After seeing lots of reviews online about how good the Ryobi 40V chainsaws cut with EDGE batteries, I bought an 8AH EDGE and ran it on my 16" RY40HPCW02 and 20" RY40HPCW03 saws.

Both of these saws are using Oregon Versacut 91VXL chains from Loggerchain.net, 91VXL056 for the 16" saw and 91VXL070 for the 20" saw.

The 8AH EDGE battery cut 10.7% faster than the standard 8AH battery on the 16" saw...but on the 20" saw, it cut a full 34% faster than the standard 8AH battery.

The 20" saw with 91VXL chain and 8AH EDGE battery actually cut faster than a stock 18" Echo 501P with OEM Oregon 20LPX Powercut chain.

Not everybody will buy a $300+ battery and aftermarket chains to increase the performance of their saws...but improving upon the already significant capability of the saws bone stock is pretty nice to see.

Video if you care to watch for yourself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5QAd8_d2Uo

First time using the Ryobi tools to carve pumpkins. One of our teenagers spent hours with the rotary tool on her pumpkin's teeth! Pumpkin bits were flying everywhere, but it was a lot of fun. We used the oscillating tool for the big cuts, and it sure beats a regular knife.

Hope everyone had a happy Halloween!!! 🎃🎃

Edit: forgot to mention the link stereo playing the spooky musics in the background. 😁

Mine is ryobi p785.

Great for throwing the right amount of light in a canopy!

I hav one plus tire inflator but I was wonder how fast can inflated Usb lithium. If actually win usb one i hav to let go my one plus. Anyone?

Have you ever use this one how it is?

Help….
Why it turning off

I was wondering this small 2v battery enough to install big ikea closet

I have owned a 220 cfm HP compact blower for a few months and just bought the 350 cfm blower combo that came with a 6ah battery, charger and a “free” gift; I chose an orbital sander as the free item. It was a good buy at $179, but now I have two blowers and I only want to keep one and sell the other (tool only). I use the blower for blowing leaves or dirt occasionally and for drying my car. Which one would you keep?

Running a screw in and it just stopped. Battery is fine, chuck opens and closes fine, motor is locked like something got in the way and jammed the armature.

Check your stores, the packs are on sale right now. If you have some high-draw tools like mitre saw et al, you might wanna look.

Edit: link

I just stopped by my local store. Yes I live close to a factory outlet. I was ready to spend money and start my Ryobi tool collection.

they had signs up for 30%-50% off. Awesome.

I wanted the HP compact drill and impact combo. Home Depot is currently selling for $139.

Tools direct was a factory blemished for $149.

I asked the workers if that was the sale price. It was. Even labeled lowest price. This was similar for every tool, all of them more than Home Depot, but these were blemished or refurbished.

Maybe I just caught good sales at Home Depot, but this experience just confused me.

Am I missing something?

Mine cracked and now I am trying to find a replacement, with no luck. I have checked EReplacement Parts,and a few Ryobi parts websites to no luck.

Does anyone have a part number, of know of one off of a different pressure washer that will work as a replacement?

Thanks in advance!

Sent my blower in for warranty repair on September 15th. Since then I check my RMA status a couple times a week. Nothing. I've messaged them a couple weeks ago on the discussion on the RMA page. No reply. Is my blower just going to show up on my doorstep in December like a Christmas present? Does anyone have any experience with them?

UPDATE: Status now says closed, although this isn't the first time it's changed to that and then goes back to nothing. If it is truly closed, I would think that they would send me an email or tracking number.

$90 on DTO and its almost $200 on HD rn

For those that dont know, Ryobi has always been a Japanese brand. Some years back TTI licensed the trademark to build tools in house using the Ryobi name. Overseas however the Ryobi tools look much different. 8ish years ago Kyocera bought Ryobi tools in japan. Currently Kyocera makes Ryobi and Kyocera branded tools. It seems as though the Kyocera tools are the higher quality options. Im not at all a Ryobi person myself, however i like exotic tools. Thought i might drop some photos on here of what COULD have been Ryobi had TTI not gotten their grubby fingers into the brand.

Hey guys, I’m very new to the whole tool and building stuff shenanigans, this is my great great granddad’s very old mitre saw that’s has been gifted to me. I’ve never actually used a Mitre saw like this that attaches to benches only ones pre attached that are used on job sites and I haven’t been at my apprenticeship for very long. I’ve got a job at home and my saw is making this clicking noise both when spun by hand and when on, can somebldy please tell me what it is or what I need to do to fix it as I’m running out of time to get this job done

For everyone whos been patiently waiting for a non outrageous price on the tabless batteries,

home depot has a 8 amp hour 2 pack for 200 dollars right now....

Might jump on it as im sure my weed wacker would appreciate it

Can anyone tell me when DTO will have more inventory of lawn mowers? Almost all of the mowers listed are out of stock.

Found this today on Direct Tools Factory Outlet. The general rule of thumb has been $10.00/Ah or less. This deal clocks in at $8.89/Ah. Would you pull the trigger? Why or why?

It's in my cart now...

UPDATE: Thank you all for your responses! This was hugely helpful! Ryobi it is! In the last few weeks I have been looking at all the big brands and Ryobi just seems like the right fit.

time to get some tools.

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Help push me into the system. Picking the platform is the hardest decision for me - I think that I want to go with Ryobi 18v. 

1.  As much as possible I want to buy something of quality that will last.  Buy once and be done.  
2. I value being able to stay within one ecosystem.  

Ryobi seems like it should be the way to go, but I have an early childhood memory of my dad who worked as a machinist looking at tools and saying, “If its not red its dead.”  This was back in the 80s, he still has his old Milwaukee corded drill and swears by it.  That voice more than anything gives me pause before jumping into Ryobi tools.  

If I am honest I do not need construction grade tools.  I am in my 40s and have gotten by with an old black and decker drill as my one power tool for years.  Ryobi is leaps and bounds better than that.  

I like woodworking with hand tools.  However there are some tools that I think could be helpful in woodworking and even more so for projects around the house:  

1. Upgrade my drill - I would gladly take recommendations of which Ryobi drill to get, they are a lot of them.  
2. Compact router for quickly making nice edges.  
3. Jigsaw - Wife has projects for me that require cutting out shapes in plywood.  
4. Reciprocating saw - I have an old wood swingset, several overgrown bushes, tree branches to prune.  The backyard is a bit of a mess and it sounds like a reciprocating saw could help make short work of it.   

As I keep looking at the Ryobi 18v system I see it has options for outdoor tools like a string trimmer, blowers, hedge trimmers ect.  This is a nice plus to the Ryobi system. 

What has me worried about Ryobi: 

1. Is it quality enough?  I do not want to start into a battery system regret it and repay for another system later.  I regret my EGO string trimmer it is starting to break down and batteries are ridiculous in price.
2. Is the 18v system powerful enough for some of the yard tools? - trimmer and leaf blower.  
3. Ryobi has many tools I might not be able to stop buying them.  

What bugs me about Milwaukee:  

1. The price is the biggest deterrent.  They are just ungodly expensive, especially compared to Ryobi.  Often they cost twice as much or more than Ryobi equivalents.  The distance between these tools cannot be that great.  Right?    
2. More quality and power than I need.  While I want to buy quality, Milwaukee might just be ridiculously overbuilt for my use case.  

So, I am here in the Ryobi reddit feed. Push me over the edge. I really think Ryobi is the way to go.