Tool check - Ryobi +ONE brushless lawn scarifier / dethatcher review

[@atnit86]

Would be great to see the lawn before and after.

[@krump743]

Nice one. I have one of these, i can do 160m2 on 4 batterys. I also dont bother with anything other than number 3 setting. But ill mow as low as my rotary will go before pulling the ryobi out. For 300 bucks at bunnings, its a pretty good machine and gets the neighbours curious as to why im ripping the lawn up. Ive had it two seasons now, and its still working great.

[@Homeonthetools]

They are great value for money, got say my neighbours are intrigued as well 😂

[@vashon100]

batteries vs batterys

[@mattk4561]

Have you noticed it really only works going one way up your lawn?

[@krump743]

@@mattk4561 nah mate I havnt. U need to do multiple different directions. I use it on number 3 setting for kikuyu. And I do around 5 different directions.

[@15DurangoRT]

I see a lot of green grass in those clippings.

[@YouSeeSorrows]

Great video. I've had my backyard seeded with fescue 3 times and nothing takes (clay and chert soil). I've finally come to the conclusion that I need to do it myself since the "pros" take shortcuts (no soil prep at all). So I'm thinking of agitating the soil with a scarifier, seeding with bermuda, then using a fertilizer roller to cover the seed.

[@Homeonthetools]

Thanks, yeah unfortunately if you start with bad soil you end with bad lawn, the soil is really everything, I would suggest adding some clay breaker(lime) and lawn sand mix minimum if not prepared to dig out and replace with a top soil, good luck 👍🏻

[@jo-h-n-ny-mc9498]

bravo...excellent demo...👍🙂

[@vashon100]

I thought it came with spring blades as well. Those blades are more for scarifying than thatching.

[@lizxu322]

Nah the gunk it pulls out makes great compost material.

[@PatrickGuerrisi]

Just got one with the dethatch attachment Is this ok for buffalo? I'm scared it'll pull out the stalons

[@Homeonthetools]

Yes but keep it high and go easy, just one pass

[@blakeclarke7772]

Hey mate whats the reason you wouldn't use this on fine fescue?

[@Homeonthetools]

I wouldn’t scarify fescue unless you are not using a catcher when you mow to pickup the debris, even then would avoid, I had fescue in before the kik and it would have killed it for sure in my experience, fescue will not recovery the way a warm season grass would

[@steventassell253]

Just bought one of these and your video is great and makes it easy to use. Question. Do you put the thatch is cuts into a compost bin or just the green council bin.

[@Homeonthetools]

Glad you liked the vid, it is a great machine. I put the thatch in a green waste bin, I suppose you could compose it but it your lawn is like mine there is a lot of it, good luck 👍🏻

[@puxiaotian611]

do you think is could work on Buffalo?

[@Homeonthetools]

Should be fine just don’t cut in too deep with buffalo lawn, I have a mate that has done his and it worked great but didn’t go anywhere near as aggressive as you can with kikuyu

[@Nathan-ho7vr]

This comes with 2 different "blades" right? How many minutes would you say the batteries last? What are the lowest and highest height settings? Trying to decide between this and a sunjoe.

[@Homeonthetools]

This is the 18v version as a posed to the 36v version so blades may be different between the two, the 18v sold in Australia is fixed blade, as for the height adjustment on the lowest it cuts pretty deep to the point it’s well into the soil, on highest level it does the job on my Kikuyu which is usually cut at around 20mm, 2 18v batteries get me about 60 square metres with a double pass

[@chadlye61]

I would have purchased this but recently had a huge issue with one of their brand new cross cut mowers. Some kind of control module something or another factory defect. Their service company TTI is an absolute nightmare and Ryobi is hands off once it's sent to them. 90 days to fix. My lawn mower was on schedule to be away from my home for over 6 months. Insanity. The lawn mower was not even a season old, actually probably 9 weeks old max. Failed immediately, (just over the 30 day warranty of course.) Home Depot kept it for a month as they were supposed to look at it first as per Ryobi. Then sent to the RLC the Ryobi repair company TTI. They took it over and spent a month or so deciding that the part is now on back order and not scheduled to be in for months. No one called, no one wanted to tell me, I had to figure all this out by calling and fighting with them for several weeks. Finally, the realized that my lawn mower would not be fixed within the 90 day and they are supposedly sending a new one out (been 5 days and the order number still says "processessing" so I doubt this will be easy and I'll likely need to battle for weeks to keep this moving). All in all, Ryobi is turning into a steaming shiz show. Unfortunate as I have thousands of dollars of different tools of theirs. 3 of which are breaking and falling apart (just guards and plastic, but still.)

[@Homeonthetools]

No good mate, over here in Australia they have a replacement warranty type deal, fingers crossed I have had no problems with any of my ryobi stuff but heard others have

[@chadlye61]

@@Homeonthetools Absolutely. Just a few days ago I had to buy a chainsaw and pole saw really fast. No itme to research another company, so I had to get Ryobi. I purchased the extra 3 years of warranty from Home Depot. I will likely always do this with them if I keep buying their tools. Shame.

[@chadlye61]

@@Homeonthetools I really want this tool. Here in the US where I am, we don't need to detatch as much as people think. Maybe before seeding and if your thatch is really bad and if you don't bag all the time sure, but usually detatching isn't super necassary. I would love this tool though set on high to get all the winter gunk up every year without digging too deeply into the lawn dethatching. More like a lazy mans rake

[@Homeonthetools]

@@chadlye61 I agree, reckon I will only cut mine deep every 2 years and as you say lazy man’s rake for every other year

[@mrt4154]

Would this machine aerate the lawn at the same time ?

[@Homeonthetools]

Nah mate only scarify, still need to core aerate

[@James-zj3ud]

@@Homeonthetools is it best to core aerate before dethatching or after?

[@Homeonthetools]

@@James-zj3ud dethatch first for sure

[@steffen707-]

Is it really 18v or does it power a 36v motor?

[@Homeonthetools]

18volt mate, you can get the 36v version as well for a few more dollars

[@steffen707-]

@@Homeonthetools dang, looks like 36v isn't in USA.

[@Homeonthetools]

Strange you guys normally get all the powerful stuff

[@randyvelarde7448]

What type of grass is this

[@Homeonthetools]

Kikuyu