i-DRIVE! 80-Volt 54" Fabricated Deck RYOBI Zero Turn Mower with a Joystick
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- The new RYOBI 54-inch 80V Zero Turn doesn't have your typical lap bars or steering wheel. This ZT is controlled by a single joystick. Three 80-volt 10Ah briefcase-sized batteries, along with 4 more 12Ah 40V batteries, power the 5 brushless motors on this RYOBI 80V Electric Mower. Two brushless motors deliver the power to each rear wheel, independently, and the other 3 brushless motors each drive their own twin set of mower blades. No belts, hoses, or fluids need to be maintained. Just keep the batteries charged and the blades sharpened, and you're good to go.
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This is one of the better reviews I’ve seen of this mower. I just wish they would show more of the 30” mower
Once again, I would love to see a longterm durability/longevity test on the mower/electronics/cells
I've had the 30-inch for a little over a year and it's been perfect; obviously that's not a very long time but so far so good. I just found a great deal on this 54 and picked it up so we'll see how that goes
I have had mine for 3 years
Nice... but.. dang. for that price and for ALL those 7 batteries, you'd think you'd get more than 3 acres of short grass.
First a little back story then the update. About 2017, I bought a Toro 42" Time cutter. It was a great mower. The only issue I had was the normal yearly battery replacement the first 2 years.
I put a battery tender on it and the next three never bought a battery.
Anyway I was 71, retired and started gaining weight so I sold the Toro and bought a Ryobi 40v push mower to lose weight. That lasted 2 months and I tore the meniscus in my left knee.
After surgery, i tried to mow as often as I could but the pain is too great and I am tired of paying someone else to mow. So, I decided to make this purchase.
Home Depot just delivered my new Ryobi Z30Li. I bought the 30" because my yard is so small. about 1/2 acre.
It came mostly assembled. When I looked at another one in the store, it had two 80v batteries and two 40v batteries. Mine only has the 80v batteries, and they were both less than 10%. It would not move. What kind of store delivers a riding mower that cannot be driven? I had to go to my shed and get the two 40v, 6ah batteries from my Ryobi push mower to have enough power to test drive it. It upped my battery meter from 10% to 36%
After putting them in, the blades turned one time for a few seconds and I shut them off. I drove it around a while, boy is it gonna take some getting used to. The blades would not turn while driving since the 80v batteries are so low I will try again after charging. Currently, the joystick is very stiff, quite an arm workout, and it does not self-center, which I consider to be dangerous. I hope the battery charge helps this. I had to park it at my back porch to charge it before driving it to my shed. I will re-evaluate everything and get back to ya when the batteries are fully charged
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That brings me to my....
UPDATE: I really did not expect to update this quick.
It took a couple of hours to charge the battery, so now they are all full. While it is a wet day here today I decided to try it out anyway. I used to mow my yard wet with my Toro all the time, So I had a basis for comparison. I rode up and down the driveway, then the street in front of my house to test the high speed. It moved pretty good but the stiff joystick made it hard to control. But I pushed on.
Low speed into my front yard with the blades on high. My yard is not the smoothest but it is smoother than most. I found trying to mow a straight line was next to impossible. Hit a slight bump on the wet grass and the mower takes off one direction. Try to correct with the joystick and it does nothing at first then takes off the other way.
The lines on the yard were no where near straight. Yes I know it is wet but I have done it before. I lowered the blade speed to finish my test and the yard. The lines gradually got a little straighter but the tires were chewing up the yard. I have a flag pole in the middle of my front yard. I could not circle the pole like I did with my Toro. I could not trust the joystick.
There were times when it would lose traction. it would not turn left or go forward on flat level ground. I could go backwards just no control over turns, but I would get it moving again.
There were times when the mower would stop, so I would apply a little more forward joystick with no results. then a touch more. The mower would lurch forward. I did this several times.
My Toro would take about 15 minutes tops to mow the front yard. Today took about 30 and the batteries were at 50% When I headed to the back yard to park it.
I tried to back it in the shed several times. It would not back straight for love nor money. I finally pulled forward into the shed and hooked up the charger.
So here we are. Decision time. I realize that most of these issues would improve with practice and never using when wet. but the joystick still would not self-center and that is dangerous. Suppose I were to pass out while driving and it kept going into the street or the creek across the road.
While it was charging I had to make a run to the store. While out I swung by Home Depot to see if there were any adjustments for the joystick that would smooth it out. They shop out the warranty work so I could not talk to anyone. I went back to the lawn mower section to look around when an assistant manager walked up and we started talking where I filled him in on this. We decided I could get a Cub Cadet 42" zero turn 'for the same price.
The fact that the mower could continue on if the operator became disabled was the straw. This is a safety issue and is non-negotiable. If the driver was disabled but still in the seat, it could be a big problem.
They're picking up the Ryobi on Monday.
I know this is long but maybe someone will appreciate the detail.
This mower is interesting but the Champion Canine steals the show .. Setter/Lab .. ? Hunting Dogs is the colloquial term here in Virginia.. Happy Hunting..!
Great review, wonderfully thorough. Thank you!
With this mower, you are in the battery business and some of those are damn expensive to replace when crap out. One 80v suitcase costs as much as what I spend on gas for my lawnmower and tractor over4-5 years.
great overview. I'm in the market to upgrade my gas ZTR, going electric for sure!
Just got one for $999 on clearance at homedepot
Doubtful.
@@westmcgee9320 lol all 80v mowers are on clearance 799 for tractor and 30" and 899 for 42" and 999 for 54" at most homedepot stores right now
Same. Cant wait to try it
same was able to find one in the back, might go back if see if they still have the 30 inch one
I wonder if ryobi has a trade up program
Does it lug when cutting grass and moving, like a gas engine? When the blades are under a tall grass load, does it slow the motion of the drive wheels, is what I'm trying to say?
I doubt it, the gas motor has a fixed amount of power for both the wheels and blades.
Each wheel and each blade has its own motor, so as long as the batteries aren't drained then you'll be fine.
Like what happened in the video, when the batteries get low enough to not have the power for the wheels and blades, it shuts the blades off so you can still drive it to the charger
It definitely does not, I have had the 30-in version of this mower for about a year now and it's been excellent.
I wonder what he means by fabricated deck?
JUST GIVE ME THE 80V BATTERY PACK FOR MY WEED WACKER!!!!
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It probably weighs twice what a weed wacker weighs
@@james2042All you need is a backpack option and you are good to go and you would have high high power and really long run time.
@@MikeMPharmaCyclist they already have a backpack for the 40v line that allows 3 12ah batteries. Wh to Wh the 3 12ah 40v batteries are about 60% higher. You wouldn't be able to fit 2 of these 80v briefcases on your back. Ryobi messed up with the 80v design if I'm gonna be honest. It should of either been 60v or the batteries should of been box style like greenworks and kobalt
@@james2042 I could see that, I guess they could even make a backpack with one of the 80 volts and 2 12 ah 40 volts though. They already mix the batteries in the lawn mower itself so why not.
It's really not a huge deal to me I got a great deal on the mower and I really think it's amazing; first I found an awesome deal on the 30-in and I used it for about a year and then just the other day I found a great deal on the 54 and snagged that too. One thing I found out that seems annoying is I don't think they make a bagger for the 54-in... They have to get that figured out wtf lol
Almost all of my other stuff is Ego so I guess I have a mix
No power, no mow, junk, and plastic. Welds on deck are a joke. When it eventually breaks who services it and where?
Off to the landfill!!
I can answer that question a weld would fix that I have one and I run it with my lawn service I haven't had any trouble because of maintenance that I do on it