RYOBI ONE+ 18v Tools

[Robin Goodfellow]

Originally posted by mr2mike
Ridgid or nothing.

Also happy with Ridgid here.

Found Ryobi to be not good for anything but light duty.

I think my wife has a ryobi saw in her sewing kit.

[cancer man]

C Tire no hassle replacement.

[seer_claw]

Got some Ryobi tools, I didn't mind using them. They worked fine for everything I needed. 1 battery died, tried to get Home Depot to replace, they don't do warrenty replacements so you have to take it to another shop. Look at the serial number for when it was manufactured and since it was a 3 year old battery they won't warranty it. I didn't even have the tools for a year. So beware of them, going back to C-Tire..no hassle replacement is correct.

[AndyL]

Lmao...

Rigid vs ryobi? Really? Ever noticed a familial resemblance?

They're both made by tti - owners of milwaukee tool brand as well. They also make some of the master craft cordless tools...

Buy on warranty/price with these tools.

[Thaco]

Originally posted by AndyL
Lmao...

Rigid vs ryobi? Really? Ever noticed a familial resemblance?

They're both made by tti - owners of milwaukee tool brand as well. They also make some of the master craft cordless tools...

Buy on warranty/price with these tools.

that's what i always thought (they even advertise ont he ryobi oscillating tool that it's compatible with rigid heads), i think most perfer rigid because of the battery warranty, but realistically, for the price difference, you can just buy a ew combo just for the batteries, and you get a tool refresh.


the only thing rigid has that i wish ryobi had, is a heated jacket

[TurboMedic]

Rigid and Ryobi are the same......I even have Rigid heads for my Ryobi 90 degree tool......I'll weigh in though, I've had a lot of cordless tools, I am a home renovator, a personal deck and fence builder, and all around do it yourselfer. I've gone through a few brands (some cheap, some mastercraft, and a black and decker). The Ryobi tools have lasted the longest of all of them, and I'm not easy on them. The last black and decker lasted literally one large deck build.....The Ryobi has lasted a reno, a basement development, 2 fences, a large deck, and tons of other small projects and still going strong (had to replace a battery). Like it so much, bought the little impact driver, the 90 degree tool, couple other small things...Not a huge fan of the "autoshift" (Rigid has this too), but it works well and has never quit.

My Father has had a dewalt for a long time, but its to the point that they change battery systems and so its harder to find the old batteries...He has since switched to bosch and they are sweet!

Edit: wow just noticed I reiterated what was said above me......

[gogreen]

I did notice the family resemblance between Ryobi and Craftsman drills with ni-cad batteries, but didn't realize the new 18V stuff from Ridgid and Ryobi were the same. Good to know!

I switched to Ridgid for the warranty and have been very pleased so far. The only cordless item I have is the compact drill but it's served me well through a long-term home reno. Good torque, nice comfortable grip, great battery life and quick recharging. I'm sure that would apply to most 18V lithium ion systems though, as my point of reference was slow-charging ni-cad batteries that failed without warning and rendered my old lightly-used Craftsman drill useless.

One thing about the Ridgid warranty is that it does require that you jump through some hoops like registering online and mailing in the UPC codes from the package. And it seems you have to do it for each tool. We'll see how things pan out in terms of customer service should I ever need to take advantage of the warranty.