New 2021 Ryobi 40v Battery String Trimmer EPIC FAIL 🔥🔥🔥

In this video I review and test the brand new 2021 Ryobi 40v brushless expand-it 15" cordless battery string trimmer and weed eater. This model includes a 40v 4Ah battery and comes with 3 types of bump heads.

Unfortunately things did not go so well - make sure you check it out before you buy!!

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[Avalanche]

An engineer who doesn't know to straighten line to pass it through a series of holes cant possibly be an engineer, can he? This fella looks like he can make an all day project out of a cup of coffee.

[davidschlarp]

This is like watching a late night infomercial where they make everything way more dramatic than it really is. Not at all surprised you're an "engineer"🙄

[Tammacazi]

I have this exact model and i've never had an issue with loading the string. I was really impressed overall with the trimmer and the battery lasts way longer than I need it to. In my opinion and with my experience with it I think it's a great value for what you get.

[stickjr.]

No worries buddy! I've been fixing your engineers designs my whole life. I'll be able to figure this one out. It's official I'm going to buy the Ryobi 40 volt

[junky]

WINDING THE STRING: YOU NEED TO TURN THE GREEN KNOB TO LINE UP THE HOLES. IF YOU LOOK THROUGH ONE HOLE AND SEE DAY LIGHT YOU'VE DONE IT CORRECTLY AND THE STRING WILL FEED RIGHT THROUGH.. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF "USER ERROR".

[jimstand]

I wonder what kind of Engineer you are? First, the wimpy charger is a good thing. You want to charge a battery as slow as possible. Slow reduces the heat inside a battery causing it to last a lot longer. Also As soon as you use the battery, you put it on the charger so that the next time you use the battery, it is charged. Second, it looks like you can put the handle onto the bar either way so that it is angled up or down. Third, when you trimmed with the Ego, you kept the head far away so that you used the end of the string to trim with. Some of the scenes with the Ryobi you had the head of the trimmer right up against the solid object you were trimming around causing more wear and tear on the head/motor. Fourth, the Ego is $250, the Ryobi is $190, both at Amazon prices. For the $60 difference, I would glue a little guide into the Ryobi so the string would feed right through. That is the Engineer in me.

[danielkahoe]

Just bought one and put it through the ringer myself today, I had no problems reloading the string, maybe more difficult than others but not in any significant way that I noticed

[netterjeff]

I’ve had this trimmer for two years now and have had zero issues. I use it weekly around the yard and at the farm. It’s also much less expensive than EGO. It’s also compatible with my old tool heads. I would suggest before you make a video about something that you actually use it for a period of time. Btw- it takes less than a minute to spool new line. It’s working just fine for me and I’m not going broke buying overpriced EGO products.

[mgtedesco]

I have this trimmer and have not had an issue. You must have been having a bad day. Lol

[michaelbochenski]

You do know that you can straighten the string before feeding and put the handle on for right or left handed use? You did say you are an engineer, right?

[DanKoips]

Great acting skills. Dude probably bought competitor's stock and wants to hate on Ryobi. Thanks for convincing me to make my Ryobi purchase today!

[bradbarefoot]

Had the 18 volt for years, to refill the head just straighten the trimmer line a bit and it fits every time. I guess you're one of those who has to have help via a auto-spool head.

[colescountyprospectorbill]

even after your review I went ahead and purchased it just because I already have the power head. I was loving it until I had to replace the string and had similar issues as you did. I took the spool off and realized my string had missed the center of the spool mechanism. simple alignment issue and back in business.

[hypurrfpv]

I just got mine yesterday and had no issues swapping the heads on it and 3 hours of charge time is fine since I go more than that between cuttings. The one thing I don't like is that the manual fixed line will not work with the .155 line I have that I use with my gas trimmer. The .095 line is just too thin, I have to change that at least twice when doing my property. I can do the entire property with a single .155. I will try to find a way to mod this but I'm happy with mine.

[qqslp]

Been using two of the 40v HP trimmers to maintain a 180 acre sports complex with zero issues. Head takes a little getting used to but all my employees like it. We use ECHO 0.95 line with it. Also, the fast chargers make a massive difference.

[zekigpr]

Funny but IMHO the ryobi trimmer head is the best in the market. Some people like fixed line, some the plastic blades and some the spool line. Ryobi present the three options in one trimmer head. Super easy to change from one option to the other. Super fast to load and to change the line. The original batteries are expensive at Home Depot. but you can find them at eBay quite cheap.
With the fast charger, the 4ah/144wh batteries charges in about 30 minutes. The 6ah/216wh batteries change in about an hour. For most things you can run the ryobi trimmer on low speed, giving you plenty of run time. At high speed you get the power to deal with the most demanding jobs.

Things I do not like; (1) The knob to tightens the attachments to the upper part is plastic. The should go back to the full metal one used in previous models. (2) The spring in the trimmer head is too soft, I replaced it with a stronger one. (3) assembly in china.... not much quality control. As a result many units will get to the store with malfunctions. So if you buy your trimmer there, there is a change to you will have to return it, No problem, they will replace it with another one, but there the ryobi trimmers are expensive. You can get them really cheap over ebay, but if you get a bad one, tough luck for you.

[DrElectron]

I own the predecessor model of your Ryobi 40v trimmer and it uses the same line feed design. I have installed string 5-6 times over the past couple of years and it literally takes seconds. I too am an engineer and was surprised by your lack of problem solving skills. All you had to do was straighten the string end before inserting it! Instead, you tried to jam the crooked line in and probably bent the line further. When you tossed the trimmer in a moment of childish frustration, you also tossed out any credibility as a competent reviewer.

[linvol]

I admit the trimmer head could be better but it seems the head part in your video is missing a little cap that helps channel the string (3:05 min mark) its not as hard is it was shown in the video. It should channel through a lot easier. Unless this is an older model and they fixed it since then. It shouldn’t be that hard.

[george]

I have that trimmer and have never had an issue with the line feed.
Must be user error.

[goldengoldever]

I have the same model, not sure about how you reviewed this. But mine; the tool work perfect, I have been using it for over a year. My only issue is the battery, you should not drain the battery or it will go on a “sleep mode”. Other then that I’m happy with the tool, the price was good.Try to remove the guard and see results ;) just stay safe.