I've been looking for this set: ONE+ 18V 13 in. Cordless Battery Walk Behind Push Lawn Mower with 4.0 Ah Battery and Charger. SKU # is 1005788740.
The website has been saying "out of stock" but it wouldn't let me check store availability. Does it mean it's sold out everywhere? Or has this been discontinued?
Found a black 30th Anniversary multi-tool—and import records mention an impact wrench too 👀
I came across a resale listing on EBay for a Ryobi 30th Anniversary blackout multi-tool kit, and did a double take because I had never seen anything like it before 😳
The seller’s photos show anniversary packaging with a 2Ah battery and charger included. I haven’t seen this one announced anywhere, so I did some digging… It’s not on Home Depot’s website, or Ryobi’s, it wasn’t on Reddit, YouTube…anything!
However, thanks to ChatGPT I uncovered an August 28 import record specifically mentioning a “brushless multi-tool 30th anniversary kit,” model PBLMT51K1SB30QP (take model number with a grain of salt, nothing is confirmed yet). But it’s legit proof of a coming 30th anniversary blackout oscillating multi-tool!
Then, to my surprise, I found another shipment mentioning: “RYOBI 18V ONE+ HP COMPACT 4-MODE 1/2 IMPACT WRENCH, 30TH ANNIVERSARY, PSBIW25K1SB30 USA.”
That’s an impact wrench, not a ¼-inch impact driver. The multi-tool shipment lists 1,742 cartons, but it contains several different other products, so that doesn’t tell us how many multi-tools were imported or how limited they’ll be. The wrench had 2,268 cartons in a mixed shipment so same thing, it’s unknown the exact amountI actually asked a TTI rep about it at Home Depot yesterday and they seemed to think it would not be quite as limited as the drill, but again, pure speculation at this point. Time will tell.
My instinct is these could be part of a holiday/winter release.
No confirmation on pricing but if it’s like the blower it might be around $149.99, the wrench probably higher- $189.99+, but it’s anyone’s guess.
But yeah, thought it was interesting and wanted to share it!!!
Manifest source:
https://www.zauba.com/general-tools-import-shipments-x2nb3kcg06j5
I regularly see 2 packs of the Dewalt Tabless 4ah batteries for $99. WTH Ryobi?
If anyone was wondering if it will work for your driveways or pavers, here's your answer! I may get the surface cleaner, and give it a go; too. Not bad for a $100 pressure washer that you can keep under your back seat.
Factory blemished
(2) 4ah HP batteries
(1) 2ah HP battery
(1) Charger
(1) Brushless jig saw
$123.39 OTD price
Had a 40v 4ah battery fail. Customer service said they would ship me a replacement about a month ago. However they keep telling me the replacement is out of stock, when it's clearly available and in stock on the website.
Anyone experience similar wait times or run arounds?
Frustrated by the lack of accountability at Ryobi
The most useful Ryobi vs Milwaukee posts aren't the ones where somebody says one brand is better.
They're the regret stories.
One homeowner buys Milwaukee because that's what the pros use, then realizes the tools spend most of their lives in a garage waiting for the next shelf or fence repair.
Another person starts with Ryobi because it's cheaper, starts using tools hard enough that the limitations actually matter, and eventually buys the whole thing again on Milwaukee.
Those sound like opposite mistakes, but they're really the same one: buying for the person you imagine becoming instead of the work you actually do.
That's why I think the drill comparison is almost a distraction.
You're not really buying a drill. You're choosing which batteries the next ten or fifteen tools are going to use.
For a homeowner, Ryobi makes a ridiculous amount of sense.
One person in r/Tools put it pretty plainly: “As a homeowner: Ryobi is the best value and more than the performance you'll need.” (thread)
And once you're in ONE+, the weird breadth of the system becomes the attraction.
Drill, impact, blower, vacuum, inflator, glue gun, lights, fans, yard tools, and eventually some gadget you would never have bought if you didn't already own the battery.
The backward compatibility is also better than people give it credit for. One commenter said they had a battery that was only two months old running tools that were twenty years old. (thread)
That's not glamorous, but it's a pretty good platform feature. Your old tools don't become e-waste just because the battery design changed.
Milwaukee starts making more sense when the tool stops being an occasional helper and becomes something you're leaning on constantly.
More power, better durability under repeated use, stronger resale, and a specialty catalog that goes well beyond “homeowner basics.” The M12 stuff in particular seems to be where a lot of people get pulled in, because some of those compact tools solve very specific problems really well.
One satisfied Ryobi owner basically admitted the same thing: “I'm all Ryobi. But I'd switch to Milwaukee [for the specialty tools].” (thread)
That tells me more than somebody simply saying Milwaukee is “better.”
Of course it is better at some things.
The question is whether those things matter to you often enough to pay for them across an entire battery system.
That's where the homeowner regret comes in. Buying Milwaukee because tradespeople use Milwaukee can get expensive very quickly when your actual workload is hanging shelves, assembling furniture, fixing a gate twice a year and maybe building a deck once.
You paid for headroom.
Headroom is nice.
Unused headroom is also still something you paid for.
The opposite regret is worse because you can actually end up buying twice. If you're using tools every day, killing batteries, leaning on drills hard, or repeatedly finding that Ryobi doesn't make the specialty tool you need in the version you want, then saving money at the beginning can get expensive later.
Which is why I don't think “Ryobi for homeowners, Milwaukee for pros” is a perfect rule either.
Frequency matters more than job title.
There are homeowners who use tools constantly and tradespeople who only need a particular tool occasionally.
And a lot of people quietly end up with both systems anyway.
One commenter described the split almost exactly how I'd do it: Milwaukee for the main tools, Ryobi for the random stuff that doesn't get used enough to justify Milwaukee money. (thread)
That doesn't sound indecisive to me.
It sounds like refusing to pay pro-tool prices for a glue gun.
The downside is obvious: two chargers, two piles of batteries, two ecosystems to keep alive.
But if the expensive platform is reserved for the tools that get worked hard, and the cheaper platform handles the long tail of occasional-use stuff, that can be cheaper than insisting every single tool in the garage wear the same badge.
Ryobi's weaknesses are also pretty honest. More plastic, less resale value, and not the thing I'd pick if a broken tool means lost income.
Milwaukee's weakness is that once you're in, every upgrade starts looking reasonable.
The nicer drill. Then the Fuel version. Then the M12 tool that's surprisingly useful. Then the specialty thing you didn't know existed until somebody posted it.
Tool platforms are very good at turning batteries into shopping loyalty.
So if I were starting from zero, I wouldn't ask “which brand is better?”
I'd ask a much more boring question:
What am I actually going to do with these tools in the next twelve months?
If the answer is normal house and yard work, I'd have a hard time arguing against Ryobi.
If the tools are going to get used hard enough that downtime, power, size, durability, or specialty options really matter, Milwaukee starts earning the premium.
And if you're somewhere in between, owning both might be less stupid than pretending one ecosystem has to win your garage.
Twin clip on Ryobi fans for a constant cool breeze, a clamp on sunshade, and a clamp on cupholder for my cold water. All I need now is a clip on (golf) towel to complete my summer mowing setup. Neighbors laugh, but the stop to check out the setup and even want links to the products. LOL
Seeing people mowing in summer time and NOT sweating changes minds FAST. ha ha
YMMV apologies if this is already known - I saw a post about a 30 th anniversary Ryobi drill keychain. In searching for that, I found that the Ryobi website will link you to the 30th anniversary drill kit on the home Depot website. If you click the product itself, it shows it's not in stock. However, it allowed me to add it to my cart and it appears to allow me to place an order. While the Ryobi website shows the drill cost $99, the home Depot website has it pegged at $260. Still, if this method works, that beats the eBay markup clowns and you also may have an opportunity to talk home Depot down to $99 if you do pick up.
To be clear, I already have one of these drills so I did not try putting an order. Your mileage may vary! https://www.ryobitools.com/products/33287240876
The link capability is great, but leaves a large gap in between. Anyone make a narrower version of the link rail?
This thing is a beast!! Striping kit is on the way!!
EDIT: TIL this is industry practice. Bummer but ok!
Hi! Just wondering if anyone else has advice or experience. Our 40v mower was among those recalled and last year we got our replacement. Today I went to turn the mower on and the blades weren't spinning. Tried a bunch of stuff - couldn't get them going. No problem, I thought, I'll call ryobi's excellent customer support line for help.
I learn that despite the current machine being manufactured and received in 2025 that it is out of warranty, because warranty is based on the purchase date of my recalled mower (2021).
This seems nuts to me in the case of a product recall due to risk of bursting into flames, but whatever. Especially given that my replacement is only about a year old. The nearest ryobi tech is 160 miles away.
Has anyone ever successfully disputed this warranty policy in the case of a recall? Any advice for finding someone to work on the mower who isn't a licensed tech? We're in a pretty rural area but drive into a major city about once a month.
Thanks!
Can I charge my new 40v battery in my older 40v charger. The old charger i have had for about 11 years. Should I only charge the new battery with the new charger? Just wanting to know in case I accidentally put the new battery in the old charger.
Also, will using the old 40v 2.6amp battery be fine to use in the new trimmer?
