Ryobi 18V One+ Line Trimmer OLT1830

Brand new 36 v combo of blower and 36v trimmer. Trimmer cuts out every two mins with nothing wrong full charge not caught on anything. 22 degree heat day. Save your money absolutely terrible trimmer. Useless it won’t do a small back yard on a… Read more

slightly sunny day. So it’s useless for Australian conditions unless you wipper at night you’ll be stop start all day. The blower is great but they’re all going back. Oh and they give you a fly nut for the guard that can’t be replaced!!!

gyuys ryobi wipper snipper aint for the home handy man there for kindy garden kids , i have a fair few and there $%^^&**( garbage its cheap crap, it does last a while but once probs start y screwed, and its thre carbys ,ryobi should be shamed and embarrassed for hocking this garbage , do u wound why u can only buy them at cheap butt bunnings , cheap product sold at a cheaper store ,, go honda or still way better Show details

Does What It Says On The Tin – Using it within 10 minutes of getting it home - Very easy to set up. It feels very light and well balanced but I am a large guy in fairness, so maybe not the best to ask. I use it for a small areas within a reasonably well kept, hardly small, suburban yard area. I am lazy and the auto line feed is just a breeze as is the ease of changing… Read more

spools, and the battery life with the one it came with (5AH) is more than enough for me.

The edging tool does not look the neatest design but I have zero problems engaging or disengaging it. I seldom use it but probably has a use where the lawn has deeper edges than mine.

Cheaper ones out there but as a go-to finisher for what I have this is so easy.

It would be useless for anything that overgrown but conversely my heavy-duty 2 stroke one is not suited to lighter work much. The battery is very easy to put on / take off (I do not have dexterity issues).

Noise level wise it's also fine. My well kept four-stroke mower would drown it if that helps.

Overall a super tool for the light finishing work I bought it for. The helpful chap at the shop said we sell loads and I can see why. Not had mine for long but chap next door had one and having borrowed it / chatted for a while I was sold on the ease of use aspect.

doesn't cut the mustard - well barely does – This whipper sniper is easy to assemble. You just need to attach the handle and the lower trim guard and it is ready to go. I paid $99 for the unit which is good value. I could not warrant paying $300 for the kit which included the battery and charger since I have a large collection of the Ryobi plus range already. Wish I could say positives… Read more

about this unit. But I am sorry having owned various others this is by far the worst. Who ever designed this is an idiot. Read on and I will explain why. Most line trimmers have 2 lines protruding from the head - this unit only has one. Which means it is already inferior by cutting one time per revolution of the head instead of 2. Oh and you need to purchase new already threaded replacement spools when the one you have runs out - $20 for 3 at bunnings. Don't expect it to cut long grass - it does not have the power - in fact I think my knee high weeds fell over from laughing so hard. Yes it is that woefully under powered. Put a 5 AH battery in and saw a marked power improvement. The handle kept hurting my hand to hold it so I kept having to swap hands. Although I do like the two switch safety design. It has a rotating centre shaft where you can change the unit from trimming to edging - have not tried this as yet. Using the trimmer I went through 3 of my fully charged batteries and only did half the work needed for double the time. You can get an attachment that is a twin plastic blade system. You remove the line spool and clip the plastic blade cap in it's place. This cost me $40 for 2 head pack. I put it on and in no joke 10 minutes the blades where worn down to nubs and would not cut. If you have long grass this unit will not cope and it will frustrate you. If you have a cute little boutique lawn cut and manicured within an inch of it's life then this will suit you no problems. I have had this unit about a week now and will continue using it but only for trimming short grass.

There are better, less frustrating options – I have had this product for around 4 years, so longevity isn't an issue. It gets used on average for around 15 minutes every few weeks on a suburban 800sqm block, but from day one it has one key frustration, the line breaks inside the head or spools out on nearly every use. Some times I will get almost all the way around it yard and the line will… Read more

break with a few metres to go, other times it will break every 2-3 meters. I have tried various line types and watched tutorials to ensure I am using/maintaining it correctly. It also struggles with thicker or longer edges. I am continually falling back to using my 15yr old petrol Stihl, but prefer the convenience of the battery power and have quite a few of the One+ garden power tools, so am kind of locked in.

Terrible product and unreliable. Line doesnt self feed – Ryobi Line Trimmer 1832. Line doesnt self feed. Purchased product from Bunnings. I have been to Bunnings 4 times about the problems with this product. Last time I received a replacement line trimmer. Same problem - line isnt self feeding. Going back today for a refund. Each time Bunnings just keep trying to sell me a more expensive model. Waste of time and taken 4 days to trim my garden edges which still arent done. Show details

continual line failure – Have Ryobi line trimmer RLT36b33. Have tried many types of line and purchased Ryobi Pro Cut line spool. All line fails immediately its used. Spend $$$ trying to find a solution. Should be illegal to sell products that are know to fail or that are not designed to do a reasonable job. Show details

Not suitable for edging – I bought this to edge the nature strip in front of my house and some parts of my lawn. Somehow it just doesn't have the power to do edging. The line keeps breaking. The replacement line is even worse, and I can't find a replacement line that is as thick as the OEM line. I have spent quite a bit of time each time to stop, pull out the spool, and… Read more

start again. The autofeed works half the time, but if the line breaks at the very end, autofeed doesn't help. The battery and charger is fine. The trimmer itself seems ok. but overall it doesn't help me to get the job done.

Good for a very small yard – I bought this as my first Battery Trimmer.. Thinking this would be sufficient for my new yard.. Sadly No... I am going to upgrade to the bigger Battery Trimmer.... It is very light and easy to use.. And I was running a 4.0Ah Battery and it did yard.. Just doesn't give me the finish i want.. I know I sound picky... Well Yeah I am.. I want my Yard to look as good as possible...  Show details

Trimmer is great refill is not – We have had line trimmer for a few years it is great effective at grass a6 weed trimmer.ing .at the beginning of 2021 the spool holder broke we replaced it with a sppolabnd line $15,98 this week that broke again sti at least 1/2a case of line. Spoke to ryobi and was told so sorry but that's the way it is. NOT HAPPY  Show details

MORE CHINESE RUBBISH-DON'T BUY – Goes great for five seconds. Line breaks at string drum. Auto feed of line is theoretical and just a rumour. This trimmer has put me off all items sold by Ryobi so no more thanks.We can send a rocket to the moon and mars but cannot make a reliable lawn trimmer. Woe is the world!Don't buy folks! Show details

Absolutely not you expect – Purchased around 6 months. Line gets tangled around shaft. Every time has to take off the battery and check the line and restore. The battery is sooooo difficult to take off. I trim the grass a time may require to take off the battery at least 5 times in order to check the line and and shaft without knowing what's wrong. The battery is to hard to take off. Just keep asking myself why I bought this model??? Show details

Good for its price... but not the greatest unit – I bought this unit because I have a small amount of grass in the backyard, but not enough to warrant purchasing and storing a lawn mower. This line trimmer has been sufficient for this task, but I wouldn't want to do anything too serious with it. It's good for its price basically... but if your requirements are greater than what I've described I'd suggest looking into a beefier model. Show details

Good household unit – I've had mine for over 2.5yrs now and hasn't missed a beat. Gets through most trimming jobs without fuss. The automatic line feeder worked well with the factory OEM spool, but a bit hit and miss if you wind your own spools up... I guess that depends on how uniformly you do it. Good working time even with a 4Ah battery Show details