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23.9.2019

Well. On the whole I'm very, very impressed with this amazingly light little mower, which runs on the same battery system as a wide range of other tools (both indoor and outdoor). The mower is supplied without battery and charger - and these do add a good chunk to the cost - but we already owned several batteries and the fast charger for this series, so didn't need to buy anything new/extra in order to run this. The only assembly needed for this relates to attaching the three pieces of the handle, which is pretty straightforward. Although the diagrammatic instructions show fitting it, this came with the mulching plug pre-installed (needs to be removed before the grass collection bag can be used).The grass collection bag has a cloth base, so is collapsible for storage, whilst the handle of the mower can be folded by simply unscrewing the two large side screws. For storage purposes, this is great, taking a comparatively small amount of space whilst the grass collection bag is reasonably generous.This works well. It is unbelievably light compared to a petrol mower. More like pushing a lightweight stroller or a child's toy than a lawnmower (although there is a bit of vibration through the arms). My Dad at 72 hasn't used a mower on anything other than self-drive settings in years, but he loved this push mower: it's so light that pushing this is less effort than steering an SD petrol mower. No fumes. No need to faff about with engine oil. Comparatively, this is really quiet in use.We've only used this with 5.0ah batteries. When well-maintained, a fully charged battery is easily capable of coping with a couple of good sized lawns (over 2000' squared/ a good couple of hundred meters). If grass has started to get a bit out of hand, this still cuts well, but with the 5.0Ah battery you can hear it placing strain on the power supply and the battery drains significantly faster. The small size and light weight make this very easy to manoeuvre, and this goes in next to obstacles (such as trees, bird feeders, and lawn edges) really well.The only issue we've had with this relates to the cutting height adjustment 'lever'. This is wholly plastic, and works by means of pulling a plastic handle out, moving it side to side, and pushing it back in so that a little plastic peg slots in to one of 5 cutting height selection holes. The 5th hole - the one for the highest cut on grass - is not good. On this setting, the peg gets stuck. There doesn't seem to be sufficient space between the lever and the wheel to disengage this once it has been set to this height. The handle on the lever really strains and feels as though it might break, with no sign of dislodging the peg. I ended up using the end of a flat head screwdriver and poking this down the side of the hole selector to extract the peg without placing undue pressure on the handle. Will be avoiding this setting in future.On paper this mower isn't really suitable for our garden. We live out in the countryside and have a half acre plot - significantly more than the size for which this is recommended. However, our garden isn't all lawned over one area each at the back/front, but over seven separate 'zones'; is on a slope; and has walled areas and steps between every lawn. It's really a series of smaller lawns rather than a big one. Until now, we've used petrol rather than electric mowers - the cabling needed for electric models is completely impractical in a large, tiered garden that's prone to retaining water.Previously, it's been quite hard going lugging a mower round between walled areas, up and down steps. To make matters more interesting, our soil is clay: prone to cracking deeply and developing odd lumps and bumps in dry weather; and waterlogging, then remaining boggy, when it rains. That this is light has not been astonishing, but this mower has surprised by proving easier to use over lumps and bumps caused by cracking lawns and ants' nests (a constant battle in our garden!) than petrol mowers. The lighter weight doesn't do anything to help restructure the lawn, but does enable this to glide over obstacles, instead of struggling and even getting stranded on them. This has also proved more practical in some respects when it comes to our water-retaining soil: this is so light that it can be used pretty much as soon as the soil is OK to walk on, whereas heavier mowers can start to sink/dig in to the ground if it's not dried out below the surface. If we mow by using multiple batteries, or doing only a couple of lawns at a time, this lightweight battery mower works really well, even on a large garden.4.5/5

11.7.2020

This is a mower for small gardens: it is not a heavy-duty one for intensive or difficult cutting. But it is excellent at what it is designed for: cutting small gardens with minimal effort. It is extremely light & easy to use: it may not be as efficient as a mains or petrol mower, but the ease of use of a cordless mower more than makes up for it. Just don't expect it to be as efficient.The 2.5ah battery only lasts for about 75 sq m: for grass larger than about 50 sq m you really need the 5.0ah battery, especially if the grass is longer than usual.When assembling, be careful: it is easy to assemble the arms the wrong way round.

5.11.2019

I am very pleased with this lawn mower. It's so light I am amazed. I am a 69 yr old female and I wanted a light lawn mower as I have to take it up four steps, mow the grass then take it up nine very small steps in a rockery to cut the top lawn which has banks. Well I can carry it up and down with the battery in a and a full grass box. It cuts the grass nicely when wet. The reason I haven't given it 5 stars is because I cannot shift the lever for changing the cutting height, it is really stuff. It doesn't matter that much to me as I cut the grass on the highest setting 5 all through the year

10.5.2020

It was not until I had a battery powered lawnmower that I realised what I faff safety avoiding the cable and extension lead was.Easy to assemble. Not that the mulching attachment comes in position and must be removed if you want to use the bag. Very manourverable and speedy. Lightweight and easy to carry from front lawn to rear lawn. Produces nice even cut.Note that this is the body only version, intended for those who already own Ryobi One+ batteries and charger. The Ryobi One+ system is very versatile, once you own one product it is very easy to suddenly own several.

12.9.2019

Pushing my heavy mains mower round the garden was getting ever more harder and the mains lead always got snagged on things. I finally decided to move to a cordless mower and after doing quite a bit of research and the fact that I already have other Ryobi battery tools, I decided to go for their mower. What a great mower! It cuts both the front and back garden lawns with no effort and on one 5amp battery charge. The back garden lawn is roughly 60x50 ft and the front is 15x12 ft. Very happy with this machine, and so is my back!

25.10.2019

Bought this whilst on lightning deal for £99.99 and love it! Only have a small garden and my 1.3ah battery is just enough to do a complete cut any bigger and a bigger battery would definately be needed, expect this will be the case after the garden has been neglected during, winter! Really good size grass box and works well

29.4.2020

What a fantastic piece of kit, easy to assemble, lightweight, long battery life, and a decent cut, I really would recommend it to anyone with small lawn areas .