Ryobi Called, Said We're Doing it All Wrong: Their Idea vs Real Gains

[@TorqueTestChannel]

This High-Torque is now out! homedepot.sjv.io/a1AQ4Z *Ryobi's response* "Thank you so much for sharing this data, I will send it on to our product development team to review, this is great! I hope you have a great weekend!" You have to hand it to Ryobi though. They want to know, they want feedback, they want to try things. There are several top household brands that have reached out to us because realistically there's something they want us to do for them, when we instead say no thanks we don't accept free stuff but nice to meet you, could you answer a few technical of these questions? crickets

[@mikelight2965]

KEEP UP THE FANTASTIC WORK! Never let the money boys win the reality!

[@beakerunrefined4230]

Are you sure your 3AH battery is a p195? I've only heard of a p191?

[@TorqueTestChannel]

@@beakerunrefined4230 Here you are www.ryobitools.com/products/details/33287175444 They stopped making em

[@beakerunrefined4230]

@@TorqueTestChannel thanks, just got a new high torque, had to help the guys at home depot find it on the "no home section" of upper shelving as it had not even been put out for sale yet. Thanks for the great videos!

[@colemanbonner]

Hey TTC, I just picked up a brand new Earthquake XT 3/4” air impact, thanks to an open-box special for $105. I would love to send it to you to see what you make of it. Never been out of its packaging wire and still has a plastic plug in the inlet port. Would you like to? How can I go about loaning it to you?

[@bass1sam]

Tbf, I genuinely don't think the engineers and designers themselves are the ones being dishonest, it's always marketing being marketing teams when it comes to this insanity.

[@TorqueTestChannel]

100% this

[@plaid11]

Yep, you get that one random run out of 10k and the marketing team only sees that high number. They’re like, you got it to make that power once…good enough for the box. Luckily we have these guys to show us what they’re really going to do

[@Cheepchipsable]

Same in every industry. Someone comes up with some "hypothetical" measurement, or a different way to measure and give misleading numbers. Air compressors, Data storage on computers, the bandwidth ratings given, speaker output, power output on PSUs, etc.

[@RobertBeckk]

Yup

[@dh3790]

@@TorqueTestChannel Agreed. I also wonder what the difference in cell looks like for longevity. Maybe it will be able to recharge faster without having the drawback of decreasing life at an accelerated rate. I recall reading a while ago about lithium ion batteries being able to put out more power and store more after they have 5 or 10% of their rated life in recharges. I wonder if that is what we are seeing out of the beloved 3AH battery. Maybe the 4AH needs some time to stretch its legs.

[@darthtater]

I appreciate your transparency. Also, good on the Ryobi folks paying attention to the community.

[@MessalineApghar]

They have reps and engineers stealthing around most Facebook powertool groups

[@trentallman984]

They probably just used up the surplus of the older battery.

[@PayNoTaxes0GetNoVote]

@@MessalineApghar - The prolly have goons reading around the net. When they find something of importance, call the engineers over. Seems to be a waste to pay an engineer salary to read the net....

[@JRay2113]

They all listen. Most just keep quiet and the others do raise their complaints, but their managers squash them.

[@JCWren]

I came for the Lithium Caviar, and stayed for the torque test.

[@mmix224]

*stayed for the Helen Keller comments. 😆

[@Cbsaiyan]

@@mmix224 golden moment

[@rstar88105]

“Ryobi - Lithium Caviar” has a nice ring to it. I want that on a t-shirt. Haha

[@pinrod1]

Ion caviar

[@AG-lm5uf]

You may not know it, but you are changing the industry with this channel. It won’t be long before these companies start advertising real numbers.

[@A6Legit]

Honest testing and reviews will have an impact no doubt. People want real numbers

[@-opus]

Most people buy due to marketing, not reality unfortunately. The consumer base is so large these days that companies can care a lot less than they used to.

[@rsilvers129]

Of course he he knows it. Many of the companies send him stuff to get his feedback.

[@TheLumberJacked]

The rate of industry change on reporting real numbers will be proportional to the number of subscribers and popularity of this channel. If this channel toiled in obscurity, nothing would change. Nearly 1/2 million subscribers to a tool channel focused on objective data? Well that’s a HUGE deal. So happy these guys are here doing this and keeping the industries feet to the fire. 🔥

[@rev68]

I've been watching Project Farms for years. KZbin FINALLY recommended your channel today.

[@Xoars]

You guys are so thorough and its so satisfying when I have a question that's immediately answered in the video!

[@Centurian22]

THANK YOU so much for running this!!! Finally data that can be shown to the droves of know-it-alls that screech “higher amp hour doesn’t mean more power it just lasts longer”. Y’all rock TTC!

[@TorqueTestChannel]

Well amp hour doesn't mean more power alone. Discharge rate and voltage drop dictate that. But a full extra row of 18650s help with both of that. You could make a 9ah pack with terrible discharge rate cells and it would be worse than the 3ah with 21700s

[@Centurian22]

@@TorqueTestChannel very true. Thank you for the clarification. It’s just an argument I see frequently on the ryobi fan FB pages usually about the 9ah batteries. Both sides utterly stuck in their mindsets about it.

[@pianomail]

You're starting to garner the attention of the big brands. That's a huge deal! Means maybe we'll see some better marketing claims and more transparency to the consumer.

[@TheFool2cool]

More likely the big brands will try to bribe them with free stuff and when that doesn't work they'll get bored and leave them alone. Do you think the lock picking lawyer has caused a massive change in the lock industry?

[@CarbonatedGravy]

@@TheFool2cool obviously the average mass produced item isn’t going to change (other than finding another way to make it cheaper) no matter what anyone does since your average consumer is looking for a barely adequate product or one that appears as such as long as it’s cheap, especially locks. but yes i would say for sure he as well as TTC have made a significant impact to certain companies in their respective industries that care about performance and there is a sizable and deep pocketed group of people willing to research and find the best quality/value product available, and if you do the slightest bit of research on power tools or locks you are nothing short of guaranteed to come across both channels

[@CarbonatedGravy]

Also the power tool industry has a MUCH larger group of savvy buyers than the lock industry so hard to compare the two, there’s hundreds of thousands of professional mechanics/technicians who rely on these every day and have a vested interest in them being up to snuff, versus locks being an average throwaway consumer product to the VAST majority of users and are usually nothing more than a visual deterrent rather than a real problem for thieves

[@my_channel_44]

@@CarbonatedGravy yeah but you protect your tools, with a lock!

[@stevebabiak6997]

@@TheFool2cool - LPL has not changed Master or Kwikset, but PacLock does pay attention. So it depends a bit on the manufacturer and what they value; some value lowest cost mass production, some value better performance.

[@volvo09]

This is what years and years of marketing garbage on batteries gets you. A convoluted line of "high performance, high performance +, ultimate performance" high output performance +," and on and on... Un necessarily confusing, and while backwards compatibility is great, everyone thinks they have the best battery because they're all marketed as best, and when a new one comes out how do they put it above what they just called best? By making the name mumbo jumbo... Glad the difference wasn't much, and it was nice to see the 9ah pack deliver what it did, minus the confusion.

[@TorqueTestChannel]

You're not wrong. If you pause at 2:06 and read our email mid page we say as much. Even as a power tool YT channel, we get confused on their battery "stages"

[@JeffDM]

It would be nice to not have to decode their part numbers or look up a chart to figure out which is best.

[@lenjames]

I have to disagree with your comment.....my third wife is differently an improvement.

[@fredygump5578]

They have to make up new names nobody else uses, and they have to re-name when they make changes....even if the changes don't make the pack better....and they always try to convince us that the newest version as better, even if it is the same or worse.

[@engineer_alv]

@@fredygump5578 the only thing they're upgrading is the price. $100 for a 4Ah prosumer brand battery? Ouch

[@loz11968]

Been watching this channel for a while now and I must congratulate you guys on doing a bang up job calling out the marketing bull crap on all these products. Maybe ryobi might start selling all of their tools with the 9ah batteries lol I wonder if the guy who said you were using the wrong battery ever worked at apple during the you know your holding it wrong that’s why it’s killing your signal lol Keep up the great work

[@greylynnjr]

Wait what? Ive been unhappy with Ryobis new line and are you confirming it bs? I

[@ionstorm66]

So as per their email the hp contacts allow the tool to draw 80 amps vs 60 without. Considering the PBP004 has 5s2p EVE INR18650/20P cells rated for 30A each, that would limit the pack to 60A, rendering the HP contacts useless. Also the voltage drop on the EVE cells at 15A is within a 10th of a volt of the Samsung 30T cells in the P195 at 30A. Which is why the test was so close on the short tests. At 1/2 charge the EVE at down to 3.3V and the Samsung around 3.4v and that gap increases as the state of charge drops.

[@ZishanMalik]

Great post

[@ionstorm66]

@@littlejackalo5326 The batteries regulate the current, so there isn't very high peak current. These batteries would over temp within the torque dyno test length if they didn't have current regulation. In my own testing even with current regulation the newer EVE cells will over temp on around 80 seconds, with my older Sony cell 18650 pack lasting over 2 minutes. The primary cause was a much quicker voltage drop in the EVE packs, causing the current to rise as the tool tries to keep the tool turning. This is with 2p 4ah HP packs. By comparison my custom 40t 1p 21700 packs will do a complete battery drain with out overheating the cells, with a 3.5 minute run time. My 9AH Sony cell packs will also do over 3.5 minutes, but the tool overheats after about 4 minutes. I am using a test jig that mounts a bike disk caliper on my 6 1/2 inch brushless circular saw blade. Then use a spring to depress the brake leaver with the same amount of pressure.

[@francistaylor1822]

@@littlejackalo5326 Your point is well made but a ~2Ah battery isnt unacceptable for all tools - for example I use 2.5 Ah's quite a bit when I dont want to have the weight (they are hugely lighter than the 4Ah or bigger, the 9Ah is a monster) and they are perfectly fine for a lot of different tools depending on the use.

[@ionstorm66]

@@francistaylor1822 the sad thing is a 1p 40t pack would be the best pack they could make, but they dropped 21700 all together. A 2p 40t would overheat any tool they make before dieing.

[@magpieblue]

Thank you for another fantastic and thorough testing video. It's great that the company reached out to you and are open to change / real user experience. All credit to you for getting independent samples and with your ever honest and modest presentation. Superb production values as always!

[@SoManyDogs]

Looks like I mght be buying a Ryobi for my next impact gun for my trailer service division. The fact they actually are looking for feedback is a HUGE plus in my book. Plus, their battery powered grease gun kicks butt.

[@drackar]

I'm honestly quite pleased with the results of this. Proper battery with the pack with...not exactly identical, but functional numbers bundled with the battery? That's a positive change in the industry that's probably 100% related to your content and the content from others like you. I'll be honest. I'm the cheap bastard that buys the cheep tool once to see if it lasts, and honestly, while they lack in power, I've only ever had one ryobi tool actually _die_ on me. Which is better than I can say of many much more expensive brands I've put through the same exact workloads. Basically, until it dies, my work drill and driver combo for slapping together dead tree carcass is the cheapest tools ryobi would sell me...because they're about five years old now and still do the job.

[@chrisjones6002]

I just ordered one of these impacts on a special at home depot. Buy the 4amp HP battery and charger and get the tool for free, not bad for $160 with free shipping. I'm glad to see the battery is a good match to the tool. I'm not a professional so it should do well for what I need, plus I have other Ryobi tools.

[@joshuaking34]

This is why I use an 8 AH battery on my DCF899. It makes a difference on the stuck stuff.

[@jberkhimer]

Still waiting on them to release a 1/4 anviled impact. Love using my 1/4 tools on smaller projects but hate having to use an adapter. I had a 1/4 impact through Matco years ago and loved it. No adapter required. Sockets went straight on the tool. Need ryobi to get on that.

[@TheJnblackwell2007]

Can't wait to see the Rigid tested with the old 9 and new 6 amp hour batteries!

[@bryangrim6021]

The real challenge is finding the 9ah ryobi battery available anywhere. Picked one up with a charger as a package deal but have never seen HD have these single batteries in stock.

[@randybobandy9828]

I'm glad I got 2 9h on sale for $75 each.. what a stupid good deal I couldn't pass up even though I didn't need them.

[@JoseVazquez-jw5yp]

​@@randybobandy9828 sell them for profit

[@WalkerKlondyke]

I used to use the RYOBI impact gun back when the only other battery powered options were SnapOn and DeWalt. The gun was $100 new and you could get 2 batteries for $100. They were pretty good for the price, and I used the guns daily. They could even occasionally remove crank pulley bolts, but subframe and suspension bolts were out of the question. The only drawback was that the gun would only last about a year, but, it was so inexpensive that I was happy to just go pick up another one. Then Milwaukee came out with their impact line, I made the switch. That was 5yrs ago, the tool is still going strong and I rarely come across a bolt it won't bust loose. The batteries have even held up.

[@WalkerKlondyke]

@@rch5991 nope, it’s the first gen Fuel brushless high torque. Still going strong, just busted loose some 22mm suspension bolts and wheel bearings last week. I picked up the original brushed gun in a Home Despot package deal last year and it doesn’t hold a candle to the power of the fuel.

[@06civicdx]

I work at Toyota and I’ve had this ryobi for about 18 months and dropped it many times and 100s of tire rotations and still no issues!! 💪🏼

[@jayryan2900]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL . ive been here since the almost beginning . with your knowledge and humor it is easily my favorite part of youtube. I bleed red and yellow but thanks to you I have air in my veins also. you keep me on my toes and I know when and what else I am happy to buy! thank you!

[@abechavez1876]

You bleed red and yellow? So you're a chicom?

[@rpavlik1]

Careful about the air in your veins 🤣 I don't even have a need for any tools this big - got a C3 impact driver and a cheap air impact wrench, and my next upgrade will be the Skil 12v brushless impact driver - but I love the data and knowledge.

[@jayryan2900]

@@rpavlik1 lmao! ya that sounded bad! ya know need for big tools for me either but I do like using a big impact for ever big bolt possible. makes changing tires effortless !

[@jayryan2900]

@@abechavez1876 lol damn! I didn't realize what I was saying! I mean i bleed red white and blue but I am afan of Milwaukee and Dewalt!

[@09corvettezr1]

Good thing I wasn’t drinking anything at the Helen Keller could feel the difference line.

[@Cheepchipsable]

She went on to become quite an accomplished person.

[@tymason9066]

I wonder what the p262 mid torque would do with the 9ah battery

[@cknorris3644]

Ryobi is great for around the house and small DIY tasks. I have had a set for years and built many thing with them and all still works. Don't expect too much out of them and they will serve their purpose well.

[@brandonlee8400]

I found this out when the 9ah first came out. The 5" brushed circ saw would never get through a 2x until I used that monster. The saw still sucked but it was OBVIOUSLY more powerful. It didn't have the HP contacts either - another myth busted - YEARS ago. EVERY tool with the 9 is better including the cheapest weed trimmer.

[@randybobandy9828]

The 9 ah has 3 cells in parallel vs 2 on the 4ah so it has a potential of 33% more amps right out of the gate. That also means less voltage sag too.

[@jacobL1172]

I will never ever dislike a video by you, you are hands down the best youtuber out there

[@zakkiller223]

thank you for trying the 9AH got myself one a couple months back and it was a insane change

[@DustySteel]

Having one is awesome, I really like not having to worry about having enough battery life when I’m not around somewhere to charge.

[@maciejkornatowski3026]

I have two of 9Ah batteries for my brushless lawn mower, and it's absolutely insane how much power it has with those, easily putting some of the petrol ones to shame (and it's fraction of the size and weight, and requires little to no maintenance...). Meanwhile I also got so many 5 Ah batteries around I basically don't know what the hell to do with those, since they kept giving them to me whenever I bought anything Ryobi last year or so...

[@gb-dg5gi]

Thank you for all your work and bread going to these tools guys, its helping us mechanics keep the world go around with some savings in our bread making. Bake on Boys!

[@A6Legit]

That's a lot of dough re mi

[@robertosola7576]

I purchased the Ryobi 1/2 impact to work on my trucks. I tried the 4 ah battery and it wouldn’t loosen my lug nuts. They told me the same thing about the battery. I went to Home Depot and the “1” 9AH battery was about $40.00 cheaper then the 6ah battery so I bought the 9AH battery. The impact drill worked like a charm. The issue now is that not one single Home Depot sells the 9AH battery and a single 6ah battery cost about the same or more then the actual tool!

[@anarchy-x]

This channel sells tools like few others. It's that simple. The info we get here, and the comparisons are great for making us more educated buyers. I'd be surprised if every tool manufacturer wasn't paying super close attention to these videos.

[@kyleolson8977]

This whole thing sounds like a big sales trick to get honest KZbinrs, who they know won't take their stuff, to buy extra batteries. "Hey, you what you really need to do is get 50 ultra mega high performance batteries and place them in a circle for ten minutes before testing the tool (while chanting the Techtronic mantra). We'll send them at no charge. Oh, you have a policy of not taking free product? I honestly had no idea. I guess you'll have to buy them with your own money. Here's a link."

[@TorqueTestChannel]

HAhaha, we've been had! Fell right into their trap!

[@kyleolson8977]

(And to be clear, I'm not saying that taking free product makes a channel dishonest. It takes both morals and resources to be able to run a test channel without getting free tools. Many KZbinrs could not afford to run channels without a hand-out hand tool.)

[@TorqueTestChannel]

@@kyleolson8977 Amen, this is not a cheap route to take. If more samples being sent out means more reviews and data for you guys out there, we say the more the better. Most consumers are already flying around so blind as it is

[@ZishanMalik]

I am not against taking free products but I like that you guys bought your own so we know we're not getting factory enhanced batteries/products. Thanks for the extra effort and due diligence.

[@wesss9353]

@@ZishanMalik gamersnexus gets stuff as the average citizen, to avoid getting the good stuff from the manufacturer

[@matthewh1510]

Honestly speaking I've been using Ryobi cordless tools for about 25 years now. I've had one battery go dead on me in all that time. I've never had any of the tools fail on me, just the one battery. I use Ryobi tools I bought 13 years ago and they're still going strong. I use them every day in my work. For performance and reliability I will always stick with Ryobi!

[@shmee2571]

you are not hard on your tools at all old man. that's why.

[@cknorris3644]

@@shmee2571 thanks captain obvious. We know Ryobi isn't commercial grade and not meant for daily use. And the "old man" joke is funny. You are literally getting older by the minute.🤣

[@edlomonaco]

@@shmee2571 are you bragging about beating on your tools? That's dumb.

[@Yata69]

About 2 yrs ago, they had a sawzall w a 9ah battery kit for 159. The saw alone was 139 and battery was its current price when separate but they stopped that kit pretty fast

[@stevebabiak6997]

@@dchawk81 - Hart is a TTI division, and so is Ryobi, Ridgid and I believe Milwaukee.

[@Heretic306]

Take that Turpal battery and jump it off from another good/charged battery for a mintue or so. Then toss it in a charger, it should start charging. It's most likely just dropped below the cuttoff voltage.

[@ionstorm66]

The battery level lights should still work, it should flash if under voltage.

[@ChubiChan]

Ryobi: "You're using the wrong battery! We have a better one out!" TTC: "Well Yes... but No." Wish Ryobi were a little more focused than they appear to be, in their zone, but glad to know those 9ah gains are real and not just imagined on the old butt-dyno...wrist-dyno I guess???

[@saygrey]

I use those 9 ah batteriesin my kids 36v 500w quad Goes 25kmh run time about an hour

[@fredygump5578]

The engineers would know this, but can't tell anyone. It's the job of marketing and PR people to tell us, but they absolutely do not know anything about the tool that isn't written on the box.

[@RobinDobbie]

@@fredygump5578 Marketing only knows what's on the box... but they make the box?

[@fredygump5578]

@@RobinDobbie Maybe you don't have much experience with marketing?

[@RobinDobbie]

@@fredygump5578 I'm just curious how they know what to put on a box if all they know is what's on a yet non-existent box? Makes no sense.

[@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt]

With no change in chemistry/type and, therefore, any associated gains in peak discharge rate, the larger capacity battery means that there are more cells in parallel. More cells in parallel means each cell is stressed to a lesser degree; generating less heat, voltage sagging less under load, etc. Overall, the cells are happier, the BMS is happier and the tool is happier; all culminating with higher tool performance.

[@jamesmyname]

An interesting set of data would be measuring the amp draw throughout these tests. That could really help answer some of these battery questions. I realize that could be a lot of additional effort. Great stuff you do here, thanks.

[@stevebabiak6997]

Quite frankly, that would be nearly impossible to do and be fair across the different brands. The ammeter would have to be placed between the battery and the tool, and there will therefore be extra contact resistance, extra resistance in the connection from the contacts battery side to the ammeter, extra resistance in the connection from the ammeter to contacts to the tool interface - that extra resistance could drop the voltage a tad or could limit the current flow. But each tool brand being different means these extra resistances can vary too much from one to the next, making the test unfair.

[@jjhack3r]

Easy to do but you'll need to modify the tool to add a current clamp to a power wire within the tool. Potentially reversible if done right.

[@randybobandy9828]

@Steve Babiak it wouldn't be impossible at all.. you just need access to the hot wire on the battery or tool to measure it.

[@eternalbeing3339]

I bought that exact same knockoff battery for my ryobi and ended up returning it. Trigger response is delayed, far weaker than stock. Not sure why it has such good reviews on amazon. Waste of money.

[@dancearoundtheworld5360]

The sellers family wrote those reviews

[@TorqueTestChannel]

We've learned time and time again on this channel, when it comes to tools - amazon reviews are questionable at best

[@rpavlik1]

How does that listing do when you plug it into fakespot? I try to remember to check there and insist on a b or better

[@fredygump5578]

Amazon sellers can buy reviews. One way is they can purchase their own product in someone else's name and send it to an unsuspecting person. Then they leave a positive review that looks totally legit to Amazon. (There are lots of stories of people receiving items from Amazon they didn't purchase....I got a brass hammer for free. I actually did order it, but my order disappeared from the system. I received the hammer, but there was no record of the purchase when I went to expense it for work.)

[@TauCu]

I normally only buy tools/batteries with 1000+ 4.5+ star reviews Sort by negative and read them, if it's just DOAs, defects or failure to arrive I'll consider buying them.

[@treyinok]

3:21 Did you really just say the usual "battery" of test???!!! 😆😆😆 Well played. Keep up the good work. You've helped a lot of people in making buying decisions.

[@cyrusmoser1090]

I want to see the Ridgid high torque tested with a 9 ah battery!!

[@AlexKunstar]

Awesome video! I'm a huge ryobi fan and have been wishing for a high torque impact for years and years. I did purchase a high torque Dewalt because I wasn't going to live without one, but I'll be picking this up to go with my many other ryobi tools. At the very least it'll give me an excuse to keep one in my work vehicle lol. With an impact wrench, Once you slap a 9ah(or bigger) battery in, you instantly feel and hear the tool come to life. It was great to see the massive gains reflected in the charts.

[@sk.stuart2702]

Do you use their stuff for professional usage or just diy? I’m interested in their stuff because of how much stuff they have 😮

[@999benhonda]

I've been using the older, brushed ryobi impact gun with gen 1 and gen 2 batteries and some 6ah knockoff brand packs. In 2 years...used every weekend...I've only come across 3 bolts the ryobi couldn't break free. A dang good tool for it's price. I thought about buying the new brushless version but since my old one always gets it done, there's no reason to until mine dies.

[@randybobandy9828]

You could buy the new one and have the old one as a back up incase it breaks. That way you won't have to stop the job and go to the store.

[@shonuff601dj]

I got the 1/4 hp impact and drill with two 2 amp hour hp batteries and they are awesome! Awesome review bro.

[@rebellaxbro]

I bought and opened up one of the clone “9ah” batteries, they do put out the power, but use lower capacity, average output batteries in them, making the batter capacity actually around 4.5ah.

[@cujoedaman]

Yeah, there's a couple vids around showing this. Also, you're never 100% certain where the batteries are coming from and could potentially start a fire or burn up your tool. Best not to use them on your high end tools.

[@oliverer3]

I've considered buying the cheap batteries and replacing the cells with high quality ones, would probably end up with equal or better than original batteries at a cheaper price (if the work isn't accounted)

[@randybobandy9828]

So they use old ass 1.5ah cells that have been out for 15 years. They put out as much power as the 3ah cells but obviously not the capacity.

[@randybobandy9828]

@cujoedaman lmao what? Burn up your tools? I mean I guess if your blind maybe but anyone using a tool will see the signs of a cell overheating and remove it before the tool is on fire. Its also ryobi.. how expensive can the tool really get?

[@hanyoukimura]

I love that P195. It sucks that this stopped selling it and haven't released a 21700 cell followup as of yet.

[@firstielasty1162]

I've been pretty happy with a few ryobi products, drills mostly. I am an aircraft mechanic, the subject comes up occasionally at work. I am not cheap on tools, but have no need for the highest torque drill to remove and install screws on inspection panels. Others have spent 3, 4, 5 times as much on drills for this. The result? They pull the trigger, the screws come out. Just like my cheap green one. Mostly wasted money. The clutches have worked well..I did change one chuck to a jacobs. The battery life seems comparable to more expensive brands, and I appreciate that they have been compatible for decades. I have nicads from the late '90's that fit in my newest drill. (Yes, they are long dead.) The max output on impact wrenches is a real factor, though. My older ryobi is weak, but they seem to be improving.

[@varmint243davev7]

I have had an aftermarket battery fail after a few seconds on a 1/2 impact. The cells were fitted too loosely in the plastic housing and the battery spot welds broke loose under the vibration. I got a replacement battery and filled the voids inside battery housing before using it, so that couldn't happen. I have been satisfied with it since. It brought an old tool back to life.

[@craigchiddo2794]

I bought 2 9 ah batteries a few years back for about $60 each they are the right battery try them on the old school Impact wrenches too

[@VoskCoin]

You really make top tier content, for years, nicely done.

[@rickadrian2675]

Great video, I was lucky enough to get a 9.0Ah for my birthday and found it is great in my line trimmer and the hedger that run for longer times. Here they have very strict marketing laws and they are sold as offering increased performance on selected brushless tools.

[@bluedemon79]

Ryobi is the best tool for me. One battery for all tool is a great idea. Their tools are getting better and better! I've had the blue line for almost 20 years and they work great with the lithium batts.

[@petercfraedrich]

It would be interesting to see if you can put together a battery test stand that will stress the batteries and measure actual volts/wattage/amps outside of a tool

[@mynameisladder3481]

This channel and project farm help me decide on new tools.

[@POLOLOUS3]

How about testing manufacturer batteries on the same tool. So get ryobi to dewalt and ryobi to M18 adapters and try the most similar sizes on that impact. M18 8ah oh vs ryobi 9ah vs dewalt 8ah?

[@zegarek840525]

milwaukee have 12ah, more li-ion cell in parallel...

[@bread-gz3rl]

The 9AH here is 118 CAD before 15% tax

[@meanodustino9563]

You forgot to factor in all the “fees” though and then you’ll realize its more like 20% tax

[@bread-gz3rl]

@@meanodustino9563 HD has free shipping over 49 CAD, or drive there yourself.

[@jsa008]

Hey @Torque Test Channel, the 9ah Octane battery (sold as AEG) is still available in NZ and AUS

[@marsdeimos4301]

2:02 is RYOBI implying that there are 3Ah 21700 cells that can output 60A continuous, or 2Ah 18650 cells that can output 40A continuous, in their batteries? Excuse me, but I call bullshit.

[@chuckd9007]

I think the larger packs have higher voltage. I use all dewalt and definitely a voltage difference between 20v 5ah packs and 60v 6ah packs.

[@frestkd]

Just waiting for the Ryobi High Torque to be available in the states. Must in the containers in those anchored ships of the west coast of the USA. I have already have a new 2ah, 4ah, the older 6ah, and 9ah Ryobi Brushless Battery Packs. I wonder what the 9ah would do on the P262....

[@wb5mgr]

I would have taken them up on their free battery offer, and then tested the ones they sent against the ones you bought down at Lowe’s or Home Depot just to see if for nothing else if they sent you some shill batteries 🤔 would’ve been intriguing to know.

[@stevebabiak6997]

That is a great idea to use with all brands, to find out which ones are doing the BS stuff - after all, free means he isn’t paying extra. It just means an extra set of tests to run. But the disclosure that would bring …

[@LilFoxAK]

Damnnn!! Ryobi stopping by the TTC to see whats all the noise. love it!! thank you for spending all the money on batteries. i was realllly hoping you could dyno that off brand. when you get a chance you should do off brand batteries.

[@Tsnor150]

Fear is you can make a cheap battery dyno really well, just up the volts. Cost savings are from using parts that have no life and dropping the safety hardware. A test that gets great results from cr@p is not helpful. Glad battery was DOA.

[@frestkd]

Got 2 9ah for 199.00 earlier this year in prep of buying the p262. The high torque came out an I'm happy that I got those 9ah batteries. I checked now HD is selling a 4 pack now...

[@barkingspider2007]

There's a terrific Ryobi days sale on this product. $199 includes a 6-hour amp hour, 4 amp hour and a 2 amp hour battery charger and The 262 Model of the impact driver. 600 ft Pounds...

[@georgeferlazzo7936]

Hello again Torque Test Channel Thank you for another Great Video. For what you spent on batteries. These tools should come with Lifetime Warranty!!!!!

[@notanavrageloser]

I’ve been thinking about getting some Ryobi tools for work, mostly for the hi-vis color scheme and the cut-off tool. Their behavior here is pushing me a lot closer to making the purchase.

[@enigma9789]

I have like 20 ryobi tools, most of them are pretty decent. brushless is obviously best.

[@notanavrageloser]

@@enigma9789 I’m a little upset at the small difference in price between brushless Ryobi and M18, but I’ll probably be going to the Homeless Despot this weekend.

[@chuckd9007]

Buy dewalt. Youll be happier in the end.

[@notanavrageloser]

@@chuckd9007 I have Dewalt at home, where I’m less concerned about people walking away with them and I also have easy, immediate access to compressed air. My air die grinder and 3” cut-off tools are essentially useless at work, so… Ryobi.

[@enigma9789]

@@chuckd9007 Dewalt doesnt have half the tools that ryobi does though. I mainly got into them for price obviously, but stayed because of the versatility of the battery. I only have 3 tools I use for work, a vacuum, a leaf blower and a flashlight. everything else is for projects around the house.

[@xephael3485]

THANK YOU FOR USING 9AH👍🍻 I Got them for $70 each onsale

[@plunder1956]

About 2 years ago I bought the 5Ah pack to replace my existing 4Ah packs, it's been amazing on all my Ryobi Garden & work tools. In the UK we can't get the 9Ah packs.

[@BmW13294]

I bought two of the Amazon prime 6 amp hour Ryobi batteries, and honestly they're pretty fantastic. I have noticed when swapping from my three and power a difference but in comparison to the 4 amp hour old HP there doesn't seem to be much of a difference at all. Please test those. No problems charging mine or discharging them.

[@latetotheparty7551]

Late to this video but I do appreciate such natation as "battery of tests" and "amp things up." I'm browsing fourth of July sales and there's a Ryobi bundle I'm eyeing at Home Depot.

[@brianhaynes7354]

I am curious. How often to you open packs after testing to identify the cells inside? I've opened a fair number of Ryobi packs and have found packs with the same part number with different rated cells in them. (So far only packs with 18650's in them.) I have another 10 or 15 packs on the shelf in line for stripping cells....I can note them down if you like...

[@A6Legit]

Do they have date or batches on them? Maybe it was a different production run

[@randybobandy9828]

I have opened about a dozen ryobi batteries( I replace the cells with new ones) and I have seen Samsung and LG cells in the same pack types. I assume they use whatever is cheaper at the time of manufacturing.

[@MichaelHall-rf3pl]

LoL! I’m new to the channel. I just bought one of these impacts this weekend, before watching this, and maybe I misunderstood you but mine did not come with a battery. Guess I’ll use your link and get the big boy battery to go with it

[@minigpracing3068]

Thanks for the 9ah test!

[@angelortiz8533]

How about test this impact with an adapter and a Milwaukee 12ah battery

[@Adrian-qc7ky]

I have a bunch of Ryobi 18V ONE+ HP tools and I've discovered that they all performed their best with 6AH or 9AH batteries.

[@roncombs25701]

Man I wanted to see the knock off 9 amp hour so bad on the dyno 🙌😩

[@frizzlefry1921]

Be honest you just wanted it to burst into flames...

[@billsmith5166]

That much of a torque difference between the 9AH and the others would have to mean the wrench is handling a HUGE wattage (I'd think current, but I suppose it could be voltage depending on electronics) increase considering the difference in the torque is at the MFing, SOAB, hold my meth part of the curve. Maybe even 150%? If that's the case, the motor, anvil and electronics had better be way over-engineered to live a life that's anything close to the comfy life it would enjoy with the 4AH battery.

[@T-Mo_]

They were wrong in their email but still got their score up thanks to the new vid and 9ah battery. Good work Ryobi! 😂

[@stevebabiak6997]

He’s likely communicating with marketing in those emails, and the level of technical skill in marketing is hit or miss. Some tech types do go into marketing (those are more likely to give a hit), but the non-tech types are more prolific in marketing (more likely to miss).

[@mammydammy]

Just for fun, what would happen if you were to rig up some leads from a cordless impact driver to a 1000 cca car battery? Any idea?

[@randomfastreader]

explosions probably still sounds like fun

[@saygrey]

That would stop the battery limitation. Soom you will get a backpack battery pack for the tools

[@300DBenz]

@@1pcfred so a hybrid battery pack out of a Prius would be better? ......I DO happen to work in a shop that services hybrids, and there are a few old packs lying around...

[@stevebabiak6997]

12V of a car battery might not be enough voltage to power most 18V tools. Now, if you stacked three 6V lead acid batteries, that should power any 18V (or 20V) tool. Kobalt brand run on 24V, you could stack two 12V car batteries to power those.

[@charleswaters455]

From my experience, the weakness of the Ryobi battery tools is the charger, it chokes if the battery voltage drops below a certain level, which is exactly what happens when you run the battery until 'dead'. It has happened to me multiple times. Their charger needs to be smarter.

[@REH86]

Every battery charger will do that, regardless of brand.

[@randybobandy9828]

No it doesn't. I have never had a a tool drain a pack beloved the voltage cut off point of a charger. If it did happen than the voltage drop would rise back up after a few minutes.

[@Namington]

Project farm did some testing on tools with varying battery sizes, and broadly found 4Ah batteries to be around the ideal for most tools that aren't massive, but got greater output from even larger batteries still. The problem, however, is that these tools/batteries are clearly not designed correctly if you see increasing performance for increasing battery *capacity*. After all, the voltage is supposed to be the same.

[@FakeJeep]

I use cryobi primarily around the house because they are affordable, and reliable... plus unlike snap off I don't need to locate a truck to warranty a part since I can just go to my local homeless despot to get a new tool /if/ something broke. Thus far I've had a gen1 weed smacker physically wear out from age/use but I haven't had anything fail on me(not counting bits). That said it's nice they are including larger batteries in the kits since it makes me want to grab a few things next sale. Like the new 90* driver.

[@AlaskaErik]

Home Depot has sales all the time on Ryobi batteries. I got two 4 ah batteries for $99.99 a few months ago. And the deal even included a choice of tools to use with them, for "free". I chose the 5-1/4" circular saw.

[@DJTJ13]

Thank you!!!! You guys are doing an amazing job and making history!

[@lightjedi6]

TLDR; hello, I'm new these are my thoughts Ryobi is a basic brand, if you're after a basic experience your expectations will be met. If you're wanting a premium experience you will play a losing game against the house which is TTI when you pick Ryobi, you can do it but you should have just started with Milwaukee with the price you'll pay. Alrighty, so I've snooped your channels videos once or twice before tonight, but I've never binged on your content prior to tonight, so thank you very much. I'm trying to make sure to thumb up your videos and you earned a subscription but no notification bell because no one gets to send me notifications... No one. Excellent video, well done, I love your stats first approach to your videos and your commentary makes it all the more enjoyable. Now that the niceties are taken care of, my actual comment goes like this : I was really hoping that you were gonna call the Ryobi basic batteries "basic B***h" batteries quite honestly, however KZbin's algorithm doesn't like that kind of adult flavoring generally and your channel doesn't roll that way. In my personal experience, I won't intentionally buy gen 1 Ryobi batteries, except when the Ryobi 3/8 in ratchet was $10 more with the 1.5ah gen 1 and a basic charger than the ala carte tool. But outside of that rather extreme situation I just use my xc 5.0 M18 batteries with a lovely little Badaptor adapter. Because at the end of the day, I'm invested in M18 but I didn't drink the Kool-aid, so my work van is spiced with 3 Ryobi tools where there was value in my opinion to buy the Ryobi and not the Milwaukee that was 3 times the price. All of that to say, I'm very familiar with the difference in beans between the different sizes of batteries but for what I do the basic xc 5.0 batteries that were in my kits are perfectly sufficient for my needs and I couldn't justify shelling out the dough to buy separate 21700 based batteries (except for my vape, I switched to Samsung 21700 cells about 2.5 years ago, lol).

[@sooperdan]

I have 2 4AH batteries that are like 8 years old and they work great still, I have now purchased 2 of the 9ah batteries and absolutely love those, just purchased the mid torque wrench, can’t wait to use it…

[@busterbuster8295]

I bought 2 pack the knockoff TURPOW 9AMH batteries been using for 2 yrs now very powerful and happy with the lower price. Unfortunate yrs was defective but try getting a exchange it shld b worth the price

[@WhiteDieselShed]

Good to see these figures tested and compared. I bought the Ryobi circular saw and it came with a 2Ah Lithium battery that would only power it for a minute or so after a fresh charge. Any longer than that and it often didnt even spin up. The older Impact wrench is also underpowered with the older and smaller batteries. Purchased some aftermarket 4Ah batteries and they improved the performance immensely. Seems like I need to stump up for a 9Ah battery.

[@LazyCrazyGuy]

My understanding is the HP 6 ah and above is what you need to get the maximum output on HP units. So the 9 ah doesn't give you more power than 6 ah only longer runtimes.

[@gdu370]

Is there a conflict in asking manufacturers for batteries to test out since you could easily swap using adapters

[@itsmattmp]

I had a first gen Ryobi drill go up in smoke while using a hole saw. The hardware store thankfully replaced it with the latest generation drill only to have it start smoking while using the same hole saw. I have an like their impact driver though. But haven't needed to use it for anything heavy duty.

[@garyradtke3252]

That's great. Just attach a car battery to get what others are close enough with smaller batterys. Once the battery is so big the tool can't get in the working space it makes the tool worthless and adding extensions and universals negates the extra power of the bigger battery. Some times we just have to strong arm somethings loose before we can spin them out.

[@JoseSanchez-wb5rz]

Very good test but.....that 9ah baterry looks like a boat anchor so NO I would not go for that battery just to get some more power gain while knowing that I could not fit that gun with that boat anchor in tight places. By the way you should mention the seller of the dead battery just so we can shame them into NOT selling crap to the hard working folks watching your videos.

[@josephmann6675]

I bought a bunch of ryobi tools… the nicest thing I can say about them; I can leave them outside and NOBODY wants to steal them! Can’t say that about Makita or DeWalt - that’s for sure.

[@A6Legit]

If I were a thief....

[@cndjonno]

Awesome video Now compare the 9Ahr with the same Ryobi impact but other brands batteries using your adapter for SCIENCE!

[@oddojaggins]

I've noticed across most brands I've seen tested a 4aH never seems to outpower a 2 or 3 aH battery. Also, with Makita specifically the 4,5 and 6 aH battery all weight the same but the way their wired makes the difference between them

[@zegarek840525]

impact wrenches have a different design from drills and grinders ...

[@999benhonda]

I had been using the one ryobi says is 300 foot pounds for about 3 years. For home use, working on go karts, taking off car tires, fixing riding mowers, I rarely ever ran into a nut or bolt it couldn't break free. But I recently had an old snapper zero turn, the blade bolts go through the spindles and have a nut on the top of the pulley where water/grass/dirt collect. No amount of pb blaster, heat or even 3' breaker bar got me anywhere. So I dropped the $200 for the new 1170 foot pound rated one (tool only) and it zipped that nut off in just a couple of seconds.

[@prototype3a]

Now put that 12ah M18 pack on the Ryobi. :^D

[@stevebabiak6997]

There are adapters that allow for that. Maybe a crazy idea, but by collecting a bunch of adapters, he could test to see if one battery brand has superior performance over other battery brands, using basically the same tool. There could be some power loss in the adapter (extra contacts and wiring within the adapter), but that would only give an advantage to the battery of same brand as the tool under test.

[@turboflush]

Still cheaper than Milwaukee. A tool like this should have two sales. Tool only and tool with intended battery.

[@turboflush]

Milwaukee impact with small vs large battery makes all the difference also.

[@Stefan_Kawalec]

I love when some big corp marketing morons try to put a pressure on well established, independent, transparent youtube channel with high integrity. And this happens.

[@T-Mo_]

....they get their score bumped up accidentally.

[@johnthumble5154]

@@T-Mo_ by a margin and only with a battery they don't offer with the tool... they stuck their head and it got taken off.