I used mine for the 1st time, it worked great and didn't even use up one complete battery, the only con is the plastic strip at the rear preventing you from pulling the mower toward you. I zip tied this in an up position and it made a huge difference. I have no complaints with this mower. I am very happy.
Happy to hear your good report. So far it has been working great for me also. Thank you so much for sharing, I'm sure it will help many with the tough decision to go electric. Have a wonderful week 😊.
West Central Florida here, I have had this mower going on 2 months now, Cutting St. Augustine grass, I actually look forward to mowing now with this excellent mower, I alternate bagging and mulching, very pleased with the mulching and was amazed at the volume of grass clippings this collects for a relatively small yard I have. I cut this past Wednesday and yesterday we had 2.54 inches of rain and today .95, looks like I'll be cutting Sunday if it doesn't rain
Daniel, I'm right there with you. I have never wanted to mow the lawn so often. It is so easy and very convenient. Hard to imagine how quickly and efficiently you can buzz thru the lawn. We are finally getting rain. It's starting to grow. Thanks for watching and sharing. Have a great weekend.
Just bought the new Non-motorised Whisper model (with built in mulch door). It's magic. Great cut. Great mulch. Quiet. Only needed 1 battery to do my yard. Folds up super easy to store in the garage.
@@htnowpro There are (3) versions of the top end "Whisper" model. 4-wheel drive, 2-wheel drive, and no-wheel drive. I have the no-wheel drive. (There are no motors powering any of the wheels. It's less expensive, and my lawn is totally flat so I didn't need the power, or the extra complexity).
@@bikebudha01 thank you for the explanation. Ryobi is really giving the consumer good choices to meet different needs 👏. I'm so glad you shared this newer model and the three different builds. Have a wonderful weekend coming up. 😊 Thank you so much.
Just subscribed. Looking forward to more reviews. I can't ask my dad for advice since he passed away so I'll just learn from your channel. Thanks for all that you do.
Love mine and ditched the gas Toro 😂 wonderful machine and I’ll never go back to gas ever again. So easy to use and love the speed self propelled option .
👍👍👍 Yes. On fast speed, you almost have to 🏃♂️ 🏃♂️ run. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience 😊 with it. Have a wonderful week ahead.
@@htnowpro Thanks. I'm pretty sure that distribution center serves all of the Depots in this country. Its freak'n huge.I asked them why in the heck that thing is in here brand new? They said some are returns and some are simply cancelled orders. Mine is obviously brand new less the box. They had to open a locked cage for the charger and the two batteries. I still have a Honda mower that I bought 35 years ago and paid $900.00 for! A shop here in Phoenix that sells and repairs lawn equipment including Honda has told me mine is the best mower Honda ever made including everything they make now. In todays dollars that mower would cost nearly $2,000!! I was on a quest to buy the best mower out there no matter the cost. Worth every penny. God Bless friend.
That is so cool. Glad you came across such a great deal. I had intended to purchase the HXR plastic deck Honda but I am very pleased as you are with this mower. I am finding it is so easy I am mowing about every three days now that the rainy season is here, and the lawns looks better than ever. Enjoy and have a great weekend. Thanks for sharing your great experience.
Picking this up Friday. I have 4 year old ryobi mower which still works great but I am one year out this month from open heart surgery and can use that assist. Also my original 5 ah batteries are starting to lose power. Still good for weed eater though. Also looking forward to cross cut. Current mower does great if your chopping down 2 inch or less but starts to leave clumps if I'm late getting a cut in. Thanks for the video!
@@J-Colt happy to hear you are doing well from youropenheart surgery. Yep, I occasionally hit the speed selector also. Have a wonderful weekend coming up. 😀
I just returned one of these for three reasons: 1. battery life was 20 minutes per battery for a total of 40 minutes. 2. The pressure required to hold the on switch and self-propelled function, made my hands numb. 3. The handle broke after using it for less than one week. In my opinion, while there were some desirable functions, it is not ready for prime time.
I would have returned mine if the handle broke in one week also. I agree the handle power drive could be much better. Ours is about 1 year old and going strong. Sorry it didn't work out for you. Thank you for watching and sharing. Have a wonderful week ahead 😊.
So glad it's working out for you. I mow the lawn more than ever, lol. Thank you for watching and commenting. Stay safe, especially if you are here in Florida.
My biggest concern is that I’ve heard that the motors on the axles for the AWD self propelled are brushed and wear in a season or two. Other than that, I want to make this purchase. 👍🏻✌🏻
Good morning. I have had mine for two years now and it id working great. I hadn't heard of that issue 😕. Hopefully, mine will keep on working . I really like it and haven't had any issues. I should do a two year follow-up video. Have a wonderful weekend 😀.
@@htnowpro you too have a great weekend and thank you. Yes do the 2 year follow-up video. I’m going to go ahead and make this purchase. Thanks again! 👍🏻✌🏻
The bag is if you want to throw out the clippings. The mower cuts so finely I don't have a need to throw away the grass clippings. For the best looking lawn throwing away the clippings is the best choice. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching and commenting. Have a wonderful week ahead 😊.
I'm surprised it came in a plan brown box. Was it a return unit or new? The plastic cover looks to be very fragile for sure and rough handling during shipping was the probable cause. I'm glad to hear you like it and thank you so much for sharing. It's great to hear from users and get everyone's experience with it. Have a great weekend.
I got mine and used yesterday I really like it, my lawn is around 2800 square feet and use around 1.5 batteries (the second battery is like half full when I finish) , so so far so good, My concern is two-fold, first I can not find spare blades anywhere I have call HD / Ryobi, etc and are not available, the second problem is the service if for some reason the unit needs to be fixed, Homedepot will send to the factory to get a fix, and according to the general consent it takes a minimum of 8 weeks, look like this is true with all Electric mowers (Including EGO), how is yours holding??? Thanks for your review. that where GAS (Toro for example) really shine.
Mine is working great. Now the lawn is kept at the right height it only takes me one battery to mow. I have the same concern about the blade and service. When it comes to the blade I have only replaced one due to me running over palm fronds and the like. I will have to be less lazy with this mower, lol. When it comes to service, it's similar to a Tesla, service is not convenient. Hopefully we will not need service. Thank you for watching and commenting. Enjoy your easy mowing.
@@jamesjackson4264 I don't have any experience with that. I would speculate and say yes. I don't see any reason why you can't. But I don't know for sure.
That was a issue that stopped me from buying one, relatively new product parts and service could be a problem, when my gas mower doesn't work I can take it to any local mower shop or fix it myself with over the counter parts, I see a lot of those electric mowers of all brands, and the lower end gas mowers like Craftsman and Troy bilt etc at closeout stores where people buy pallets of returned items from Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart and Amazon then resell them , but I have neve seen any Honda mowers at any of those places selling them at bargain prices, which makes me think a lot of people do not like the electric mowers or they have shortcomings a gas mower does not, But they certainly like the Honda mower
I would say, yes. You could walk faster but for me it is "just right ". I have been mowing so often lately there is barely anything to cut, lol. It is EASY.....LOL. You may want to go faster.
Absolutely, completely. I use it every week. It makes my job go very quickly. Hope this answers your question, any other questions? Not much to say, except it does exactly what I need it to do. Thank you for watching and commenting. Have a wonderful week.
Those metal mower decks rot away if wet grass is left packed up into the bottom. Rinse that out with a hose real quick after mowing and it will serve you until the motor wears out.
One other thing Ryobi does is thread electric cable up through handle...unlike hi dollar EGO...very well thought out...bought my Ryobi a couple days ago...sure do hope it will do yard on 2 batteries
The cable routing inside the handle is premium build. Thank you for sharing you opinions on this Ryobi. Please come back and let us know how well the two batteries work out with your yard. Thanks for watching.
@@htnowpro with old snapper on high setting I could get by mowing ever 2 weeks. If it came down to it I could alternate weeks with Ryobi...it may not come to that
@@randallsmith3073 I'm wondering how it will do if and when the grass get too tall between dry day. Here it rains so much, sometimes there is no time to mow.
If you scrape your deck underside after you use it you won’t have these rust issues. Takes 2 minutes. It’s the built up grass under there holding moisture that rusts them out.
They were free, included with the lawn 😆 lol. Couldn't wait till the next day to try it out. Have a great weekend and thank you for watching and commenting 🙂.
For very tall grass I recommend a walk behind sickle bar. This mower works good on normal to slightly tall grass, but I would not recommend it for very tall grass.
@@htnowpro Well, the most annoying thing about this mower is it keeps disengaging. I find the slightest release of pressure on the handle, the motor shuts off. It becomes annoying, especially when engaging the self propelled drive. When you take your fingers off that, that’s when it shuts off the most. Just very poor design. Second thing, I don’t even have a half acre and I completed maybe 60% of my property before both batteries were spent. The next day with two fully charged batteries, I completed the rest of my property but exhausted one battery and half the other. The cut was good, and I thought it mulched extremely well. I’m not unhappy with the cut, I’m just very unhappy with it’s functionality.
Thank you for sharing your experiences. They will help someone. Yes, my handel is sensitive also, and had to get used to it . I was upset with mine once while trying on tall grass with the mulch plug inserted. I removed the mulch plug and let it cool down, and it's been fine ever since. I am sure your yard is much larger than mine. Thank you for taking the time to follow up. Have a great day.
@@htnowpro That was another thing… I had the mulch plug-in also, and Ihad instances where it just stopped running. I knew it was a thermal issue, but having the mulch plug-in didn’t even occur to me as the probable cause for that. So, there’s also that issue. Anyway, glad I was able to share on your page. I am glad you’re out there.
I used mine for the 1st time, it worked great and didn't even use up one complete battery, the only con is the plastic strip at the rear preventing you from pulling the mower toward you. I zip tied this in an up position and it made a huge difference. I have no complaints with this mower. I am very happy.
Happy to hear your good report. So far it has been working great for me also. Thank you so much for sharing, I'm sure it will help many with the tough decision to go electric. Have a wonderful week 😊.
West Central Florida here, I have had this mower going on 2 months now, Cutting St. Augustine grass, I actually look forward to mowing now with this excellent mower, I alternate bagging and mulching, very pleased with the mulching and was amazed at the volume of grass clippings this collects for a relatively small yard I have. I cut this past Wednesday and yesterday we had 2.54 inches of rain and today .95, looks like I'll be cutting Sunday if it doesn't rain
Daniel, I'm right there with you. I have never wanted to mow the lawn so often. It is so easy and very convenient. Hard to imagine how quickly and efficiently you can buzz thru the lawn. We are finally getting rain. It's starting to grow. Thanks for watching and sharing. Have a great weekend.
Just bought the new Non-motorised Whisper model (with built in mulch door). It's magic. Great cut. Great mulch. Quiet. Only needed 1 battery to do my yard. Folds up super easy to store in the garage.
I just looked up the whisper 21 series all wheel drive, 👌 wow! What do you mean " Non-motorized "?
@@htnowpro There are (3) versions of the top end "Whisper" model. 4-wheel drive, 2-wheel drive, and no-wheel drive. I have the no-wheel drive. (There are no motors powering any of the wheels. It's less expensive, and my lawn is totally flat so I didn't need the power, or the extra complexity).
@@bikebudha01 thank you for the explanation. Ryobi is really giving the consumer good choices to meet different needs 👏. I'm so glad you shared this newer model and the three different builds. Have a wonderful weekend coming up. 😊 Thank you so much.
@@htnowpro thanks for the nice vid...
Just subscribed. Looking forward to more reviews. I can't ask my dad for advice since he passed away so I'll just learn from your channel. Thanks for all that you do.
Thank you. Hope I can help with videos of interest. Take care and have a great week ahead.
TY I just got mine today. It’s great knowing you like it. Never again with the gas, oil, or spark plugs...Yay
Cool. Congratulations!! Enjoy your new high-tech mower. Thank you for sharing. Have a great weekend.
I just got mine yesterday. I’m so glad to be done with the yanking, gas, mess!
Congratulations...enjoy.
@@htnowpro thank you so much!
Love mine and ditched the gas Toro 😂 wonderful machine and I’ll never go back to gas ever again. So easy to use and love the speed self propelled option .
👍👍👍 Yes. On fast speed, you almost have to 🏃♂️ 🏃♂️ run. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience 😊 with it. Have a wonderful week ahead.
I just picked up this mower at the Home Depot outlet store. Brand new never used with 2 batteries and a charger for just over 350.
Wow!!! Way to go...
@@htnowpro Thanks. I'm pretty sure that distribution center serves all of the Depots in this country. Its freak'n huge.I asked them why in the heck that thing is in here brand new? They said some are returns and some are simply cancelled orders. Mine is obviously brand new less the box. They had to open a locked cage for the charger and the two batteries. I still have a Honda mower that I bought 35 years ago and paid $900.00 for! A shop here in Phoenix that sells and repairs lawn equipment including Honda has told me mine is the best mower Honda ever made including everything they make now. In todays dollars that mower would cost nearly $2,000!! I was on a quest to buy the best mower out there no matter the cost. Worth every penny. God Bless friend.
That is so cool. Glad you came across such a great deal. I had intended to purchase the HXR plastic deck Honda but I am very pleased as you are with this mower. I am finding it is so easy I am mowing about every three days now that the rainy season is here, and the lawns looks better than ever. Enjoy and have a great weekend. Thanks for sharing your great experience.
Picking this up Friday. I have 4 year old ryobi mower which still works great but I am one year out this month from open heart surgery and can use that assist. Also my original 5 ah batteries are starting to lose power. Still good for weed eater though. Also looking forward to cross cut. Current mower does great if your chopping down 2 inch or less but starts to leave clumps if I'm late getting a cut in. Thanks for the video!
You are welcome. I'm sure you enjoy this, I am pleasantly surprised.
Hope you are doing well!
@@htnowpro Doing well thanks! So is mower. Had not had any problem other than the fact my hand will hit the speed selector every so often.
@@J-Colt happy to hear you are doing well from youropenheart surgery. Yep, I occasionally hit the speed selector also. Have a wonderful weekend coming up. 😀
@@htnowpro you also!
Just purchased one, excited about using, too bad rain is forecasted for the next 4 days.
Congratulations and enjoy. Seems unusual to say enjoy mowing your lawn......I think you will. Thank you for sharing. Have a great week ahead.
I like it. Especially that it’s made in USA 🇺🇸 👍
Me too, thank you for watching and commenting. Have a great weekend.
I just returned one of these for three reasons: 1. battery life was 20 minutes per battery for a total of 40 minutes. 2. The pressure required to hold the on switch and self-propelled function, made my hands numb. 3. The handle broke after using it for less than one week. In my opinion, while there were some desirable functions, it is not ready for prime time.
I would have returned mine if the handle broke in one week also. I agree the handle power drive could be much better. Ours is about 1 year old and going strong. Sorry it didn't work out for you. Thank you for watching and sharing. Have a wonderful week ahead 😊.
I have the old version but it still runs great they are truly quiet I love it because it's maintenance free
Glad you are still satisfied with it's performance. That is the true test of time.
I love this mower
Thank you for sharing your good thoughts. It's great to hear from another satisfied user. Have a wonderful week 😀.
I got the same one it kicks ass I would never go back to ⛽
So glad it's working out for you. I mow the lawn more than ever, lol. Thank you for watching and commenting. Stay safe, especially if you are here in Florida.
My biggest concern is that I’ve heard that the motors on the axles for the AWD self propelled are brushed and wear in a season or two. Other than that, I want to make this purchase. 👍🏻✌🏻
Good morning. I have had mine for two years now and it id working great. I hadn't heard of that issue 😕. Hopefully, mine will keep on working . I really like it and haven't had any issues. I should do a two year follow-up video. Have a wonderful weekend 😀.
@@htnowpro you too have a great weekend and thank you. Yes do the 2 year follow-up video. I’m going to go ahead and make this purchase. Thanks again! 👍🏻✌🏻
Hope all is well. Here is a quick video, I hope it answers your question.
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So you don't need to connect the bag? What's the bag for
The bag is if you want to throw out the clippings. The mower cuts so finely I don't have a need to throw away the grass clippings. For the best looking lawn throwing away the clippings is the best choice. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching and commenting. Have a wonderful week ahead 😊.
Any issues with the blade scraping the underside of the deck as others have reported?
No issues at all. Still working great 👍. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a great weekend. 👍
Mine did not come in the colorful box; it was a plan brown box and the smoke plastic battery cover has a crack in it but I like the mower.
I'm surprised it came in a plan brown box. Was it a return unit or new? The plastic cover looks to be very fragile for sure and rough handling during shipping was the probable cause. I'm glad to hear you like it and thank you so much for sharing. It's great to hear from users and get everyone's experience with it. Have a great weekend.
I got mine and used yesterday I really like it, my lawn is around 2800 square feet and use around 1.5 batteries (the second battery is like half full when I finish) , so so far so good, My concern is two-fold, first I can not find spare blades anywhere I have call HD / Ryobi, etc and are not available, the second problem is the service if for some reason the unit needs to be fixed, Homedepot will send to the factory to get a fix, and according to the general consent it takes a minimum of 8 weeks, look like this is true with all Electric mowers (Including EGO), how is yours holding??? Thanks for your review. that where GAS (Toro for example) really shine.
Mine is working great. Now the lawn is kept at the right height it only takes me one battery to mow. I have the same concern about the blade and service. When it comes to the blade I have only replaced one due to me running over palm fronds and the like. I will have to be less lazy with this mower, lol. When it comes to service, it's similar to a Tesla, service is not convenient. Hopefully we will not need service. Thank you for watching and commenting. Enjoy your easy mowing.
Can you take the blades off to be sharpened when needed. Thanks.
@@jamesjackson4264 I don't have any experience with that. I would speculate and say yes. I don't see any reason why you can't. But I don't know for sure.
That was a issue that stopped me from buying one, relatively new product parts and service could be a problem, when my gas mower doesn't work I can take it to any local mower shop or fix it myself with over the counter parts, I see a lot of those electric mowers of all brands, and the lower end gas mowers like Craftsman and Troy bilt etc at closeout stores where people buy pallets of returned items from Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart and Amazon then resell them , but I have neve seen any Honda mowers at any of those places selling them at bargain prices, which makes me think a lot of people do not like the electric mowers or they have shortcomings a gas mower does not, But they certainly like the Honda mower
I was headed ti buy the Honda but chose this. Long term time will tell. It's getting the job done really well.
i even want to do my neighbors yard for free with this mower its that gooood !
😄 haha yep. I understand completely!!! It's no longer a chore. Thanks so much for sharing your great experience 😀 . Have a wonderful week.
@@htnowpro im happy im not the only one that feels that way!😃
How do you like the speed control? Does it go fast enough for you?
I would say, yes. You could walk faster but for me it is "just right ". I have been mowing so often lately there is barely anything to cut, lol. It is EASY.....LOL. You may want to go faster.
Where can I get that Mulch Plug?
I need one or can I get the part # from that mulch plug .Would really appreciate it !
Mine came with it. I will look for a part number tomorrow and get back to you.
@@htnowpro Thank you very much!
You're very welcome.
I searched online and only found one for the 20 inch. Pulled mine out and this is the number #MH-VN 514643002 A2. Hope this helps.
@@htnowpro Yes Thanks Got It !
Are you still happy with this mower? I’m undecided between the newer Ryobi CrossCut or the EGO 2156.
Absolutely, completely. I use it every week. It makes my job go very quickly. Hope this answers your question, any other questions? Not much to say, except it does exactly what I need it to do. Thank you for watching and commenting. Have a wonderful week.
Thanks for the reply. It’s good to hear from real owners.
@@GA08GT478 you are welcome. I feel exactly the same way.
I have had this model for 3 months. It’s great. I love mowing at dusk and early without upsetting the neighbors.
@@mikedemet Have noticed the blades hitting the deck? I’ve seen a few videos of that.
Those metal mower decks rot away if wet grass is left packed up into the bottom. Rinse that out with a hose real quick after mowing and it will serve you until the motor wears out.
Great advice for those with a stamped steel deck. They should at least galvanize those decks. But the they wouldn't sell as many mowers.
One other thing Ryobi does is thread electric cable up through handle...unlike hi dollar EGO...very well thought out...bought my Ryobi a couple days ago...sure do hope it will do yard on 2 batteries
The cable routing inside the handle is premium build. Thank you for sharing you opinions on this Ryobi. Please come back and let us know how well the two batteries work out with your yard. Thanks for watching.
@@htnowpro with old snapper on high setting I could get by mowing ever 2 weeks. If it came down to it I could alternate weeks with Ryobi...it may not come to that
@@randallsmith3073 I'm wondering how it will do if and when the grass get too tall between dry day. Here it rains so much, sometimes there is no time to mow.
@@htnowpro I guess maybe this mowing with electric will have a learning curve...with gas I mowed when the Spirit moved
@@htnowpro north Florida gets plenty of rain too
If you scrape your deck underside after you use it you won’t have these rust issues. Takes 2 minutes. It’s the built up grass under there holding moisture that rusts them out.
That is so true. It would have lengthened the life of my mower for sure.
You should link the mower you got to the comments
Thank you 😊. Great 👍 idea. I will get it posted. Have a wonderful weekend, thanks for watching.
It's posted.
@@htnowpro thanks. I'm planning to get this mower
@@stevencheng5722 My pleasure. The mower makes mowing quick and easy. Enjoy your new purchase. 👍
how many folks cut with headlights on?
They were free, included with the lawn 😆 lol. Couldn't wait till the next day to try it out. Have a great weekend and thank you for watching and commenting 🙂.
Mower...lol
You can't turn them off, always on while mowing.
In Florida, cut your grass just before dark due to the hot days. So the lights help
@@mtarnett175 YES!! Florida heat....it really controls scheduling "to do item's". Thank you for watching and sharing. Have a great week ahead 😀.
will this cut high grass?
For very tall grass I recommend a walk behind sickle bar. This mower works good on normal to slightly tall grass, but I would not recommend it for very tall grass.
Crosscut, no.
I'm going with the 20 inch push.
Thank you for sharing. Have a great week.
Get a different deck for that Honda engine. People throw those mowers away every week near me.
You could salvage them for spare parts and get rich on ebay. Thank you for watching and commenting 🙂.
@@htnowpro My neighbor and I do this almost daily. Thanks.
Recently bought this… it’s trash! Bringing it back in a day or two.
Potential buyers, save your money.
Thank you for sharing your experience. What are some of your dislikes? Ours is still working like the day we bought it.
@@htnowpro Well, the most annoying thing about this mower is it keeps disengaging. I find the slightest release of pressure on the handle, the motor shuts off. It becomes annoying, especially when engaging the self propelled drive. When you take your fingers off that, that’s when it shuts off the most. Just very poor design.
Second thing, I don’t even have a half acre and I completed maybe 60% of my property before both batteries were spent. The next day with two fully charged batteries, I completed the rest of my property but exhausted one battery and half the other.
The cut was good, and I thought it mulched extremely well. I’m not unhappy with the cut, I’m just very unhappy with it’s functionality.
Thank you for sharing your experiences. They will help someone. Yes, my handel is sensitive also, and had to get used to it . I was upset with mine once while trying on tall grass with the mulch plug inserted. I removed the mulch plug and let it cool down, and it's been fine ever since. I am sure your yard is much larger than mine. Thank you for taking the time to follow up. Have a great day.
@@htnowpro That was another thing… I had the mulch plug-in also, and Ihad instances where it just stopped running. I knew it was a thermal issue, but having the mulch plug-in didn’t even occur to me as the probable cause for that. So, there’s also that issue.
Anyway, glad I was able to share on your page. I am glad you’re out there.
@@rizz917 Thank you..