RYOBI Lithium 40V Battery Operated Weed Eater
I have been doing yard work since I was a kid. Now that I’m older, I actually get excited about power tools.
When I saw RYOBI’s line of outdoor products that all run on the same type of lithium battery, I immediately contacted them.
As a result, I was lucky enough to receive this RYOBI Lithium 40V Cordless String Trimmer in exchange for my honest feedback. All thoughts are my own.
RYOBI Lithium 40V MAX Power Weed Eater
First of all, I’d like to describe my super obnoxious yard. It is about an acre and a quarter of weeds, corral and uneven ground. In the front we have a large berm.
Around twenty years ago, the city wouldn’t let us put up a fence, so we built up a large hill to block out the noise of the busy street. Well, we have our peace and privacy, but mowing it is a nightmare.
Oh, and we have enormous white oaks all over the property. They are majestic and gorgeous but their leaves prevent any actual grass from growing, so it’s all just weeds.
The yard was extremely overgrown when I decided to finally give it some attention. I was a little worried the RYOBI Lithium 40V Trimmer would lose power before I could get through it. But, it made it!
And the best part of Lithium batteries is they last long and die abruptly–as opposed to slowly loosing juice and performing weakly before dying completely. These just go from on to off.
It only takes 90 minutes to charge completely and if you have 2 batteries, you can charge one while you work and swap.
I love everything about this product, but I had to play with the adjustable handle to find the right comfort level.
It was a bit off balance at first, but when I angled the handle it made it much easier to use.
Favorite Features:
- Green (color and eco-friendly)
- NO BUMP required to feed line (this is AWESOME)
- No more stinky/messy gasoline and oil
- No more pull-to-start nonsense, just push down on two tabs
- Money saving
- Long lasting charge
- Tons of accessories available
- Less vibrations in your arms than gas powered weed eaters (Super important to avoid for migraine sufferers!)
- Multi-function trimmer/edger one step switching
- Battery charge sensors
WORKOUTside! Reshape your yard and body!
I’m a mom of two, full-time student, blogger and work part time. Busy doesn’t even begin to cover my day. Going to the gym is a fantasy (that’s why I want to work in one) so getting exercise is a challenge.
I find that incorporating it into chores I am able to stay in shape. I burned almost 1400 calories working in the yard for just a couple hours! That’s better than most workouts I would do at the gym.
Plus, I save money by doing this myself, get to absorb some vitamin D and feel good about a job well done.
Of course, always use proper safety precautions when exercising or using power tools.
I hope to be the proud owner of this entire line of outdoor products. Make sure to check them all out and keep in touch with RYOBI.
Have you tried any RYOBI outdoor products yet?
Thank you for your review. I agree with you that I don’t want a gas operated weed eater. Nor do I want one that vibrates so much that by the time I’m done I have a migraine.
This looks awesome. We just started searching for a new one because our old one died. I think that this would be perfect.
We have a weed eater that vibrates so much I can barely use it. This one looks so much better than ours!
WOW that made a HUGE difference!!
That did a really nice and even job! I love the 90-minute charge-up time. That’s really quick for as long as it holds power!
I love the video and I soooo want one of these now, because I too have an awful yard – like yours, it’s all weeds and uneven ground, and it’s also wetlands, so it’s pretty much impossible to do anything. You can’t use a lawnmower on it because there is no lawn to mow – only weed whackers will get the job done, and it’s such a big project that it’s overwhelming. Ugh!! I could sure use anything to help make it easier so thanks for the review, LOL!
This looks like a great product – we are REALLY in need of a weed eater, badly!
This is exactly what I need. I don’t have any conveniently located outlets outside and I don’t really like the gas powered machine. I never thought battery operated was an option.
What an awesome product and would work well for our big backyard, too.. Loved your review, thanks for sharing
gee if I had known weed wacking was such an intensive workout, I would’ve been all over that this summer! LOVE the angled handle!
we have the same size weed yard. its varying shades of green weeds. sigh. this would make my life a LOT easier!
What an excellent review of what looks like an awesome weed-whacker! Reading about this product almost makes me want to lift off from my couch potato sofa and do yard work! I said almost … but I am VERY impressed with the beautiful job this device made on a truly unruly yard. I’m wondering what’s on the other side of that berm! 🙂
My son just started doing yard work for us and others. I bet this would make the job easier.
My husband totally needs one of these! I really like the RYOBI products and been telling the hubby I would help mow the lawn if we had one of their lawnmowers.