Ryobi 36V ONE+ HP Brushless 26cm Brushcutter

My Ryobi Expandit petrol trimmer for which I have a brush cutter and hedge trimmer recently started failing me after about 15 years. I decided to buy the 36V brush cutter which is quite expensive when you add the battery and charger. I have reservations about the 18V cutters and some of the reviews of the 36V model suggested they struggle in… Read more

thick bush. Firstly, knowing how to use it properly helps and secondly yes it can stop in long waist high grass and weeds but one needs to realise this is a safety feature and not that the cutter does not have enough power. Simply cutting down at different levels prevent grass and weeds from clogging.

Compared to my old petrol trimmer this is absolutely brilliant and had no issued cutting down waist high grass and weeds over a large area. Being on a steep slope the lightness of the cutter made it so easy and I was pleasantly surprised how long the 4Ah battery lasted.

The added bonus is that my old trimmer and hedge trimmer attachments fit.

I would never go back to a petrol model.