Ryobi

[Lurker]

Is this stuff any good?
I am after a cordless pruning mini chainsaw thingy.
I imagine I’ll need less than an hour’s run time spread 12 months, so don’t want anything too spendy.

 

[Dalboy]

I have two of their items, and they seem very good, if you buy other items the advantage is on most of their products you can use the same battery

 

[AndyP]

My brother has been using Ryobi lawnmower, hedge trimmer and leaf blower for a couple of years at my parents place. He rates them. Worth getting spare battery packs.

 

[Jonathan]

I believe Ryobi gear is more DIY than professional, so ok for ocasional use.
Saying that after much research there 18v pin guns are probably the best on the market, I bought from the USA and saved approximately 50%

 

[GarF]

YouTubers especially seem to be rather sniffy about Ryobi gear. I expect in a straight up head to head against equivalent site tools from the likes of makita, bosch or festool they might come off second best in terms of heft and durability but my impression is that they're perfectly serviceable. I have a corded ryobi trimmer that's thrived on abuse for over ten years and I would buy another without hesitation.

I think for occasional/annual use my biggest worry would be keeping the battery happy, is there an option that matches your existing cordless tools?

 

[Lurker]

Thanks for your replies folks.
In the end I went off at a tangent.
My thoughts were that I needed a lightweight tool to avoid climbing a ladder with a cabled electric chainsaw that I have. Most of the branches that I need to remove being in trees.
After some thought it dawned on me that I could kill two birds with one stone by getting a battery operated pole saw.
So….. had a look at Amazon resale and bought a Bosch for £118 reduced from £165 due to cosmetic damage and a damaged box.

 

[PitStopCrew]

I believe Ryobi gear is more DIY than professional, so ok for ocasional use.
Saying that after much research there 18v pin guns are probably the best on the market, I bought from the USA and saved approximately 50%

If I spend 3 hours a day in my workshop do I define that myself and what I’m doing as DIY and occasional? I think that’s the million dollar question! As a newbie using second hand gear it would be nice to graduate to new but is new Ryobi going to last and be any good. I got myself a parktools nail gun - it is near to useless. But has proved that a nailgun is a useful bit of kit for my level of woodworking so will upgrade next time the wife isn’t looking too closely at the bank account!

 

[Alasdair]

If I spend 3 hours a day in my workshop do I define that myself and what I’m doing as DIY and occasional? I think that’s the million dollar question! As a newbie using second hand gear it would be nice to graduate to new but is new Ryobi going to last and be any good. I got myself a parktools nail gun - it is near to useless. But has proved that a nailgun is a useful bit of kit for my level of woodworking so will upgrade next time the wife isn’t looking too closely at the bank account!

a small air compressor and air nailers are great in the shop, 18g nailers are compact and light to use.

 

[misterfish]

I looked into the mini chainsaw pruners a while ago and found out that the Ryobi had no automatic chain oiling mechanism but instead relied on manual oiling of the chain and bar when used. In the end I bought a DeWalt which has a proper oiling reservoir mechanism.