Ryobi 18V One+ OED1850
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YES - just what the gardener in me needs – Most definitely get one if you like myself have previously used the manual process of a Non powered hand cutter, whipper snipper etc. it just takes too long and won’t leave the even cut or straight look This thing is fantastic! Easy to assemble, light to use, ergonomic design with the length and handle and 6 year warranty via online registration on the easy to use ryobi tool registration online website (register the tool, upload the receipt and doneski)
The 4ah battery will last long enough though if you have large over growth it may cut out but you’ll cut enough to lift the excess turf cuts off easily enough and then just go over it again. After the first deep cut setting run the preceding edging will be a breeze and the battery will last long enough.
The only real issue I’ve had with this edger is when you cut to the deepest level (I would recommend this the first time then go to heighten settings for the cleaner look) is the the soil will spray across your fence or house meaning you will have to hose or clean it off. It’s a tough fix - maybe if the units safety guard was lower it may help.
I didn’t grade the edger lower because of it and as mentioned when you cut at a higher setting their isn’t as much soil spray back ( you and turn the edger around so it spray on the road ;p) Anyway my most favourite things about this is that it SAVES TIME, it’s cordless and light to use and any additional replacement parts are easily purchased at bunnings stores state wide.
Maintenance isn’t too bad but you will get your hands dirty cleaning out the soil within the safety guard but that’s to be expected
Update August 2022 - still love it my naturestrip is definitely the best in the street with these beautiful corners. The blade is still in great condition (mind you i do clean it after every use and apply garden silicone spay to keep it in mint condition)
Purchased in at Bunnings Warehouse for $249.
- Product is used: Occasionally
- Grass Type: Short grass, Tall grass and Thick, heavy grass or weeds
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Bump & Grind – I like things! I like stuff! I like businesses and I like supporting businesses, help them succeed. It’s good for the economy. I am simple like that! I try to support as best I can, but when a product doesn’t meet expectation, it needs to be called out. Ryobi!!! What happened? The 18V One+ line trimmer fell well short of the mark. Which is a… Read more
shame!
I like Ryobi, I like the lime green colour of its tools. Somehow though, they fell short with this!
It is a frustrating piece of machinery, my first rechargeable whipper snipper and one that makes me want to dash back to my petrol powered Victa in a heartbeat.
Firstly the charge. It’s weak! It allows for around 30 minutes runtime.
Secondly and the most frustrating of all, is the ‘bump feed’. This is extremely ineffective and non-functional, adding no value to the use of the tool. Each and every time, I find myself having to manual re-feed the line to get it going again and having to repeat this operation again, and again, and again. It is highly inefficient and results in a poor experience.
It is lightweight and easy to hold if that offers any redeeming quality, but the quality of material of the line trimmer is cheap…..
Would be willing to pay increased $$$$’s next time around for a higher quality, better performing product!
Very good tool for basic lawn edging – Have only used this edger once (first time) so giving review based on first up experience to see how easy and intuitive it is to use. This model runs with an 18v 4000 rpm motor, brushed motor - the 36v model has the brushless motor, is larger and physically heavier to handle. I purchased the 18v skin only model as I already have Ryobi 18v 5amp… Read more
batteries which is good power for this model. There is $100 difference between the 18v and the 36v edger, but if you don't have 36v batteries already the outlay will be much greater. as 36v batteries are more expensive than the 18v batteries.
Given it has a 4-year warranty (extended by 2 years when registered online) I took a punt with the 18v model. The edger has a 220mm blade (3mm thick, fairly robust) and the machine has 4 height settings, from 15mm on 1 to a max depth of 45mm on level 4.
Out of the box it is simple to set up and get going. I only have about 25 metres of edging to do and the run time on a 4-amp battery is 52 minutes so with 5 amp I was never going to run out. Setting the depth level to maximum I set out to trim the grass edging alongside a concrete driveway and surrounds. The first bit of cut was a bit offline but very soon mastered how to carefully guide it along the concrete edge to remove a fairly thick layer of overgrown grass. I thought the 18v motor might have struggled and wondered whether I should have stumped up for the 36v model, but I needn't haw worried too much - this edger had enough power to do a very good job on the entire run around the driveway and edges and I was pretty happy with the result for first up effort. Next time should be even easier to do the edging as I learn to use it better.
The build quality is good, I wonder how long the plastic wheels will last, but Ryobi have warranted the machine for 4 years (+2 when registered online) so they may well be up to the task.
All in all, pretty pleased with this edger and I look forward to using when tidying up my front yard.
Pros: . Relatively light weight, but heavy enough to keep some weight on the ground. . Supplied blade does the job well. . Very easy to assemble out of the box. . Noise levels not too bad, but I still wear earmuffs with all power tools. . Enough power to effectively cut the edging to a depth of 45mm, no problem. . 6-year warranty is a bonus (4 + 2 for registering online) . Good quality unit, fairly simple to use.
Cons: . No major cons to speak of, but the wheels don't seem overly robust, time will tell.
In-depth reviews
DOES ITS JOB BUT – As my petrol "whipper snipper" was out of action, I thought I would give the Robi battery edger a go (bought the one that came with charger and battery) after seeing good reviews. I know the instructions indicate don't use in wet conditions, but as it hadn't rained for a day, and the grass was dry but ground soft, I still thought I would still… Read more
try it (I was keen to use it).
It was fairly easy to use, but the soft earth just kept on clogging up in the guard, even though I had it on a low setting. I had to stop every few metres to unclog all the dirt. I never had this problem with the "whipper snipper", it just on going when the ground was wet. So it looks like the edger can't be used under these conditions, which is a bit of a hassle with the amount or recent rain we've had. So that's why I have given it 3 stars - it's just no good in damp conditions.
On the plus side, the battery indicated I had used 1/2 its charge, and that was for about 80m/90m's of edging.
(PS I noticed some of the reviews under this model mention "lines". This model does not have a "line", but a steel blade - it is soley an edger, not a "whipper snipper")
I'm surprised how good it is. Creates nice clean edges – I was given the edger by someone who had it for a few years. It still runs really well, the blade looks old but still works like new. I'd say the edger has longevity in it and will last many years to come. I have always used a line trimmer for my edging, and wasn't sure an edger would be my thing. I was pleasantly surprised how good this… Read more
thing is, and how sharp my edges look around the yard. It can take a little bit of practice to control it, but after the first week of use it's easy to use. I had a few edges along concrete paths that had grown over the concrete, the edger was terrific at cutting the grass and dirt back to the edge of the concrete. It's also really easy to maintain all my edges now.
The edger isn't that heavy, and is quieter then I thought it would be. I watched some Youtube videos of people using them and they sounded very loud, but that must be the audio quality of the videos. It's not much louder than a drill.
I use a 4ah battery and do around 50 to 60m of edging and the battery only uses 2 out of 4 light bars.
What a ripper little piece of kit – I have a mix of concrete edges, paths, brick edging, timber sleepers and free form garden edges, my grass is the really strong growing, tough kikuyu that has pretty good runners. I had been using a whipper snipper / brush cutter to struggle around the edges - bought this little unit as I have a wide range of One products so only needed the skin.… Read more
Brought it home, took all of 2 minutes to assembly and away.
After some experimenting with blade heights and usual movement speed, the results were amazing.
Other reviews have mentioned the blade, but if you take your time and line the blade edge up correctly all ok.
What I really love about this unit is it is light enough to flip over, use it upright and use free hand once you gain confidence in using it, this is fantastic around tight areas where you can’t get the roller to on the path.
We will see how long it lasts but my other One items have been smashed on all sorts of Reno jobs and still going strong
Positive reviews
Great for slightly older gardener – I love all my Ryobi products. Considering the problems I have had with petrol trimmers the battery is perfect. I don’t have a big job to do but I love how reliable it is. I can’t get it to bump but just pull it out, not too hard. It’s a bit hard for me to open head because I don’t have much hand strength. Show details
Up to now no issues – I purchased the skin for this edger #OED1850 in October 2022 and apart from the short lifespan of the cutting blades and the ridiculous price for them I've been a happy camper. However edging my lawn today and the edger started bouncing around. When I checked the small guide/depth wheel had come off. I assume there's a nut (nylock?) that holds… Read more
it on normally and going by schematics there's a cover that goes over it. They are both lost so it looks like a trip into Bunnings to either supply the missing parts or replace the edger as it's still under warranty.
If I was keen I'd drill a hole through the wheel's 'axle' and use a small split pin to fix it but first I see how well Bunnings honour the Ryobi 4 year warranty. I've got a copy of the original receipt.
Great Product, with a Cutting Edge – If you are looking for a product to add to or kick off your Ryobi One+ journey, This product should be on on your list. Easy to assemble, with the right amount of power to give a great result. I have used other edge trimmers in my time and this one ranks with one of the best. Show details
Negative reviews
Doesn't go the distance – At first I was very impressed. The Ryobi managed a very large block with lots of tough weeds. After a while the head that holds the line failed. The guy at Bunnings suggested I use an AEG head which was a big improvement. After a while the batteries started to fail. I found myself constantly cleaning the contacts and repairing the battery… Read more
chargers. Eventually the contacts collapse in the batteries and you have to throw them out. The whipper snipper itself has not failed. It's just the poor quality of the batteries, chargers and components that let the system down.
ryobi 18v one+ OED1850 – Have a small yard and the salesman said it would do the job but it failed badly the. The line continually breaking and having to reload the spool every five minutes, so it goes on shelf with other bad buys till I have next clean out Show details
Good low cost product – Excellent gear for around the home, but no good if you use it hard. It breaks and fails. I've raved about this gear as a good cheap alternative. But if you are building a house, buy the good stuff. Show details
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Recent reviews
Bought Ryobi 18v battery whipper snipe from Bunnings. Seemed a reasonable trimmer with good options. I have previously had a few Ryobi petrol trimmers to do some heavy trimming on acreage which did the required jobs. I am now legally blind & living on a residential block hence only require much smaller trimmer. From the 1st time I used the trimmer… Read more
the cutting cord would get tangled back into the trimmer housing or would completely come out of the housing. Spent an inordinate amount of time trying to work out why this was happening on very occasion. Took the trimmer back to Bunning sand a very helpful employee looked at the housing, put a new cutting line into the housing & then spent approx 2 minutes do some trimming out on grass area. The trimmer seemed fine & so I took it back home. Disappointingly, the same issues occurred. The cutting cord tangled up & goes back into housing or the cord comes completely out of the housing. Could not fix the problems so took trimmer back to Bunnings. Another helpful employee advised that when using the trimmer to make sure you don't knock the trimmer housing on a hard object or the ground even softly as this will extend the cutting cord & cause the issues I encountered. He further advised that many customers who had only ever used petrol trimmers had problems adapting to the battery operated trimmers with auto feed. So, if you are legally blind & you use this type of battery operated trimmer you have to be sure the trimmer cord housing does not touch the ground. I explained that I was legally blind & in the instructions there was no advice that this maybe an issue. Bunnings staff at all times were helpful & gave me a refund. I have since googled to find out this scenario is a problem for many people.
The Ryobi OED1850 blade edger does a great job of edging however the box text and the online specs state a cutting depth of 6.3 to 38mm. I found that this is incorrect (which Ryobi admitted during my phone calls) and it actually only adjusts the depth from around 30 to around 40mm. As my mowing edge pavers (40-45mm depth) were all laid in a bed… Read more
of concrete, the blade always strikes the bedding concrete during edging. I need to adjust the edger blade depth to around half the depth of my pavers (15 to 20mm) to avoid this occuring, and I bought the edger based on the specs and the box text.
So now the only way I can control the depth is to push the handle downwards to lift the front wheel off the ground and find a position where the blade just misses the bedding concrete. Very hit and miss and quite unsatisfactory.
A shorter blade would be a solution, but as far as I know, Ryobi don't have such a thing. I may have to try and make one myself if Ryobi can't come up with a solution.
Glad I switched from a 4 stroke petrol – Really impressed with the simplicity and power of this edger. I swapped over from a B&S 4 stroke and have not looked back. Does a 1000m2 block easily on one charge. Show details
Everyone should own this – This tool makes my edges extremely straight and it's very easy to use. However the blade doesn't last very long. I have only used it 5 times and I've already had to replace the blade Show details
A tool that does exactly what you want – Great addition for the house proud gardener who want’s attention to detail. Easy to use, perfect edging every time and powerful easy to start and doesn’t require a pull start. Show details · 1
I've changed my petrol one to this. Excellent – My personal opinion is you won't go wrong with any of these Ryobis. My mower, trimmer, blower, everything is from them. Show details
It cuts a (nice) fine line – Another very good product from Ryobi. What the ol' whipper snapper can't handle, this comes in and annihilates those pesky edges. Simple to use, adjustable and efficient. This has to be near the top of my ryobi gear for getting the garden stuff done. Well weighted and easy to guide. I'm giving the edger a 9/10. Show details
lawn edger needs the guard improving – The Lawn Edger does the job tool but a bigger guard needs to be provided and be more robust to restrict stones from being propelled. One stone caused a broken window. Show details
Don't waste your money – I have a number of Ryobi battery tools that are great, but this edger is a POS. Cuts out all of the time and a 4 amp battery lasts less than 10 minutes. The blade isn't sharp so it hacks the grass and it's hard to keep it in a straight line. I was using this to replace an old Atom petrol-powered lawn edger, I gave up after around 15 minutes and… Read more
went back to using the Atom. This thing will sit in the shed and I'll fork out the money for another Atom.
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Great Handyman Tool – Purchased one about a week ago. Registered tool online to get extra two years warranty. What a great little edger. Bit hard on the battery on first use. I was using a whipper snippet before. I now have straight edges. The edger only took a few minutes to set up and learn to use. Show details
Ryobi warranty is useless if no invoice is available – Was given one for Christmas 2019. Worked fantastic up until August then stopped. Because it was a gift I never received the invoice/docket and ryobi won’t warrant a product that’s only 9 months old. What a joke! Show details
Buy the Cyclone foot one – Hi Got the Ryobi 18 v Edger today done about 15 meters set on middle cutting setting keeps cutting out wants to run its own way ripping up the ground hard to control & keep the blade from hitting the concrete & wasting the blade, maybe a round cutting blade would be better for contact with concrete so I got a Cyclone foot one fantastic. Stephen Show details
Exceeded my expectations. Excellent edger – I bought the 18v kit RED 1850L i40 edger from Bunnings. Was $229 and included a 4ah batter and charger. Used it yesterday on overgrown couch grass edges. Absolutely amazing bit if kit. I love it. Very easy to use. Powerful. Way better than my Star petrol edger piece of junk. Show details
First time using an edger and very happy – I think it will take some getting used to with the depths, and trying not to hit the concrete as I have already damaged the blade but I am impressed with the unit. We had bought a house in November and as the weather has improved I used to maintain the grass and edges that were overgrowing. The lawn and edges looked fantastic. Bought in a combo… Read more
kit with battery.
Good: -easy to replace the blade -the battery lasts a long time -easy depth setting
Bad: -little on heavey side -hard to get started -hard to clean out dirt from the guard
Does the job – Does the job and with ease cuts good being battery powered nice and street easy to handle easy to use. Defo worth the money as having 18v drill I didn’t need the battery pack. Show details
So far so good! – Easy to use, nice and quiet and last a while if you have a decent battery! Most of my edges are surrounded my curbs and pavers so the blade wears out pretty quick but other than that it suits my needs. Show details
Excellent product with a tiny flaw – This edger is fantastic, easy to use and a great addition to my Ryobi ONE suite! Only problem is the star cap on the front guide wheel which popped off on the 1st rough patch. I solved this by drilling a 2.5mm hole through the shaft and putting a split pin in. Measure carefully though. Note to Ryobi; This is like a one cent cost per unit. Show details
Great tool, 6 year warranty – Tired of line trimmers and was looking for something that is not such a pain to use. The tool is performing great (as expected), just plug and play, no hassle with the lines. Key points: 1) To Nick - it comes with 6 year replacement warranty so I guess it can be replaced if the motor is dead? 2) I bought a 9AH battery as I have other RYOBY… Read more
tools that I use frequently. Doing our back & front yards consumes barely half of the battery.
So far quite happy with the purchase.
Not happy after a while – Bought this just over two years ago and it’s been great. However, now it won’t run intermittently and it’s like the brushes have given up (don’t know if this motor has brushes). Of course it’s just out of its warranty period. So it’s a no for me! PS The questions you ask above are about a whipper snipper. This product is only a lawn edger. Show details
The 2ah battery they include gives 6 mins run time – Bought this edger because of the reviews. The kit comes with the 2ah battery which is completely useless. It only gives 6 mins run time before it needs to charge for 1.5 hours. Factor into the price of buying at least the 4ah battery when purchasing. Very disappointed with the battery, what a waste including something so small. Otherwise it works well. Show details
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