RYOBI 18V ONE+ HP Brushless WHISPER SERIES 15” String Trimmer Test
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- Ryobi one+ hp brushless 18v whisper series string trimmer weedeater weed wacker finally came in and it’s really powerful, I used it for 2 days commercially to try it out, paired with 2 9ah batteries I got really good runtime, tried it without the trimmer guard and it also did a great job with an even wider cut capacity than 15 inch, never had any issues with it overheating
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I’ve been a Ryobi user for over 20 years and I can say that this Weedwhacker is a great tool. If you use the four amp hour battery don’t try it with a small battery.
For sure, it does eat up a lot of battery, im surprised it lasted as long as it did when I was using it without the guard, it was one of the best battery weed eaters I’ve tried
Mine just died after only a month of light use. Here in the u.k it doesn't have the holes in the guard and costs £200. Real shame as it was super light and a joy to use being soo quiet. Thanks for the vids 👍
Was yours the same exact model, I believe the whisper one is the only one with holes in the guard but I could be wrong, Home Depot has a 90 day warranty could just swap it out for another or just take it back, doesn’t sound good after a month of use
@LawnJohnSilver I think so because it's quiet but powerful like yours and costs £200 in the uk which is like $250. I bought it from ryobi online because we don't really have big box stores in the u.k. it turns out its actually still working but only with the Ryobi batteries - I was using an adapter with 4ah METABO batteries before because I only have small 2ah ryobi batteries. That adapter still works with my other ryobi tools but not this weed eater which is weird - guess I have to buy some bigger ryobi batteries. Thanks for the reply 👍
Model no RY18LTX38A
I've had the older brushless 13" for 6 years now and even though I'm not a huge Ryobi fan that string trimmer is awesome. I use either a 6Ah or 9Ah battery and I never have to take it out of low speed. Other than the guard being too small I can't say a single bad thing about that trimmer.
That 9ah is a must for these, I was suprised how good it ran, I would prefer there wasn’t a lag in the trigger and it running at 100%, but that’s my only complaint about these, I did a full day of work with this and 2 batteries I believe making this video, it’s good yours is still running, I also use the pole saw for a lot of my jobs because it’s a lot lighter than my gas one, I took the guard off of this one but you can defiantly tell when the string is out farther than it should be it will start bogging down, if you get another one this one is pretty good, I liked it better than the Milwaukee because it spins in the correct direction like most commercial gas trimmers
@@LawnJohnSilver I have the 18V Ryobi 8" brushed pole saw, also 6 years old, but I don't like it, it's under powered and the chain runs too slow. DTO had the 40V 10" for a smoking price of $84 with free shipping a few weeks ago but I use a pole saw so seldom that I passed on it.
@@Pro1er that’s a good deal, I never got into the 40v stuff, having to add another battery platform wasn’t something I was willing to invest in, I agree with the pole saw it’s a bit slow and I have an issue where I have to keep banging it on the ground to the get the motor to start up sometimes
Btw the new HP stuff doesn’t need the additional terminals anymore they figured out how it can get the additional power without it, so it still benefits from HP batteries !
I'm gonna have to give this one a try nice vid
Thanks for watching
Looks decent! I have the older version of the 18v trimmer like that with the small head on it and it works amazingly until it shuts off (from overheating i would guess). With this being unbalanced as you've mentioned with the big head, do you find it cumbersome or any odd/uncomfortable feeling when using at all?
And were you on Hi or Lo?
Was pretty much on low entire video, with the weight balance it just takes some getting used to just like any other new tool you try, the power is good on it, and I never had any issues with it overheating, probably has a lot to do with the brushless motor
Just bought one of these with a 5ah battery after watching your video, thanks! Have you had any issues after taking the guard off? I have read some people saying it can put too much strain on the motor, possibly because it could let out too much line.
It’s possible but you would be able to tell when it’s putting too much strain on it and shouldn’t be an issue, I have a gas one I use that will also bog down if you let out too much string, can just burn some off on the sidewalk or cut it, thanks for watching!
What's the product code?
could you explain the tapping on the ground? what scenarios is that feature for?
It’s to let more string out, on the regular gas trimmers you have to tap the head on the ground to let more string out, I do this because if it gets too short it will get stuck in the head and you will have to take it apart to remove the string and reset it
How long does battery last?
Looks to be the model named RY18LTX38A-0 here in EU. Its about 250$. Is it a good buy in your opinion?
I’m not sure what that equates to US dollars, but I would say it’s as powerful as the hart 40v I tried as long as you use a larger mah battery, and I’d even say it lasted the same runtime as the 4ah hart 40v did with the 18v 4ah hp battery
Don't know who's weed eating in this video, but I wouldn't want him to do my yard. Who does a whole yard with a weed eater?
He’s probably just testing the weed eater, ya know the whole reason you clicked on the video