RYOBIOBC1820B 18V One+ Cordless Brush Cutter with Bike Handle

Very easy too build well balanced once I got the battery's it worked well. The battery life was 40min each . Very powerful cut all the weets. Good value for the money.

Really good piece of kit until it died a death (seven months after purchase). Used between 2 ½ -5 hours a week. Each 5.0AH battery gives you around 30 mins, although power/cutting ability does obviously reduce as the battery life is depleting. Whilst lightweight and easy to use, I would still recommend a decent, properly fitting harness to avoid shoulder injury. The strimmer cable is easily replaced (so don’t be fooled into thinking you need to buy the replacement RAC 114 spool). You do have to manually feed more strimmer cable though (none of this ‘tap gently on the ground malarky’ here, which is a bit annoying). The brushcutter blade is more than adequate for domestic use (brambles etc) but you won’t be cutting down saplings or anything with it. Initially, I preferred the blade but ultimately, preferred the strimmer aspect which still coped well with brambles etc. Ryobi don’t cover the warranty if bought on Amazon (‘bought out warranty’). Amazon were however, more than fair and whilst they wouldn’t replace the item, they did refund in full, so no complaints from me. Whilst I would have happily accepted a replacement, continually charging the batteries did become a pain and so I opted for a petrol replacement model. That said, I would definitely recommend this product and buy/use again.

A great improvement in sweating and sweating over a badly behaved petrol version... A battery lasts about half an hour. Not enough for a serious professional but good enough for an amateur with a bramble problem...

Does a good job and very comfortable to use with the straps doesn't put much strain on your back like other machines.The battery lasts longer than on the mower that shares it and so you can finish most tasks in one go.The only complaint is for the price the instructions are poor, as although it gives you a list of parts it doesn't tell you what they do or where they go. And doesn't inform you that the bolt that holds the blade on goes on anti clockwise not clockwise as normally

I was looking to replace my old strimmer which had done me proud for years. Being pleased with my other Ryobi one + tools and deciding that the extra money might be worth it, I took the plunge. I use that phrase because to be honest, what I got from reviews was that the best cordless strimmer would have been the brand I was pleased with previously and it was also a fraction of the price. The pull towards the Ryobi was the fact that it was marketed as a strimmer and brush cutter with a hefty metal blade for tough weeds.I'm pretty handy and reasonably intelligent but I could not put the last component on the unit and get it to work. The instructions were not written (because they would have had to translate so many times and that would have taken a whole tree for each booklet they would have to print)... no they were just pictures which when you're having a problem is simply inadequate. The part which container the strimmer cord I could not get to stay on the strimmer head. If you tightened it, there was sound but no movement. If you loosened it so it moved, it went round but then fell off. I wasted hours trying to work out what was wrong. I emailed Ryobu for some support and received an automated email and over a week later, I am still waiting for support. VERY disappointed. It's not good enough. Incidentally what is also not good enough is that I am still waiting for my refund from Amazon (I won't even get my full full return costs of almost £11 back - had to cover the value of the item at £150). Don't buy this. It's very potchy. I bought an electric Black and Decker (should have done it first as it was great before)...straight out of the box and so easy to work out what was what that I didn't need instructions. I was using it in minutes. It's powerful enough to do all but the very thickest of bramble and the weeds that I wasted about 3 weeks looking at and not strimming because I was let down by Ryobi are now gone.Ryobi promised to contact me asap...wonder how much longer that will be?After my experience I will think twice about buying an expensive/bulky item from Amazon. Total waste of time and effort...ages to pack and send the beeping thing back too. They better hurry up with that refund as I'm so annoyed with the whole business.

Brush cutters are not the easiest but this one replaced my old petrol one. It is noticeably lighter and does the job great. Like all brush cutters, it takes a little practice to get the best cuts but you realise quickly that this Ryobi machine is match for the petrol alternatives.I bought this as a bare tool as I have batteries for the range. With two 5 batteries, I keep going for an hour at full tilt, I would recommend the larger batteries for good clearance.Certainly a good value win for me and would recommend

Reasonable machine, not the most powerful but lightweight, ok for light stuff but let down by short run time as it drains the battery so quickly!

It is an electric strimmer and bush cutter, the instructions were a bit disjointed and DO not flow as you assemble machine. There is a good harness included with the m/c which helps to allow your body to displace the weight of the m/c,from just your arms. The battery lasts about 45 minutes continual cutting, I might purchase a second battery as it would allow more versatility in charging, (takes about 45 minutes). Good value for the money. I have not used the strimmer line yet. It looks easy to sharpen the cutting blades when the time comes.