Ryobi 36V 46cm Brushless Lawn Mower 6.0Ah Kit R36LMW16

At first I thought it was ok but now I am just waiting for it to give up and go back to a 4 stroke mower . The mower is underpowered and struggles plus gives an uneven cut . I am using a 4AH battery which drains quickly and the mower has trouble throwing the cut grass into the catcher . These mowers are ideally suited to a small property . Before you buy check out the replacement cost of a new battery Show details

We've had our mower for nearly 5 years. It doesn't get heavy use. Mower has been OK to operate, except for the catcher which has never fit properly. We've looked after it but, unfortunately, it needs some repairs - I can't find anywhere to repair… Read more

it. I phoned the Ryobi customer service centre and they said they have no authorised repairers who will touch it as it's outside it's 4 year warranty. Very disappointing. Time to change brands, I think.

The Ryobi 36v 46cm battery operated lawn mower is surprisingly decent for what it is. And on the whole, a pretty good option for most small to medium sized yards. Here’s what it does well: Firstly the battery life on this machine is pretty good. You can get through a good sized yard easily and with some battery life to spare. And the charging is… Read more

fairly quick and easy. It’s easy to setup, it’s light and nimble and folds away well. In terms of size, it’s large enough to efficiently cut lawn without excessive amount of time spent doing so. And the wide cutting base that reaches to the wheel diameter makes it easy to get around fences and trees while grabbing as much grass as it can without needing to excessively whipper snippet the missed bits. And it does feel pretty sturdy despite its light size, and it can be stored in limited space.

What’s not so great starts with the grass catcher. It’s pretty small, so it needs to be emptied frequently. It’s actually small even for a mower of its size. The catch is a half metal frame with a mesh bag supported by a bottom plastic panel that is too flexible and warps its shape pretty quickly if you rest it on anything that’s not flat between mows. If you push the mower along, and decide you want to move it backwards to turn or get out of a corner, the flimsy catch folds under the mower and smears dirt on itself. And again, it warps. So then the mower can’t flick grass into the catch well as it’s too many angles for the grass to travel through and the whole thing becomes blocked. Basically, this mower really needs a catch that’s slightly larger, and more plastic than material. But from what I can see, Ryobi don’t offer this as an accessory. Second, it’s foldable - but the two side latch bolts are pretty hard to pull simultaneously to lower the handle. So you sort of need to yoga your body under the handle and pull and then collapse the bar over the mower. The handles for the latches also stick out in the only direction possible to get caught under fences and walls. So often trying to do edges gets you stuck under something and you’ve gotta jimmy the whole thing out. The battery compartment, while being located in an easy spot, has a spring loaded lid that can’t be opened at all if the handle is down. But if the handle is up, the spring is just aggressive enough to be inconvenient when trying to hold the lid back to remove the battery. And then snaps loudly shut once you’ve done so.

Overall, it’s good. It’s not amazing or fantastic. It has little bits and pieces that seem like an oversight. But there’s enough of those to make you think it’s a little cheap feeling. And then where it works well, you do become impressed by the fact it’s a battery operated electric mower. So it’s sort of mixed. I’m happy with it, and I’ll be keeping it. But when I’m ready to purchase another in the future, I think I’ll be looking at some of its nuances to make sure I’m just a bit happier with it.

Ryobi could stand to offer an aftermarket catch upgrade that is a rigid plastic on this. And I think then you’ve got a great mower.

Sounds like the self propel gears are stripped after only being used 3 times – I have owned this mower for just 4 weeks and until today very happy with it. Today when I press the lever for self propelled it won't move on a gentle uphill and a rapid clicking noise is heard which in my opinion sounds like the gears are stripped or partially stripped. I am returning it to Bunning tomorrow and NOT happy. When I returned it a… Read more

chap from the mower section of the store checked the mower and quickly discovered the noise and no forward motion with self propel. He asked if I wanted a replacement which I accepted. If it happens again I won't take the replacement and take a refund.

A Pretty Good Electric Mower – Overall, I am pretty happy with this mower. It's not brilliant but it does an acceptable job. Being electric I understand some of the limitations - only 2 blades, won't go any lower than 25mm, have to mow slowly compared to a petrol mower, only a 46cm cut. None of these are the end of the world and I could tolerate them if it weren't' for the… Read more

cost - $800. Do you know what sort of petrol powered mower you can get for that sort of money?

I do like the height adjusting button as opposed to the normal lever setup and the catcher is an absolute breeze to put on and take off. The whole thing is very light and manoeuvrable and it's so quiet you could give the lawn a cheeky mow before 9am without the neighbours complaining.

It's got 3 different speed settings Eco / Smart / Power and none of them is suitable. Eco is good on the battery but is often too slow. Power cuts better but murders the battery. Smart keeps on hunting between the other two speeds. It doesn't cut very close to edges and I definitely have to use a whipper snipper before mowing where I could get away with it before.

Overall it's good, but not at this price point

Not worth it. Avoid – Single handedly the worst lawnmower I have ever seen. It is gutless and runs out of power after twenty minutes of use and I'm only mowing a standard backyard. The additional batteries cost 50% of the units total cost. The machine also stops periodically when it detects 'overload'. I didn't think running over a flower was deemed as a stressful task, yet, it is. Show details

Quick and easy to do lawns – Easy to use cuts good .simple to use 1 battery ok for small lawns .you have option to buy secound baterry for bigger lawns has the provision for 2 batterys.but only comes with one..works well on. Thick lawn.1 battery time was enough to complete nature stip and small front lawn area before needing a recharge.had to empty catcher about 5 times cause my lawn was very dence and thick..overal i recomend this mower Show details