My Ryobi meter did the same thing. Ryobi replaced twice. Turned out that it was the charger. After they sent me a new charger everything has worked fine for the past 21/2 years.
I just got the 56” deck. It had 20 hours on the clock. That caught my attention in your video. But the mower still had a clean tag under the seat and plastic on the seat adjustment. I’ll let you know how I like it.
I've had min for 2 seasons. All last year I could cut all 1.5 acres and gave 30% left. This season I can't finish 1 acre before it is at 15% and stops cutting..... I love everything about it but that. It's a shame I will have to spend almost 2 grand next year to remove e the lead acid batteries and replace with LIPO4's.
The Ryobi website had numerous reviews on it for this mower. Many other people have had the same issues with battery degradation as I have, but all those reviews (both good and bad) have been removed. I purchased this mower in September of 2019. Initially the mower was great for my .75 acre yard. I was able to mow the yard and have about 50% battery remaining. I've always kept the mower parked in my 3 car garage, always plugged in when not in use. Starting around July of 2020 I started not being able to mow my yard on a single charge. I reached out to Ryobi and was told to clean under the deck. I did this and was again able to mow on a single charge, but just barely. Around Jan of 2021 it became increasingly difficult to mow my grass. It now takes 3 charges to get through my .75 acre yard. After filling out my last review, Ryobi reached out, asked when I had bought my mower, and then informed me that because it was more than a year old they could not help me, but they have ordered more batteries, they'd be arriving in August or September. But until then I'm out of luck. I believe that when I initially called and reported a problem, (which there is plenty of history of other users reporting) I should have been covered under the warranty. I believe Ryobi purposely tried to delay dealing with my issue until the mower was out of warranty. I cannot advise you strongly enough to avoid this mower. I now have a $4000 mower, that can't mow my yard, and can't get batteries for to fix. Its also very shady that my previous negative review along with everyone else’s reviews are now missing from the Ryobi website.
@@jeremyrawls9394 where should I get the battery from? Ryobi has had it back ordered for a year now. Home Depot discontinued the battery. Random google searches turn up $250+ batteries(remember it takes 4), but if Ryobi and Home Depot can’t get them new from the manufacturer how old do you think the ones are that’d I’d get from some random website? Home Depot refunded me $1000 off the mower after realizing all these issues in an attempt to make the best out of a crummy situation. Both Home Depot and Ryobi have told me they will alert me as soon as they can get new batteries. Last estimate I gots few months ago was September. Haven’t heard anything yet, but fingers crossed.
The battery you’re looking for is the Leoch LPC 12- 75 or 100 depending on which ah you have. You can get these new from numerous sources, including Amazon, that ship in one business day starting at $125 for the 75ah and $150 for the 100ah. Leoch is the OEM battery source but any 12v deep cycle 75 or 100 ah will work. These are the same batteries used in wheelchairs. You want the type with screw in terminals versus the posts. There’s a video on You Tube that shows how to replace them. Good luck
Just got mine yesterday- came with the bagger kit for $3850 at Home Depot. People concerned about the batteries need to realize- these are sealed lead acid batteries…just like in your car. How long does your car battery last? I work in IT and it’s amazing how similar these batteries are to the ones used in the UPS boxes for server racks. Even has the same type of connector.
Only argument I can see with your comment is these mowers run 100% on battery power, which will wear them out faster versus a car which the alternator is actively charging the battery and supplying power while it's running. Battery is primarily for starting the engine there, so it will last longer not being run down much. That being said, I am hoping these batteries last me 5 years or so before replacing due to lost efficiency.
It's not like your car battery ... it's like your boat battery and rv battery ... 800-1000 dollars plus every 4 years to replace 4 lead acid batteries ..... hmmmmm
How often do you empty your car battery? Car batteries will last for over 5 years when you keep them charged. These are emptied all the time and will not last. First because the chemistry does not like constant high load. Second, they have no balancer. Just plain stupid. The pack has the capacity from the worst cell. There is a reason other companies don’t use lead batteries. But LiFePo4 and a BMS. Right now, easily triple capacity per liter or kg, and they will never wear before the end of the mower. Try to find someone who has done more than 50 charges on these things before having battery problems. You won’t find one. It’s the wrong kind of batteries for the job.
I’m having issues with the blades shutting off, I was mowing and the blades shut off. I shut the blades off and turn it back on and ran for like 1 minute and shut off again. I raised the deck all the way up and turn the blades on same thing ran for like 1 minutes and shut off. I only have like 2 hours in the mower
Mine has issues with the charge indicator also. It would show 70% after charging for more than a day or two. Ryobi sent a new gauge and it worked ok for a while but it’s back to doing the same thing. Another strange issue is after using the mower and the gauge shows a low percentage and the key is turned off, then back on again, the gauge will show 40% charge. Happens every time. Gauge will show 10% & shut the blades down. Turn the key off & on & the gauge will read 40%.
@@eyeballdoctor2470 The indicator on the older machines had issues. You have to get a new one. I just replaced mine yesterday, as a matter of fact. Before the change it said 70% and after it said 100%.
I'm looking at purchasing a zero turn and the Ryobi appears to be more price friendly than other gas or electric. I'm getting an additional adjacent lot and will be too much to mow for a 71 year old with a push mower, but will the Ryobi's battery handle around one acre of mostly flat terrain? Your videos are very informative. Thanks for sharing them.
Hey, Jack! You're welcome. I think it would handle 1 acre without too many obstacles (75AH like mine), but it might run down the batteries pretty low. If you get the 100AH model, you should be good in my opinion. That's what I would do.
I have the 75ah which I got for $3399 at Home Depot a couple seasons ago. I have a little over an acre with 80% of it in the back yard. After finishing the back I normally have 70% battery life remaining. I always use the low speed and the low speed blade cut. My lawn is just too bumpy to run in high speed. I love this mower and use it for everything. It easily pulls two lawn carts in tandem full of debris.
HAPPY 4th ..if you had to swap out the batteries are u able to or do you need to basically buy a new machine. I have read the batteries can not be swapped. If the batteries can be changed do u happen to know the cost?
Very limited for me. But if you mow when it's wet, I'm sure it happens quite a bit like other mowers as well. Nothing different than normal with this versus other mowers IMO.
I clean with a leaf blower (to get all the clippings/dust off) and then at end of season take off the deck and get the compacted grass with a metal scraper if needed. Pretty easy.
Do you have the 75 or 100 ah battery in yours? I'm considering this mower for a little under 1 acre. Pretty much no twists or turns. The 100 ah is $600 more so I was hoping 75 would be enough. Thoughts?
I have the 75 AH battery. I think that would be sufficient for your yard based on what you've told me. My yard is 1/2 acre and tons of trees and turns and what not. Can make it through on one charge with 40-50% left after 3 years even.
This mower comes with a mulch cover/plug. The mulching blades are a flat design (not curved) and it’s for use for only when you install the side discharge cover/mulch plug cover. The idea behind mulching is that blades continually grind and cut the grass in the deck so that it’s easier for the soil to absorb it, also in theory there is no thatch build up. The regular cutting blade this mower comes with is a curved design, used with discharging out the side or for sucking the grass it up into the bagger. Correct me if I’m wrong?
@@markp6694 Perhaps you are right. I guess the bagger came with blades and I just installed the blades that came with it, assuming they were meant to cut things down smaller to fit in the bag better and also throw the grass harder with more airflow to get the clippings up the chute into the bag. Perhaps I am calling them the wrong thing.
I don't know how much, but I use it to pull a dethatcher and it works great. That has quite a bit of resistance I would imagine, but not sure how much.
Yeah, supposedly around $180 a battery (maybe more now with inflation and shortages) x 3 or 4 depending on 75AH or 100AH. So $540-$720 every 4-5 years. Still beats gas pushmower to me with other advantages (definitely not cost though lol).
My Ryobi meter did the same thing. Ryobi replaced twice. Turned out that it was the charger. After they sent me a new charger everything has worked fine for the past 21/2 years.
Thanks for the heads-up! I might be outside the warranty period on mine now but maybe I'll check on that.
I just got the 56” deck. It had 20 hours on the clock. That caught my attention in your video. But the mower still had a clean tag under the seat and plastic on the seat adjustment. I’ll let you know how I like it.
I've had min for 2 seasons. All last year I could cut all 1.5 acres and gave 30% left. This season I can't finish 1 acre before it is at 15% and stops cutting..... I love everything about it but that. It's a shame I will have to spend almost 2 grand next year to remove e the lead acid batteries and replace with LIPO4's.
The Ryobi website had numerous reviews on it for this mower. Many other people have had the same issues with battery degradation as I have, but all those reviews (both good and bad) have been removed. I purchased this mower in September of 2019. Initially the mower was great for my .75 acre yard. I was able to mow the yard and have about 50% battery remaining. I've always kept the mower parked in my 3 car garage, always plugged in when not in use. Starting around July of 2020 I started not being able to mow my yard on a single charge. I reached out to Ryobi and was told to clean under the deck. I did this and was again able to mow on a single charge, but just barely. Around Jan of 2021 it became increasingly difficult to mow my grass. It now takes 3 charges to get through my .75 acre yard. After filling out my last review, Ryobi reached out, asked when I had bought my mower, and then informed me that because it was more than a year old they could not help me, but they have ordered more batteries, they'd be arriving in August or September. But until then I'm out of luck. I believe that when I initially called and reported a problem, (which there is plenty of history of other users reporting) I should have been covered under the warranty. I believe Ryobi purposely tried to delay dealing with my issue until the mower was out of warranty. I cannot advise you strongly enough to avoid this mower. I now have a $4000 mower, that can't mow my yard, and can't get batteries for to fix. Its also very shady that my previous negative review along with everyone else’s reviews are now missing from the Ryobi website.
why can't you get a new battery? They provide the battery info
@@jeremyrawls9394 where should I get the battery from? Ryobi has had it back ordered for a year now. Home Depot discontinued the battery. Random google searches turn up $250+ batteries(remember it takes 4), but if Ryobi and Home Depot can’t get them new from the manufacturer how old do you think the ones are that’d I’d get from some random website?
Home Depot refunded me $1000 off the mower after realizing all these issues in an attempt to make the best out of a crummy situation. Both Home Depot and Ryobi have told me they will alert me as soon as they can get new batteries. Last estimate I gots few months ago was September. Haven’t heard anything yet, but fingers crossed.
The battery you’re looking for is the Leoch LPC 12- 75 or 100 depending on which ah you have. You can get these new from numerous sources, including Amazon, that ship in one business day starting at $125 for the 75ah and $150 for the 100ah. Leoch is the OEM battery source but any 12v deep cycle 75 or 100 ah will work. These are the same batteries used in wheelchairs. You want the type with screw in terminals versus the posts. There’s a video on You Tube that shows how to replace them. Good luck
@@Nell1pj2 please share a link for the 75AH for $125
Appreciate this follow up video. Thanks.
You're welcome!
Just got mine yesterday- came with the bagger kit for $3850 at Home Depot.
People concerned about the batteries need to realize- these are sealed lead acid batteries…just like in your car. How long does your car battery last?
I work in IT and it’s amazing how similar these batteries are to the ones used in the UPS boxes for server racks. Even has the same type of connector.
Only argument I can see with your comment is these mowers run 100% on battery power, which will wear them out faster versus a car which the alternator is actively charging the battery and supplying power while it's running. Battery is primarily for starting the engine there, so it will last longer not being run down much. That being said, I am hoping these batteries last me 5 years or so before replacing due to lost efficiency.
It's not like your car battery ... it's like your boat battery and rv battery ... 800-1000 dollars plus every 4 years to replace 4 lead acid batteries ..... hmmmmm
How often do you empty your car battery? Car batteries will last for over 5 years when you keep them charged.
These are emptied all the time and will not last. First because the chemistry does not like constant high load.
Second, they have no balancer. Just plain stupid. The pack has the capacity from the worst cell.
There is a reason other companies don’t use lead batteries. But LiFePo4 and a BMS. Right now, easily triple capacity per liter or kg, and they will never wear before the end of the mower. Try to find someone who has done more than 50 charges on these things before having battery problems. You won’t find one.
It’s the wrong kind of batteries for the job.
I’m having issues with the blades shutting off, I was mowing and the blades shut off. I shut the blades off and turn it back on and ran for like 1 minute and shut off again. I raised the deck all the way up and turn the blades on same thing ran for like 1 minutes and shut off. I only have like 2 hours in the mower
I heard the low cut high cut is for when the grass is wet. Use high when wet.
Mine has issues with the charge indicator also. It would show 70% after charging for more than a day or two. Ryobi sent a new gauge and it worked ok for a while but it’s back to doing the same thing.
Another strange issue is after using the mower and the gauge shows a low percentage and the key is turned off, then back on again, the gauge will show 40% charge. Happens every time. Gauge will show 10% & shut the blades down. Turn the key off & on & the gauge will read 40%.
Frustrating for sure. I assumed the same thing would happen with mine if replaced, so I haven't yet.
@@eyeballdoctor2470 The indicator on the older machines had issues. You have to get a new one. I just replaced mine yesterday, as a matter of fact. Before the change it said 70% and after it said 100%.
I'm looking at purchasing a zero turn and the Ryobi appears to be more price friendly than other gas or electric. I'm getting an additional adjacent lot and will be too much to mow for a 71 year old with a push mower, but will the Ryobi's battery handle around one acre of mostly flat terrain? Your videos are very informative. Thanks for sharing them.
Hey, Jack! You're welcome. I think it would handle 1 acre without too many obstacles (75AH like mine), but it might run down the batteries pretty low. If you get the 100AH model, you should be good in my opinion. That's what I would do.
I have the 75ah which I got for $3399 at Home Depot a couple seasons ago. I have a little over an acre with 80% of it in the back yard. After finishing the back I normally have 70% battery life remaining. I always use the low speed and the low speed blade cut. My lawn is just too bumpy to run in high speed. I love this mower and use it for everything. It easily pulls two lawn carts in tandem full of debris.
how many hrs do you have when charge and how long dose it take to charge when batery flat
Love this mower!
Need to be plug when not in use?
Yes, all the time.
Hay Hay whats like with long grass
Whats the aux key switch for?
Powers the USB/connected devices.
HAPPY 4th ..if you had to swap out the batteries are u able to or do you need to basically buy a new machine. I have read the batteries can not be swapped. If the batteries can be changed do u happen to know the cost?
Yes, I believe you can change them. Around $80 per battery, so $240 for 75AH and $320 for the 100AH model. Hope this helps!
@@eyeballdoctor2470 Yes, they can be changed. However, it is about $270 with shipping for each of 4 batteries.
You said get squirrely aren't the lap bars controlling the speed like the normal zero turns
Yes, but much more sensitive and harder to control in full speed mode. More jerky and harder to maneuver.
how much grass gets caked under the deck after each mow?
Very limited for me. But if you mow when it's wet, I'm sure it happens quite a bit like other mowers as well. Nothing different than normal with this versus other mowers IMO.
Do you just spray it off with the water hose what's the best way to clean it
I clean with a leaf blower (to get all the clippings/dust off) and then at end of season take off the deck and get the compacted grass with a metal scraper if needed. Pretty easy.
Do you have the 75 or 100 ah battery in yours? I'm considering this mower for a little under 1 acre. Pretty much no twists or turns. The 100 ah is $600 more so I was hoping 75 would be enough. Thoughts?
I have the 75 AH battery. I think that would be sufficient for your yard based on what you've told me. My yard is 1/2 acre and tons of trees and turns and what not. Can make it through on one charge with 40-50% left after 3 years even.
Hello there! did you change to mulching blades and if so are they a better blade? thanks
Yes, and I do think they are better, especially for bagging.
This mower comes with a mulch cover/plug. The mulching blades are a flat design (not curved) and it’s for use for only when you install the side discharge cover/mulch plug cover. The idea behind mulching is that blades continually grind and cut the grass in the deck so that it’s easier for the soil to absorb it, also in theory there is no thatch build up. The regular cutting blade this mower comes with is a curved design, used with discharging out the side or for sucking the grass it up into the bagger. Correct me if I’m wrong?
@@markp6694 Perhaps you are right. I guess the bagger came with blades and I just installed the blades that came with it, assuming they were meant to cut things down smaller to fit in the bag better and also throw the grass harder with more airflow to get the clippings up the chute into the bag. Perhaps I am calling them the wrong thing.
@@eyeballdoctor2470 The curved blades are the bagger blades.
Where in Minn? Faribault here.
West of the cities - Corcoran area. I have a friend who lives in Faribault and I visit him sometimes! :)
@@eyeballdoctor2470 Miltona, MN here. We just picked up this mower last year. We like it so far.
does it tow and if yes how much?
I don't know how much, but I use it to pull a dethatcher and it works great. That has quite a bit of resistance I would imagine, but not sure how much.
Are the batteries removable?
Supposedly, yes. I haven't removed them and don't know how easy they are to remove yet, however.
Thank you
it's like your boat battery and rv battery ... 800-1000 dollars plus every 4 years to replace 4 lead acid batteries ..... hmmmmm
Yeah, supposedly around $180 a battery (maybe more now with inflation and shortages) x 3 or 4 depending on 75AH or 100AH. So $540-$720 every 4-5 years. Still beats gas pushmower to me with other advantages (definitely not cost though lol).
@@eyeballdoctor2470 On my boat the similar ones go for just over 200 each right now even with core return and military discount ..