Ryobi One+ HP Cordless Pruner P2550VNM

Big thanks to Ryobi and The Home Depot for providing this sample.

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by this product. I have the pruner with the extended reach from last year, and that was underwhelming. This item is terrific though. Cuts super fast and easily cuts up to one inch branches. The 2.0 ah battery lasts a really long time. I did several hundred cuts and didn't even use one bar on the battery.
It has a light on the tip if that helps your decision making process.
The one thing I don't like on this tool, is the safety switch digs into your skin if you are wearing gloves. Only takes about 20 pulls, and you will feel it. With gloves, no problem at all.

[hgodtx]

Thanks for the demo. Just like my lawn mower having a light, it does come in handy. It's not for starting a project in the dark as you jokingly stated. It's for when you've been working out in the yard and just needed a bit more daylight to finish up. The light let's you get your tasks done as the sun is setting so you don't have to hit it again the next day.

[wess]

Bought one a couple days ago, on sale for 69 bucks and I got the 10% vet discount. Works great. The 2A battery balances it perfectly.

[frugalflipper]

awesome video, audio nice and clear, good content, nice and fast to the point, thanks mate, i'm sold on buying one now :D

[tracyphillips]

The light, is a cool feature. Might have to trim some limbs in a power outage. At midnight.

[kenrodriguez]

It’s fast. You appreciate the speed over the cordless Lopper and extension Lopper.

This is probably 0.3 to 0.5 seconds to accurate full open to close.

The extension Lopper is maybe 2.0 seconds full open to full close. They each have their own best use case, but if it’s within arms reach, this one is definitely the way to go.

[hgodtx]

Of course with my hand pruner, I think I need to cut a few branches, but then I find more and more and more I need to prune. Next thing I know I've wrecked my hand for the next week as the muscles recover from tackling too many thick branches.

[tracyphillips]

I like that. Especially since I have plenty of batteries. Great demonstration!

[djbille]

I have several Ryobi tools and this one is by far my favorite and the the one I use the most. I wish the blades could be replaced but according to Ryobi on the Home Depot website, they can’t be purchased. Which is my biggest gripe about it. Also, YES, be very careful as this thing could take your finger off without a problem 😩😩😩😩😩😩

[pacificbushcraftandfirecra]

My carple tunnel would love this tool! Must have! Thanks for sharing!

[jasonfox]

After you make your cut, don't release tension on the safety latch. And you don't have to push it down. Every time you make a cut, hold it down the first time. Make your cuts after your cut is done. Don't release the safety trigger. Gentle pressure keeps it down and you don't have to keep Pressing it

[privateinformation]

At work we use infaco on the vineyards and orchards, they have a battery you wear on a harness and a wire going to the pruners.

they're like the jaws of life, they can cut grape trunks up to 8” and fruit tree limbs up to 4" in seconds, only downside is that they're around $3k, so I've been looking around for a cheaper option for around the homestead.

These look good, I'll probably Jerry rig a battery extension cord and make a belt clip for a battery pack so i can use bigger batteries and keep them light

[fenixgreen]

Faster than I thought it would cut. Would be great for my mom with hand issues. but so expensive.

[danielshuman]

I sure would like to buy this + have enough batteries on hand
But!!!
This particular one sells from under $100 to well over $100 ( saw it as high as $179 )and there's no reason why there's such a wide spread of costs! Hope it goes on sale especially at this time of the year!

[leannedemmons]

Beware, I loved it, too, it broke with less than 1 1/2 hours use on 2 separate days. All I was doing was trimming small branches off a larger one to fit in the garbage can. One of the blades and the mechanism where you oil it fell to the ground and seem to be missing parts now, even though I put them aside immediately. I do not live near a Home Depot or one of their repair centers, so I don’t know if the warranty will help. I have not heard good things about their customer service line. Any thoughts?

[mrobvious]

Do you have to release the trigger after each cut or will depressing the trigger continuously cycle The Cutting mechanism

[lisaclaire]

I just purchased one of these and for the life of me, I can't figure out how to get the blades to move.

[TheMeanArena]

Got a video of what you've got going on with the solar panels in the background?

[leah]

Looks neat. Need it to dead head my roses

[stephennordlinger]

In hot climates it’s not unusual to do gardening at night.

[johnbailey]

But Home Depot does not have replacement blades .