NWI INGO General Post - Part 23 - Its ffffaaarrr 2 go anywhere, pink banjos and raccoon sticker glocks

[CTC B4Z]

Use them in harsh environments like us professionals do. Also milwaukee kinda caters more to the mechanics world.

 

[KLB]

I found it interesting Ryobi and Milwaukee are owned by the same company

 

[cg21]

I found it interesting Ryobi and Milwaukee are owned by the same company

That is definitely not a case of being made on the same line just different labels. Ryobi is barely suitable for hanging pictures in the house lol batteries die quick weak. I guess the price reflects that though. And I think they were the first to have the big line up of cordless sharing batteries.

 

[KLB]

That is definitely not a case of being made on the same line just different labels. Ryobi is barely suitable for hanging pictures in the house lol batteries die quick weak. I guess the price reflects that though. And I think they were the first to have the big line up of cordless sharing batteries.

I know. I had no idea until a lady at Home Depot working for them told me.

I have some Ryobi stuff from before I started buying Yellow. Lost a charger and a battery.

 

[2A_Tom]

I found it interesting Ryobi and Milwaukee are owned by the same company

Actually Ryobi, Milwaukie, Rigid and DeWalt are.

 

[CTC B4Z]

Glad I showered before work

 

[tv1217]

I have a Ryobi chemical sprayer and car washer doodad. They're fine for low impact stuff like that but I wouldn't even buy a Ryobi drill.

 

[nonobaddog]

A friend of mine has a Ryobi Inflator that is compact and works great for tires and goes up to 150 PSI. I am a yellow tool guy and I wish they made the same style tool - but they don't - theirs is much bigger and awkwarder.

 

[KLB]

Ryobi is fine for occasional home use.

I do like their 40V post hole digger.

 

[KLB]

Actually Ryobi, Milwaukie, Rigid and DeWalt are.

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[actaeon277]

Ryobi is fine for occasional home use.

I do like their 40V post hole digger.

Huh?

Never heard of that.
But my interest is piqued

 

[Bugzilla]

Glad I showered before work
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Looks like a Milwaukee tool user!

 

[KLB]

Huh?

Never heard of that.
But my interest is piqued

40V HP BRUSHLESS 8" EARTH AUGER KIT - RYOBI Tools

40V HP BRUSHLESS 8" EARTH AUGER KIT

www.ryobitools.com

You could borrow it if you have a need.

 

[actaeon277]

40V HP BRUSHLESS 8" EARTH AUGER KIT - RYOBI Tools

40V HP BRUSHLESS 8" EARTH AUGER KIT

www.ryobitools.com

You could borrow it if you have a need.

Might have to this spring

 

[nonobaddog]

I used to have a bunch of Makita tools that were 14.4V NiCd before I switched to the DeWalt 20V Li system.
The Makitas always had a good feel, very ergonomic.

I don't put them through professional stress, just home and cabin stuff.

 

[mmpsteve]

Glad I showered before work
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Looks like you needed a bigger hammer.

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[mmpsteve]

Ryobi is fine for occasional home use.

I do like their 40V post hole digger.

Ryobi was my first battery drill motor, in the early days of battery tools. Batteries only lasted a few years, mostly light-duty work. But it was what I could afford at the time.

Moved up to a Makita with the next one. It lasted a long time and I could probably use it again with some fresh batteries. But once I invested in the DeWalt stuff, I went ahead and bought drill motor, impact drill, etc ... to match batteries.

There's a few more DeWalt items I want to get that look pretty handy, like a portable air compressor, work light, etc ...

.

 

[nonobaddog]

I didn't think these looked very useful at all until I got a work light/flashlight in a combo deal and I absolutely love it. I find they are extremely useful and reliable. They replaced many crappy lights.

 

[melensdad]

Meh

It is easy to hate on Ryobi but they are actually pretty good tools for typical homeowners. Early batteries sucked. Current batteries are just good enough, and cheap. I've owned Milwaukee and Makita and Bosch, still have some of those too. But I have lots of Ryobi. Over the years I have broken 2 of them. 1 drill and 1 orbital sander. Got 3 other Ryobi drills/drill drivers, including 2 of those that are the original blue color so they are 15 years old. Got 2 of their circular saws, one of which is at least 10 years old. Flipped a lot of houses, built plenty of things with them. They work. Cost less. Go on sale frequently at give-away prices. I'm ok with that.

 

[darkkevin]

T-stars dad had the big set of 18v ryobi, I practically had to give it away to get rid of it. Circular saw, jigsaw, hammer drill, regular drill, light, three batteries, charger plus more I can’t remember, think I was at $150 by the time someone finally bought it all. Woulda just kept it but we already own it all in red