RYOBI 21 in. 40-Volt Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless Walk Behind Self-Propelled Mower with 7.5 Ah Battery/Charger Included

Only used this once before winter started but it gets the advertised hour of battery life or so. This will still struggle in thick damp grass with the mulcher or when the bag starts to fill up and creates resistance against the grass exiting the deck and into bag. Would be nice if this included the side deck discharge shoot thing. I can only imagine the smaller Ryobi lithium mowers are weaker in comparison. Also not sure why the second battery compartment is a holder only? Would be nice if both battery banks were wired together for more run time.

It replaced my EGO 56v mower that died after a year. Does a great job!

Ryobi 18″This review is for the 18″ model as that is what was sent to me.This is a bare bones 40 volt push mower (not self propelled)It is very light and very easy to push through the lawn, as the wheels a fairly narrow (a good thing).To start the machine you insert the battery then push the button in the center of the handle and squeeze on side of the bar levers and the blade is now spinning. Very easy to use, and the sharp blade cuts the grass easily and quietly. The mower comes with an attachable side discharge chute which will converted from a mulching mower to side discharge. I leave mine off, as I like free fertilizer mulched clippings.I have had this for a few months now and used it many times. It is great for doing my smaller front yard and around the perimeter of my backyard where I use the lawn tractor for the bulk of the work. It is much easier to manage than my old gasoline powered mower.If you have a smaller lawn (.25 acre or less) and are looking for an economical quiet battery powered lawnmower then I highly recommend this unit. Again, it is a no-frills unit but does the job quite nicely.See photos.

I ordered this product on-line since the local store did not have it in inventory. It came in a couple of days.That was great service. However,the Mulching plug and its rear discharge chute design leave much to be desired on this unit. I was used to a deck with a locking rear door open/closer and side mulching/discharge door and adapter on my old 2011 gas electric start walk behind self propelled mower. The included mulching plug for this unit did not fit snug and was partially open on one side when fully installed. A call to Customer Service was great and a replacement ordered. The replacement unit was received and this plug has to be forced into the chute and the holding bar at the top is difficult to get over the top such that the “locking” handle doesn’t move down further once the plug is fully inserted with the holding bars fully into the grooves. If that plug,or the original one, could ever come out of the chute while mowing the machine it would throw dangerous cuttings, twigs and/or rocks into the operator. The bagger is satisfactory. The machine cuts zoyshia and bermuda well (Set to 3″), but had a hard time with a few nut grass stems. I expect that moving slower over them would provide a better cut. As indicated in a couple other reviews, the pacer does not calibrate well, OK full left, but the first notch is to great an increase in walking speed. My grass area is approximately 3,000 sq ft and only used one bar on the battery each mowing, that is great. I have only had this unit for a little over a week, this mower did a good job on trimming both types of grass and is quite easy to manage around inner curves of beds and to back up when needed.I had originally thought about purchasing the side chute plug, but if I keep this mower, I will not even try having the side chute. Again, kudos to the service rep who handled my original call. I have not yet heard back from Customer Service after indicating some continued problem with the plug which I have since been at lease able to get into the chute, but this was a holiday weekend.As an aside note, I have a degree and experience as a mechanical engineer and am truly disappointed in what I consider to be a serious design flaw. I am considering returning this unit to the store before 90 days, but have not found an available battery unit with the same basic design as my previous gas unit. If Home Depot or Ryobi is interested in the make and model of my previous gasoline mower, I would provide that information.I would rate the mower much higher except for the design flaw indicated above. And, I was planning to have a whole set of Ryobi lawn products, trimmer, edger, blower and tiller with a new battery head planned to replace the gasoline trimmer unit and the mower.

This lawn mower has lots of power and the self-propelled works amazing. We highly recommend this lawn mower

Love it

Very satisfied with its performance and mowed the yard with one charge

I bought it as a gift for my husband. Can’t use till weather gets warmer

The battery life is less then predicted. The performance otherwise is very good. The 7.5 AH battery about 7500 sq. ft. with the self propelled feature and about 8500 sq. ft. without. So if you don’t mind the expense of additional batteries for a larger yard it is fine. Stores easily and simple to clean up.

I really like this mower. It has plenty of power, cuts great, and is easy to store when finished.