swap it out.
That a good choice for many people. My closest Home Depot is 85 miles away though...
I have a gas powered Toro ccr 2450
Have you figured what's wrong with the RYOBI ?
Yes, the engage switch is broken. That's the safety switch you have to push to start the snow blower.
@@PaulSikkema
Thanks for the information.
the toro you can see the difference, throws better
That poor van
Your review is biased. Loose handle - could be how you assemble the machine. "broken switch" - how do we know if you started with fully charged batteries? You didn't mention what the battery power was when you checked your handles.
It seemed like your walk with the Ryobi was easier. You kept getting stuck on the other blower. This seems like an operator issue not the machine.
I'll let you in on a little secret. I've been doing this for a very long time and ALL of the brands trust me to give their products an accurate - unbiased review. This is not the first product to fail during a review and in fact, many of the brands have used my expertise to find and fix problems before the snowblower is ever sold to the public. That said,
I NEVER set up a product to fail. You are also welcome to read the thousands of comments on the videos in this channel. You'll quickly realize that my viewers also trust me to give them accurate - unbiased reviews. Yes, It does ride over cracks fairly easy (doesn't get stuck)
I'll be glad to continue this conversation with you - I have nothing to hide.
I got mine for 150 so I’m way ahead of the game
You’d think with The HYPE of ryobi that you’d have actual quality and battery life 🤬🤬🤬
Right now a good single stage snowthrower with good batteries will run you $650 to $800. If the price is cheaper than that you know it won't perform to your expectations.
Toro is d best
Bought a Ryobi drill for $100 used it for 5 minutes probably less, put it away for a year, both batteries were shot and unchangeable. Ryobi support told me that "it sucks to be you". I will never buy a Ryobi product and neither should you. Absolutely terrible company.
Just a piece of carburetor. I cannot believe that they even sell this. It’s not self propelled. Yikes 😳.
Your voice is to soft music to loud.
Shit happens with any make or model. The way you acted it almost seemed like you had something planned. Like not charging battery or something. To Most people those are minor things. They both looked pretty dam close to me. But that's me.
Nope - not planned. When I get snowblowers I go through them pretty thoroughly to make sure they are put together correctly. My goal on this channel is to help you find the right one and when one breaks down before I can even get the driveway done once I get a little upset. I bought this one right off the shelf at Home Depot so I expected it to work. By the way, it was the switch, Ryobi sent me a replacement but it took three weeks. The replacement works fine.
@@PaulSikkema that's good. Just seemed kinda weird, but it's a good thing people do this though to help buyers. 👍
Ryobi brushless is crap 2 chainsaws and one drill all did the same thing everything else from them is awesome just need changes to there brushless items
At least ryobi is consistent in releasing garbage
Ryobi has always been garbage, I’ve never had nothing but bad experiences with it. That’s why I’m never buying another ryobi product
And any Craftsman battery yard tool built after 2011. I do like the Ryobi Zero-Turn though. It's a good industry start for battery operated riding mowers.
I’ve had my Ryobi 40v brushless lawn mower for 4 years. It’s been bullet proof with awesome cutting. I have extremely thick grass and needs mowing every 4th day.
Yes, I want to be clear. I don't have any isssues with Ryobi - in fact they have a very good line of homeowner tools. It's just that this snow blower had a problem. By the way, I've contacted Ryobi and they have a replacement on the way.
Paul Sikkema how was the new replacement? Anymore issues?
No issues with the replacement but - You get what you pay for. This snowblower is just average for a cordless electric for speed and power. It has smaller batteries than the good ones and it takes forever to charge them. Spend a little more on a Toro or Snow Joe. You'll be glad you did.
The Ryobi Brushless 40V is a piece of crap. DO NOT BUY IT! It does a couple passes and then it dies out and won't start... on FULL BATTERY!