We switched to a Ryobi lawn mower last year & it did take a few re-charges to get through our whole lawn, but we love it (& it's so much lighter if you're older & don't want to have to worry about the weight of a lawn mower).
@KoubaKitchen Жыл бұрын
I've thought about switching my lawn mower over to eletric. My yard is small enough that we may go with a corded option. For now, our cheap Walmart gas guy is doing the trick
@8Jory Жыл бұрын
It may sound stupid, but zip tying a brick on top of the business end of it would solve the problem with lack of weight.
@KoubaKitchen Жыл бұрын
If it works it ain't stupid.
@8Jory Жыл бұрын
@@KoubaKitchen Exactly
@arnoldwilson3719 Жыл бұрын
i own this tool and thought of adding weight too. definitely a good idea.
@michaeldoherty74347 ай бұрын
It works well on small areas and working among existing plants. It may take a couple of seconds to break through compact soil but it will cultivate quite quickly. Due to its size it doesn’t like lots of roots and thick weeds as they’ll get caught between the blades and you may need to stop and remove them. In summary it’s a handy tool for small areas and easy to use.
@KoubaKitchen7 ай бұрын
I totally agree. Thank you you
@rickymeadows51769 ай бұрын
Thanks for review ! Bought a Mantis about 15-years ago (personal opinion), biggest pc. of $350 junk I ever bought, the Mantis engine and carb are crap ! Thought about one of these battery models for the wife's raised beds, believe you convinced me as this will be something she can manage also without dragging the tool box out to the garden to keep it running long enough to till a bed.
@KoubaKitchen8 ай бұрын
Hope it works well for you
@terrylambert9788 Жыл бұрын
You installed the movable handle is upside down. The curve is to cause your second (force) hand to center as you put pressure on it. You also want to move the handles as far apart as you can comfortably use them. The handle with the power switch is essentially a fulcrum on a second class lever, which means the setup is a force divider, and the divisor is the distance between the handles, dividing into the total length of the tool. I'll tell you at the end why they build garden power tools this way. Same principle applies to rakes, hoes, etc., unless you fix the center, and use the end hand for force, so it's first class, but that's hard to do, and operate a power switch at the same time. It's also hard to do with a rake or hoe, and still pull or push it, so they end up second class levers in most uses, as well. FWIW, you really want the power switch in the center, but that's hard to design and make the center handle movable.
@KoubaKitchen Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! Im definitely airing my amateur nature and appreciate honest input. :)
@JPaulSmithArt10 ай бұрын
Thanks for making this video...very informative. Looks like it may have been a display unit in a store.
@KoubaKitchen10 ай бұрын
Thay qas one of my guesses
@UsernameBarbF9 ай бұрын
Very helpful video! I need something small like this because I just cannot keep up with the weeds in my various garden areas. When I was a lot younger I could handle crawling around and pulling them all out but that ship sailed a long time ago. I have several of the Ryobi battery powered tools and would like to share an aid for older hands trying to heft out the battery while pushing down on the release button--frankly, my thumb simply didn't have the strength to push the lever down long enough for my fingers to grasp and pull the heavy battery up. My solution was to wrap a wide grosgrain ribbon (it's a ribbon made of a much thicker fabric, about 3/4" wide) around the battery in a loop--the loop should go under the battery and then up around the tall sides to the top. Now all I've got to do is slip the fingers of my non-dominant hand under the top loop and then squeeze the release lever with the thumb of my dominant hand while pulling up on that ribbon. Sounds a bit silly, but it really works. Oh--you wrap the ribbon around the battery before you slide it into the machine.
@KoubaKitchen8 ай бұрын
Great insight
@Hun73rdk Жыл бұрын
I just got one and my garden is a jungle and hard earth but damn that one is a beast.
@KoubaKitchen Жыл бұрын
It def did what i needed it to
@dogfoodhouse139Ай бұрын
Love mine
@KoubaKitchen6 күн бұрын
Great
@carytoms9500Ай бұрын
Just bought me one today. I line mine too
@KoubaKitchenАй бұрын
Glad to hear it!!! I used mine this year to get my raised beds all ready.
@YoSpiff Жыл бұрын
I've been buying Ryobi products from Direct Tools for a few years. They are the clearance unit of the parent company, TTI. I've bought both reconditioned and blemished items. The recons are often in a generic brown box and some of the "blemished" items appear new and unopened. I suspect they are just overstocks labeled this way to clear them out. I've had no problems with Direct Tools.
@KoubaKitchen Жыл бұрын
I have no complaints. Thank you for the insights
@Pro1er9 ай бұрын
He didn't buy it from Direct Tools Factory Outlet, he bought it from eBay seller Tools Direct which means that there is no manufacturer's warranty.
@Andyb2379 Жыл бұрын
I’m in Sussex England & have an allotment for vegetable growing. The soil here is very heavy clay & right pig to dig at times, especially when let. I’ve been looking at this more compacted light weight tillers to help turn the soil over. I might give it a punt
@KoubaKitchen Жыл бұрын
I could see thid struggling with heavy clay. The power is decent enough, unfortunately it seems the light weight means it tends to bounce up from hard ground. If you end up trying it, drop a comment and let us know how it went.
@deg2629 ай бұрын
Hello from Yorkshire, did you have a good experience with the Ryobi 18v?
@michaeldoherty74347 ай бұрын
Yes it does tend to bounce a bit on heavy or compact soil but once it starts to bite it breaks it up pretty well. I wouldn’t use it in wet, heavy soil that is covered in thick, long weeds.
@shivchan3645Ай бұрын
thank you very much that was useful how long does the battery last?
@KoubaKitchen6 күн бұрын
It really depends on how hard you work the machine. I've gotten a good hour, but that wasn't constant use
@fritzb.39782 ай бұрын
Did you or anyone try the brick on top theory to see if the tool dug down more quickly? If so, did the tool bog down or burn through batteries? I have a bunch of soil that needs turning over and I'm debating renting something bigger vs taking longer to do with this tool or just using a shovel and rake and really getting the job done right. I own the Ryobi edger that goes with this same 18v one-plus batts and for my purposes it's great and in terms of the One-plus system I do like all of the one-plus options from vacuums to insect zappers, etc, that for a very reasonable cost you can use the batts for. I think Milwaukee or that level is where I'm headed on drills, saws, etc, but for "this" level of work, I'm digging (pun intended) the ryobi. Thx! Good call doing both the grass and pre-worked earth on camera - very helpful to see the difference.
@KoubaKitchenАй бұрын
I never have. I really only ended up using it to prep my raised beds at the beginning of the season, so I didn't need the extra weight.
@imlew7853Ай бұрын
Always fully charge a brand new battery before first time use for longer life.
@KoubaKitchen6 күн бұрын
This is true. I should have just started with one of my old charges batteries
@mic12300 Жыл бұрын
There was a news article about stolen merchandise by truckload. And i know it happens allot since i am in the trucking business. Those products got to end somewhere.
@KoubaKitchen Жыл бұрын
Perhaps, typically people launder goods don't open a store front full of the product's. They tend to move them around to smaller sellers.
@Rok_Piletic2 ай бұрын
good for weeds?
@KoubaKitchenАй бұрын
The 4 blade wheels can get seized up if you are hitting too much vegetation.
@Rok_PileticАй бұрын
@@KoubaKitchen maybe could use just 2 blades on each side?
@corybrettbowden Жыл бұрын
Good lord! It was $350 new for me.
@KoubaKitchen Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I found a great deal on Ebay.
@8Jory Жыл бұрын
The gas tiller looks like it's probably a two stroke, and it's had ethanol "enriched" gas run through it. The seals and diaphragms in the carburetor are likely rotted or cracked just like the primer bulb and fuel lines were. Even if it's a four stroke, most small lawn equipment doesn't get along with ethanol gas.
@KoubaKitchen Жыл бұрын
There is a decent chance it had ethanol gos go through it before I got it, so that could be it. Hopefully the person who bought it at the garage sale can figure it out.
@isitlaw29194 ай бұрын
Just add a 5lb weight ...tie it around the bar , and duct tape it to the top front of the body of the machine
@KoubaKitchenАй бұрын
I've heard that one a lot, i hope it's been helpful.
@robincoley2376 Жыл бұрын
Cultivator and a tiller are two different things
@KoubaKitchen Жыл бұрын
That is true. With our raised beds I will be turning the new soild with a shovel and adding soil on top, so I don't have the same need for an actual tiller. I did incorrectly classify my gas powered machine as a tiller.
@baconsledge2 ай бұрын
Seriously, 2 screws a challange?
@KoubaKitchenАй бұрын
humble me good sir.
@catherinejackie82367 күн бұрын
Your raised bed is useless without filling it to the top with good compost.
@KoubaKitchen7 күн бұрын
Thank you. They do get filled
@andrewbuzzell3542 Жыл бұрын
This is painful to watch. You need to charge batteries before using it. Your using a cultivator where you need to use a rototiller.
@KoubaKitchen Жыл бұрын
The point was to use it beyond its intended purpose.
@andrewbuzzell3542 Жыл бұрын
@@KoubaKitchen I bet he's the same one that complains when his batteries die within a year