Ryobi One+

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Stuff any good?

Wife bought me a drill last year and has done well for what I use it for.


Occasional use in the home and garage.

Looking at impact, buffer and lawn care stuff.

 

[djjsr]

I've got a lot of the 18v Ryobi stuff. I think it's the best bang for the buck. Watch the Home Depot website for some pretty good deals they have once in a while.

 

[gdocktor3]

They're mostly home owner stuff. Great for small odd jobs, but most of their stuff would never hang with Dewalt or Milwaukee in a professional environment.

In your case, since you already have batteries and charger, there's no reason to buy another brand. I have a ryobi gas powered multi tool weed wacker. I use the hedge trimmer and weed wacker attachment all summer doing landscaping on the side. About 20 accounts. I cannot complain at all.

 

[chrisexv6]

I picked up a Ryobi One+ set forever ago, it was my first penny deal at Home Depot

Anyway, years later I still have the kit tools (circ saw, recip saw, drill) but I use my Milwaukees instead. What I DO use the Ryobi stuff for is my infrequently used tools - right angle drill, oscillating multitool, etc. I cant justify buying those as Milwaukee so I bought the bare Ryobi versions instead. Im also interested in a cordless nailgun so it might be an AirStrike depending on how the Milwaukee offerings look.

Overall Im pretty impressed by the Ryobi stuff. Compared to the "other brand" equivalent (B&D), I feel like Ryobi is better quality and value, along with having a larger selection of tools.

 

[jd_1138]

Ryobis are definitely better than HF, B&D, etc. brands. The 1/4" impact driver is a great tool that you will love -- lots of power to drive even large fasteners.

I was in the Ryobi system (impact, drill, sawzall, circular saw, jobsite radio, lanterns, multi-tool), but I decided to get into the DeWalt system before I spent any more on Ryobi stuff. I ended up selling all the Ryobi for nearly what I had in them.

But for the average homeowner, Ryobi is perfectly fine. The JobPlus multi-tool is super handy too. I recommend it. I am missing a lot of the Ryobi stuff I had (haven't bought all the DeWalt stuff yet).

 

[LB-1911]

Stuff any good?

Wife bought me a drill last year and has done well for what I use it for.

Occasional use in the home and garage.

Looking at impact, buffer and lawn care stuff.

Till others come along two previous threads that should prove informative or totally confuse you in the end....

Is the Ryobi One+ a good system for the DIYer?
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=271779&showall=1


Ryobi One - opinion of current owners?
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=263688&showall=1


Good Luck

 

[chrisexv6]

Ryobis are definitely better than HF, B&D, etc. brands. The 1/4" impact driver is a great tool that you will love -- lots of power to drive even large fasteners.

I was in the Ryobi system (impact, drill, sawzall, circular saw, jobsite radio, lanterns, multi-tool), but I decided to get into the DeWalt system before I spent any more on Ryobi stuff. I ended up selling all the Ryobi for nearly what I had in them.

But for the average homeowner, Ryobi is perfectly fine. The JobPlus multi-tool is super handy too. I recommend it. I am missing a lot of the Ryobi stuff I had (haven't bought all the DeWalt stuff yet).

Thats the best Ryobi-specific purchase I made. It was the first 18V cordless multitool released at the time AND uses the same heads as the Ridgid version. Its heavier with the 18V battery on it but that makes it a lot more useful outside the house where you dont want to deal with swapping batteries all the time.

 

[BaMaDuDe87]

My dad purchased a few of the Ryobi One+ tool sets not too long ago to use professionally. He installs closet systems and is not building houses with these. Mostly the impact driver, circular saw and sawzall and I just got him the angle grinder about two weeks back.

We live a few min apart, so I bought into Ryobi One+ system as well so we don't have to buy the same tool twice. If I have one he needs he can just come by and grab it. The hedge trimmers have been passed around the most and I really like them. We do have two 1/2" chuck drills (well three actually, one is a backup) and we each keep our own batteries/chargers.

He hasn't seemed to have any complaints and I don't either. Esp at their price point.

Just picked up a double pack of their 18-Volt 4Ah High Capacity LITHIUM+ Battery for $79 a few weeks back. Better than a lot of other manufacturers batteries are going for.

Decent tools with lots of addtl options. Maybe if I was building houses or working on big rigs I'd have more reason to set up, but for your average home owner user, I'd say you'd be hard pressed to find a better value system.

 

[CarsonConcepts]

I've got a good range of Ryobi One+. Drill, hex impact(2), circular saw, sawzall, multi tool, grinder, jigsaw, 1/2" anvil impact, hand light, flood light, fan, and both radios, miter saw. Half dozen batteries. Everything has worked great. Not pro use, but have done everything from small house projects, to building decks, remodeling a couple kitchens, working on vehicles, woodworking, etc. I feel they are amazing value for their price point.

My parents also have a large range of their tools, Lots of the power tools, and nearly their entire line of outdoor 18V and a number of 40V tools. They are not gentle on them, but they have been holding up great for the past several years. Things like the 10" chainsaw has gotten many hundereds of hours of use and just keeps going. My mom's cleared, purned and cleaned up all kinds of things with that saw, sicne a gas saw is too heavy and she can't start one. I've used alot of the outdoor equipment helping them around their 9 acre property and really like them. Compact, light easy to use. Obviously don't have the power of gas tools, but you can do alot before you need to break out the "big toys".

I'd say comparing them to the current crop of Milwaukee or Dewalt is a little unfair. The Ryobi line is really aimed at a price point under the bigger name tools. They are solid, priced well and allow you to build a lot of capability without too much out lay. I've used all three, and I'd personally say the Milwaukee and Dewalt lines are well worth their price, but if you don't need all thier capability, then the Ryobi line offers a good alternative.

~Carson

 

[SCscoutguy]

They're mostly home owner stuff. Great for small odd jobs, but most of their stuff would never hang with Dewalt or Milwaukee in a professional environment.

In your case, since you already have batteries and charger, there's no reason to buy another brand. I have a ryobi gas powered multi tool weed wacker. I use the hedge trimmer and weed wacker attachment all summer doing landscaping on the side. About 20 accounts. I cannot complain at all.

I know a guy that is a contractor and has used them professionally for 4 years and he said they hold up just fine.

 

[jeepboy4life]

I am an industrial mechanic and use there 1/4" hex impact and 1/2" impact all day long and love them.

 

[CJM8515]

Cousin is a masonry contractor and likes them, cheap and held up good for him. I like them for DIY but dont own any. I have all milwaukee cordless and mostly makita corded.

 

[deter]

my junk is well over 10 years old, and well beaten. impact, sawsall, circ saw, right angle, hammer drill. Ive only managed to break one 3/8 drill by overheating it with a drywall paddle. I have yet to find a stronger 1/4 impact driver... although I haven't used any of the new Milwaukee stuff. The nicd batteries are garbage... I've been pretty happy with the lion ones though

 

[mingus2112]

I've used them for years and find them to be fantastic. I'm just a homeowner and DIYer, so I can't comment on how well they'd hold up to "abuse." I can say that I recently got the Milwaukee 12V Fuel stuff and can IMMEDIATELY tell the difference. They run nicer, they're made better, they FEEL better. Will I replace my 18v Ryobi stuff with the 18v Milwaukee? Hell no. Price is a factor, number of tools is a factor. Where else can you run your drills, hedgetrimmer, weedwacker, etc all off the same battery? For a homeowner, the sheer number of useful tools is more than enough reason to use the brand.

PLUS, the 1/2 impact wrench (P261) takes the lugs off my car just as easily as my air tools!

 

[wolf_from_wv]

1/2" drill: had problems with it not holding a 1/16" drill bit, works otherwise

1/4" impact: works for me

1/2" impact: works pretty well. I wear ear plugs and hold it on rusty bolts, sometimes works.

circular saw: works well for small stuff

chainsaw: bought second-hand. good for little things.

fan: works well

angle grinder: good for small things, not for prolonged use, unless you have many batteries

If you wait until Father's Day or Christmas, you can usually get a drill/impact driver and two batteries for the price of two batteries

 

[Alexbn921]

Used them for years and they are dirt cheap. Batteries go on sale all the time so pick up a few extra and complete your collection from garage sales and swap meets.
I just changed up to the milwaukee m12 brushless and at half the weight/same power i'm in love.

 

[LB-1911]

Stuff any good?

Wife bought me a drill last year and has done well for what I use it for.


Occasional use in the home and garage.

Looking at impact,

buffer and lawn care stuff.

You may find the video informative -

Ryobi 18v Compact battery vs High Capacity battery

Add a light to your list of future Ryobi purchases as well, makes the system that much more versatile.

 

[kts]

I picked up their One+ brad nailer and it was a champ for me doing a ton of board & batten style trim in my master bedroom this past weekend. I'm just a home DIY guy and most of my cordless tools are Makita but the Ryobi brad nailer + battery & charger kit were less than the Makita cordless nailer and much smaller too.

I wouldn't hesitate to pick up another Ryobi cordless tool now that I have the battery setup. I recently picked up a Makita cordless multitool, I would have going with the Ryobi version for the price but it was out of stock at the HD I went to.

 

[Vbwiley92]

I started with the old blue nicad stuff and upgraded to a new drill and batteries and the lithium ion batteries make all the difference. I'm a home diyer so I can't justify the money to buy the pro brands. These have been great, love all the different tools you can buy. I built my board on board fence and used screws instead of a nail gun and it worked great. I don't think there is a better kit for the money.

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[jd_1138]

I picked up their One+ brad nailer and it was a champ for me doing a ton of board & batten style trim in my master bedroom this past weekend. I'm just a home DIY guy and most of my cordless tools are Makita but the Ryobi brad nailer + battery & charger kit were less than the Makita cordless nailer and much smaller too.

I wouldn't hesitate to pick up another Ryobi cordless tool now that I have the battery setup. I recently picked up a Makita cordless multitool, I would have going with the Ryobi version for the price but it was out of stock at the HD I went to.

Yeah I wouldn't hesitate either to pick up another Ryobi tool even though I sold all my Ryobi stuff recently and am building a DeWalt collection.

Their tools are a lot cheaper, so it'd make economic sense to pick up some Ryobi stuff for your lighter duty stuff like jobsite radio ($39 brand new), lanterns, flashlights, etc.. A friend of mine paid about $150 for a Makita jobsite radio. The DeWalt one is about that much, too. Whereas you could get the Ryobi radio plus a battery/charger for $80 or so and then have a battery/charger for other Ryobi tools that you might want to add later. And the Ryobi jobsite radio even has a built in USB charger to charge your phone.

 

[drivesitfar]

ALL: Ryobi 18 v tools are some of the best I've used. I've had a set going on maybe 15 years now and the old batteries were ****. I was just about ready to ditch them and get some Milwaukee tools and then Ryobi came out with the new lithium batteries and now even better ones that hold a longer charge and don't drain while just sitting for months very much.

my favorites are:
1) chainsaw works better than my old gas ones on 8 inch trees or branches and smaller if you keep the blade sharp
2) impact wrenches have saved my elbows from ratcheting
3) drill is handy
4) hedge trimmer works good on small stuff and handy
5) flashlight
6) vibrating cut off tool I've only used a couple times because I own a Fein but it works ok

the skill saws are great for small stuff, but I cooked one trying to cut some 1.125 plywood and I cooked another one tying to cut some cedar siding long pieces.

the chop saw works, but not as well as my old plug in Makita. being cordless it does have it's uses though.

i'd give Ryobi 18v tools a solid 8.5 out of 10 and recommend anybody owning and using them for their home and maybe even a small business.

 

[maxpower_hd]

Most of my Ryobi stuff is pretty old too. I have used them both as a DYIer and a professional and most of it has performed great. The only complaints so far that I have had are with the Sawzall. The quick release wore out pretty quick and doesn't hold blades well at all. And with the original batteries. They don't hold a charge very long and they don't last either. The Lithium Ion Plus batteries are good though so spring for those as a replacement as soon as possible. The standard Li ones are better than the NiCad but still not near as good as the plus version.

I use the impact and a drill often for work and they are fine. The only complaint there is drilling steel multiple times in an actual work setting. But I have that complaint with ALL of the cordless drills I have tried including DeWalt and Milwaukee. I ended up buying an air drill for that. But that isn't typical use for most people.

A list of what i have:
Small circular saw
two drills
1/4" impact drill/driver
Sawzall

I also have the flashlight and vacuum. The vacuum proved useless but I think they all are and the light I broke but it was my fault.

 

[funkiejack]

Pretty new to tools here but I've tried quite a few brands and settled in for ryobi one+ for a few reasons but the biggest factor being cost, and a close second expandability. Got the ultimate starter combo kit for just $150 during bf 2015 and two more 4ah batteries for another $70. It appears their newest batch of batteries since winter 2014 for all lithium+ (the ones that have a battery gauge) are all samsung premium batteries which are just awesome. If you're just getting into ryobi be aware they have different tiers of tools, for example for every regular drill they will have a more premium one with lights or more power, or a regular circular saw or one with a laser. I've since got their air nailers (not air strike) which are just OK but got them basically free. I've tried Milwaukee dewalt and ridgid as well and end up selling them because I'm just a diyer and don't use them nearly hard enough to justify the cost. I do have a bosch 12v pocket driver and impact which is my go to for normal projects. I also kept my Ridgid brushless hammer drill because the ryobi hammer drill is a bit weak. My favorite one+ tools would be the impact and the multi tool for sure.

 

[raffaelli]

I have a few of these, drill, impact, light, circular and reciprocating – was a kit.

Need some input –

The drill chuck broke. I looked around and didn’t find a place for replacement of just the chuck.

We bought the weed whacker and need more batteries to get the entire property done. Anyone tried the knock off batteries I see on Amazon? They seem to be about half the cost of the Ryobi batteries.

 

[jd_1138]

I have a few of these, drill, impact, light, circular and reciprocating – was a kit.

Need some input –

The drill chuck broke. I looked around and didn’t find a place for replacement of just the chuck.

We bought the weed whacker and need more batteries to get the entire property done. Anyone tried the knock off batteries I see on Amazon? They seem to be about half the cost of the Ryobi batteries.

You can probably pick up another drill for less than the chuck costs -- on ebay.

I bought a knock off DeWalt 12v battery for like $15 -- or about 1/3 the price, and it seems solid so far. I just use it in a light. I imagine the Ryobi ones are probably OK too. Just check the feedback and get one with a lot of good feedback.

 

[raffaelli]

Thanks, I will check out EBay!

 

[Packard V8]

Check craigslist. What's happening is all the orange/yellow NiCad batteries have gone TU and people who bought cheap tools are too cheap to buy new batteries. Once can pick up anything Ryobi, drill, circ saw, recip saw, flashlight, string trimmer for $5-15 and then buy one which comes with a couple of LiOn batteries and a charger and keep on keeping on.

Least common are the impact, chain saw; those aren't readily available for cheap.

jack vines

 

[ADSR]

If I was a home handy man, I would have invested in the One+ system. But because I need it professionally, I went with Fuel.

There are a lot of good tools under the TTI brand.

 

[dodge610]

Just got a whole platform of the ryobi one plus tools. So far really impressed with the system.

 

[dodge610]

. And one final piece that i havent picked up yet the 5in orbital sander. Not real sure on this one few bad reviews on the HD page.


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[pauls_workshop]

Dodge, please report back on how good the sound is on the new stereo radio above. I have the fan and like it alot. - Paul

 

[dodge610]

Last addition to the ryobi platform for a while.


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[Jon_E]

I started out on the Ryobi One+ system before they even called it that. I bought their 18V sawzall when the local HD opened 12 years ago, and it's still going strong (nicad batteries long since gone though). Over the years I've ditched Bosch, Hitachi and DeWalt cordless tools in favor of the Ryobi stuff.

Right now if I can recall all of it, I have the sawzall, right angle drill, hammer drill, regular drill, impact driver, jigsaw, flashlight, LED lantern, bluetooth radio, leaf blower and a half-dozen lithium ion batteries. I used to have the caulking gun (regret getting rid of it), hand vacuum (junk), and 5-1/2" cordless circ saw (worse junk). Favorites are the impact driver and the jigsaw. I'll probably add to the collection as I go but nothing except the multi-tool - JobPlus? - has appealed to my needs.

 

[dodge610]

I have had decent luck with the circ. saw putting up privacy fence and new face on my deck saw still going strong.


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[jd_1138]

I started out on the Ryobi One+ system before they even called it that. I bought their 18V sawzall when the local HD opened 12 years ago, and it's still going strong (nicad batteries long since gone though). Over the years I've ditched Bosch, Hitachi and DeWalt cordless tools in favor of the Ryobi stuff.

Right now if I can recall all of it, I have the sawzall, right angle drill, hammer drill, regular drill, impact driver, jigsaw, flashlight, LED lantern, bluetooth radio, leaf blower and a half-dozen lithium ion batteries. I used to have the caulking gun (regret getting rid of it), hand vacuum (junk), and 5-1/2" cordless circ saw (worse junk). Favorites are the impact driver and the jigsaw. I'll probably add to the collection as I go but nothing except the multi-tool - JobPlus? - has appealed to my needs.

Definitely pick up the Job Plus multi-tool. You'll love how precise it is -- makes intricate cuts easily. I used the hell out of mine to replace a lot of rotted trim boards on my shed recently.

It also is a sander.

 

[dodge610]

I will check that job plus multi tool out blew the tool budget allready may have to wait a week or two.


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[chrisexv6]

Definitely pick up the Job Plus multi-tool. You'll love how precise it is -- makes intricate cuts easily. I used the hell out of mine to replace a lot of rotted trim boards on my shed recently.

It also is a sander.

Agreed!

I got mine because it was the only 18V cordless multitool at the time...Ridgid only had the 12V, Milwaukee didnt even have one, etc.

Have to say its been impressive everytime I use it. Even with the larger capacity pack, the convenience of cordless has far outweighed the weight and size.

I have a Fein for corded use, but for a quick job or if Im not very close to an outlet, the Ryobi gets used every time.

 

[dodge610]

Agreed!

I got mine because it was the only 18V cordless multitool at the time...Ridgid only had the 12V, Milwaukee didnt even have one, etc.

Have to say its been impressive everytime I use it. Even with the larger capacity pack, the convenience of cordless has far outweighed the weight and size.

I have a Fein for corded use, but for a quick job or if Im not very close to an outlet, the Ryobi gets used every time.

I am with you on that saves a lot of time when you are not stringing a ext. cord out. Used the sawzall today to cut some old fence posts worked like a champ. I was pleasantly surprised how well it did.

 

[TK-421]

Have their string trimmer and it's so nice being able to plug in a battery and go, without having to mess with an extension cord. The nice thing about the trimmer though is that it also has a plug on it, so you can use an extension cord if your batteries are dead or being used on other things.

 

[dodge610]

I have the worx cordless trimmer right now. When it dies i will replace it with the ryobisince I am into there platform of tools. I also have the craftsman C3 platform so could go either way.