So not long ago I bought the 40 volt Ryobi lawnmower, weed eater, blower, and chainsaw. I am impressed with all of the items so far, but only used the chainsaw for little things until now that we had the winter storm. We have SO MANY fallen trees and broken limbs at my house and my mom’s.

I have done three full 8 hour days of cutting with the chainsaw and it works like a champ. I am using the two larger batteries that come with the lawnmower I bought. One battery lasts a good while and then when it is out I put it on the rapid charger and grab the other battery. Once that battery is out, the other one is fully charged again. Rinse and repeat. Also the chain only came off once so far and that was my fault. I still have a lot more cleanup to go and it will serve well.

Just thought I would share as I was super hesitant to switch from gas to battery electric, but I am very glad I did so far.

Excellent.

I've been impressed with all the various Ryobi electric tools I have, especially the brushless string trimmer. That thing works noticeably better than any of my old gas trimmers, while also being lighter and much quieter.

I'm still a ways off from taking the leap to a battery lawnmower, though. Maybe when/if my Honda HRX mower finally craps out, although it very likely could outlive me.

100% happy with the Ryobi Whisper mower, and the blower too.
Enough that I've been thinking about picking up a weedeater to replace my Stihl 2-stroke [which would add another battery & charger to the mix].

Rarely have use for a chainsaw, but who doesn't enjoy more power tools

Thanks for posting. You get your shingles vaccine? Gather your wife is doing ok.
What inch bar do you have on the chainsaw?

Any large tree or branch cutting or mostly smaller stuff?

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Originally posted by BB61:
Any large tree or branch cutting or mostly smaller stuff?

I had a good bit of large branches probably up to at least 8” in diameter and then for the city to pickup those had to be cut into 4’ sections so I did a good bit of cutting large branches and a lot of smaller ones.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Excellent.

I've been impressed with all the various Ryobi electric tools I have, especially the brushless string trimmer. That thing works noticeably better than any of my old gas trimmers, while also being lighter and much quieter.

I'm still a ways off from taking the leap to a battery lawnmower, though. Maybe when/if my Honda HRX mower finally craps out, although it very likely could outlive me.

The whole reason I made the switch was my 20+ year gas mower was on its last leg and the self-propell went out. I already fixed it twice before and with my back issues I needed something.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Thanks for posting. You get your shingles vaccine? Gather your wife is doing ok.
What inch bar do you have on the chainsaw?

I did get the Shingles vaccine and my wife is back to normal. Thanks for asking. I will have to get back to you on the bar length.

OK thanks

I am a die hard Ryobi user, even though it's made in China, (seems we cant escape that) I had the chainsaw but gave it up for my Sawzall. The sawzall is lighter, you can get 12" blades and it cuts thru any branch/stump I put it up too.
Ryobi is a good product.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
What inch bar do you have on the chainsaw?

It has a 14” bar.

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Thanks for taking the time to respond

Good to know. I have never used their 40V chainsaw.

I bought into the Ryobi 40V ecosystem and I have:

Brushless, carbon fiber straight shaft weed eater w/ Expand-it. Very quiet and smooth. I like the 2 speed transmission too.

Brushless blower. It was their highest velocity handheld at the time. Really does a nice job.

Hedge Trimmer. It doesn't say brushless on the side, but it has more capability than the plug in one I used to borrow from my neighbor. It's also faster doing my hedge row and front landscaping.

Second 4 amp battery. Normal weeks I don't need it for my corner lot with both sidewalks and curb and I can edge and use the blower on one battery. However, St. Augustine grass is a horizontal creeping grass and if I don't edge every other week it becomes a 2 battery affair. Leaf blades cut like grasses I experienced in the north, but the stolon (horizontal creeper part) is seriously tough and tougher than crab grass I used to experience in the north. Definitely need 2 batteries when using the Expand-It cultivator.

Rapid Charger arrives today. Got a smoking deal on brand new one at Fleabay.

I really like the Expand-it and have added:

Edger

Cultivator. Good alternative to minitiller, but it'd never replace a walk behind rear tine. Speaking of walk behind rear tine, they just released a 40V one this year.

The only Expand-it accessory that didn't make sense was the hedge trimmer. It was rated for branches half the thickness of the stand-alone and wasn't worth the minor cost savings to me.

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My story is similar to the OP. I have the Ryobi brushless 10” 18V chainsaw and I used it for like 3 days straight after hurricane Ian. That hurricane decided to trim the tops off of all 40 of my oak trees and just left a MESS in my yard. I only had to start and run my big Echo saw for like 5 minutes. The rest of the time I used the Ryobi saw. I have a ton of batteries and just kept swapping them. I swapped chains about every day or every other day. And kept the oil tank full. But yes these saws are very capable. Just keep the chain adjusted properly and the oil tank full and they will run for days.

So I can concur. If you have a bunch of trees, and might have storms occasionally, these battery powered saws are very capable. The ease of use and no clogged carburetors make them pretty convenient for the average homeowner. I’ll always have a good 2 stroke saw just because but the majority of my cutting going forward WILL be with a battery powered saw.

Project farm tested a bunch of battery saws and he found some of them to be very capable.

Make sure to buy extra chains. Amazon sells a two pack of Oregon chains for $30-$35. Or you can get a new Oregon bar and chain combo for as little as $18.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Excellent.

I've been impressed with all the various Ryobi electric tools I have, especially the brushless string trimmer. That thing works noticeably better than any of my old gas trimmers, while also being lighter and much quieter.

Just an FYI to make sure to check that the bolt is tight halfway down the shaft of the trimmer. I am assuming that the problem I experienced today is that it must have loosened. I was trimming this morning and noticed the shaft was not straight. I reached down to the bottom section to see if it was loose and it was so hot I couldn’t touch it. I went and set it down. When I picked it back up, the shaft fell apart having melted. When I looked in the bottom section, the shaft was slightly bent. I guess it got loose, got bent, and then was rubbing the inside of the shaft and melted it.

I was never able to get Ryobi customer service on the phone so I took it to an authorized repair shop; the only one within 1.5 hours. They will fix it and it is under warranty, but they said it will take about 5 months due to their backlog. I still have my gas trimmer, but it wouldn’t start so I guess I will have to clean out the carburetor and get it running again.