Ryobi garden equipment

[Davi]

Anyone know definitively if Ryobi stuff comes out the same factory in china as the cheap tat in B&Q? After being advised it was, I'm finding conflicting info. Desperately in need of a 18" or bigger chainsaw but funds are, well, non existent!

[Steve_W]

I expect you'll get all sorts of conflicting advice on here from folks who've had it and find it excellent.

My only experience was buying a Ryobi strimmer/hedgecutter (interchangeable heads) from Screwfix. After some months the pull cord locked in - I took it back and they swapped it straight off and said it was a common fault. The replacement has lasted longer but the exhaust keeps working loose and the gaskets have broken up.

Was talking to a neighbour at the weekend who wants to borrow my Stihl chainsaw as he says his Ryobi isn't man enough for the job of chopping up his logs and keeps going blunt - having not seen him use it I don't know if that is down to the operator or the saw though. He was thinking of buying a Stihl to replace it though.

What sort of jobs do you want it for?

[Davi]

Don't mind if it comes fitted with a crappy cream cheese chain, I find Oregon cheap and yet very good so that's an easy fix. It's more the engine reliability / ease of starting - nothing worse than spending 3 hours getting an engine running (or failing completely) for a 5 minute job!

90% of the time it'll be used for general garden trimming and felling, but the reason I need a new one right now is I need to cut a rather large tree stump up. I have access to a 6 tonne hydraulic stump splitter to split it in four so it can be moved, but need to chop a cross in it about 3ft long.

[Gorvid]

I would prefer a second hand Stihl or Husq in favour of a Ryobi saw.... but I do have a Ryobi petrol hedgetrimmer and that's pretty OK...

[Davi]

I'm actually looking at a second hand Ryobi Gorvid - budget doesn't even stretch that far

[itsnotarace]

Have a Ryobi petrol line strimmer. It's a pain in the arse to start, but asides from that it works ok.

Would I buy another? No, I would look at Stihl or Kawasaki or Honda or something, I wish I had spent the extra in the first place.

[Dupont666]

Every farmer and forest workerI know has Stihl equipment, what does that tell you?

Edited by Dupont666 on Wednesday 4th August 11:20

[Davi]

Dupont666 said:

Every farmer and forest working I know has Stihl equipment, what does that tell you?

tells me maybe farmers and forest workers are earning more than investment mortgage brokers at the moment?

[Dupont666]

Davi said:

Dupont666 said:

Every farmer and forest working I know has Stihl equipment, what does that tell you?

tells me maybe farmers and forest workers are earning more than investment mortgage brokers at the moment?

Or they invest in expensive stuff that lasts fooking ages and hate replacing it all the time or needing a back up in case the inferior one breaks?

[Davi]

Dupont666 said:

Davi said:

Dupont666 said:

Every farmer and forest working I know has Stihl equipment, what does that tell you?

tells me maybe farmers and forest workers are earning more than investment mortgage brokers at the moment?

Or they invest in expensive stuff that lasts fooking ages and hate replacing it all the time or needing a back up in case the inferior one breaks?

I don't think I'm expressing the lack of budget quite clearly enough here am I

[Gorvid]

Give me a budget Del, I'll sniff about some contacts I have... I've been working forestry / felling for a few months now.

PM me if you like

[Davi]

Nice one Jon, cheers PM sent.

[Fume troll]

96%* of people would be better off with an electric rather than petrol chainsaw.

* I made that number up, but the point stands.

Cheers,

FT.

[Gorvid]

Don't buy electric unless you are felling daffodils.

[Davi]

I borrowed my mums expensive electric chainsaw to fell a small fir tree - the fir tree felled the chainsaw quite impressively. Absolute ste.

[Fume troll]

Yes, apart from being lighter, more powerful, cheaper, not requiring you to mix fuel and oil every 10 mins, not requiring any maintenance to the power end, not requiring you to pull start them, never stalling and being quiet, they are terrible things.

You can make the manly noises yourself.

Cheers,

FT.

[Fume troll]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

You are in the 4%.

Cheers,

FT.

[foz01]

can you not just hire a good quality one from a local tool hire place, saves buying something for minimal use?

[Davi]

that was the original plan - the reason I started this thread is because I was offered a used-once ryobi 18" for £10 more than price for hiring a 20" Stihl for a day.

[Fume troll]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Yeah, I'd do that. Congratulations on attaining the 96th percentile.

Cheers,

FT.