Ryobi 40 volt batteries

[glennster]

my wife uses a 40v ryobi weed wacker at the farm in the orchard, blackberrys and anywhere that needs it. we have 2 40 volt 4ah batteries and she wanted a 3 rd battery. went to home depot, the 4 ah battery was 159.00. the also have the same trimmer we use withe the 40v 4 ah battery, charger and weed wacker for 159.00. both the kit with the battery , charger and weed wacker
for 159.00 .

 

[Dingo3]

I saw the same thing with an Echo blower I just bought. The blower, 56v battery and charger were only $9 more than the battery alone and the battery was on sale.

 

[circus]

she wanted a 3 rd battery.

Your lucky, replacement pricing is high because usually your tool is dead. Your tool is still working.
Marketing... Years ago each photo cost over a dollar from my $15 Polaroid. $90 for ink for a $50 printer. $600 to replace battery on a $400 E-bike. Cars aren't immune if there's no aftermarket available. $5600 tail light for a Ford pick up truck.

 

[circus]

Got the opposite problem. Bought a snowblower-batteries-charger that I hardly ever use. Looked for more tools to utilize the batteries but they all come with batteries and charger.
If batteries were standardized I'd have half as many, they'd cost half as much at half the fire risk .

 

[chvet73]

I have several chargers sitting unused. They came with the tool.

 

[Ray,IN]

I bought a 6a knock-off Ryobi 40V battery off amazon a few years ago for $80. It doesn't last any longer than the 4a that came with my Ryobi chainsaw IMO, in my Ryobi weed whacker, but lasts as long as me. The biggest improvement I made to the weedwhacker was to buy a replaceable line head, now it has 4 lines instead of 2 and lasts 2x as long, each side takes a 12" length of line. It also changes to use hard nylon blades for heavy cutting.
I really like my Ryobi 40V tools, but the 40V leaf blower is a bust, I returned it, BTW all my Ryobi tools are factory re-conditioned, even the batteries. I bought them mail order from a Ryobi tool outlet in Fair Oaks mall, Sevierville TN.

 

[chvet73]

I bought a 6a knock-off Ryobi 40V battery off amazon a few years ago for $80. It doesn't last any longer than the 4a that came with my Ryobi chainsaw IMO, in my Ryobi weed whacker, but lasts as long as me. The biggest improvement I made to the weedwhacker was to buy a replaceable line head, now it has 4 lines instead of 2 and lasts 2x as long, each side takes a 12" length of line. It also changes to use hard nylon blades for heavy cutting.
I really like my Ryobi 40V tools, but the 40V leaf blower is a bust, I returned it, BTW all my Ryobi tools are factory re-conditioned, even the batteries. I bought them mail order from a Ryobi tool outlet in Fair Oaks mall, Sevierville TN.

My 40v blower is great. It is as powerful as the Husqvarna blower it replaced. And a lot easier to start. I know when I got mine there was more than one version and I bought the most powerful. I also love my 40v weed wacker.

 

[Ray,IN]

My 40v blower is great. It is as powerful as the Husqvarna blower it replaced. And a lot easier to start. I know when I got mine there was more than one version and I bought the most powerful. I also love my 40v weed wacker.

So far I'm getting along fine with my "factory reconditioned" commercial-version 2-cycle Ryobi blower I bought at that same outlet store about 15 yrs ago. I have a 120V greenwerks leaf blower that's every bit as powerful as the Ryobi.