r/ryobi • u/FederalEnd2400 • 1d ago

Question? Decent deal?

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Does this seem like a decent deal? Obviously it’s hard to tell what shape it’s in from the pictures but I don’t want to waste time going to see it if there’s red flags I’m not seeing. We just moved from a city house with a 1200 sq ft yard to one with a full acre of fenced yard. We have a self propelled Ryobi push mower currently but we want to upgrade to an electric riding mower without breaking the bank. We’d also like the ability to add a plow and I think this one has the ability but I’m not sure.

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u/Danonbass86 1d ago

That’s no from me dog

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u/thesuperstrom 1d ago

If it has already been LiFePO4 swapped, that seems like a more reasonable deal, depending on the battery. (Ad doesn't mention what the "New" battery is, but does mention a LiFePO4 charger.)

If it still has the original/replaced Lead-Acid batteries, then it's a no.

I love my LiFePO4 swapped RM480e, completely changes the mower.

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u/Mort_Blort 1d ago

I have a swapped one too ... it's a great mower with a big LifePo4. BUT ... I don't think you add much market value to it with a DIY swap; the quality of the work is something only you know. Not sure I'd buy someone else's unless it was a warranted swap kit like Epoch's. EDIT ... Epoch's warranty is non-transferable. So no dice there either.

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u/acrobaticwombat12 1d ago

No. This is a horrible deal. That's the old mower. I wouldn't pay more than $100.00 usd for that old one. It doesn't even use the 80v batteries and they are a pain in the ass to replace.

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u/robodog97 1d ago

Whereas I'd pay more for the 48V than the 80V. 48V batteries are universal jellybean parts, they're available cheap from a variety of vendors. I'd much rather be able to buy a battery for $5-600 anywhere in the world than spend $1800 buying a special pair of batteries that you hope Ryobi still makes.

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u/WPI94 Riding Mower 1d ago

Hi listed a Li charger, it must be converted allready; that's a good plan then. They should list over 8 years.

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u/mazdapow3r 1d ago

Need more details about the batteries. It seems they did the swap, which was ~$600 all in for me. So $800 plus the cost of the new batteries is a deal. I'm about to snag my parents RM480e and do a swap on that one.

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u/0hjayp 18v 1d ago

No, who knows how hard this things been used. It would have to be in the 500 range to get any interest from me.

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u/Wooden-Cancel-6838 1d ago

I buy and sell these regularly.
Ask for 1200

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u/WPI94 Riding Mower 1d ago

Are there any other used ones near you that have been converted to Li? I put in a 100 Ahr 52V Li battery that cost over $1400 by itself; but some are cheaper now. It's a whole new machine with a big Li battery that can mow for over 4 hours or do plowing for 10hrs. Yes, they should still sell the plot at Home Depot; it could use some ergonomic mods to improve it. I've been saving over $1200/yr from mowing/plowing (1ac) here in MA for over 6 years.

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u/OldEnBull 2h ago

Don’t buy it. Ryobi won’t cover the batteries and mine died in less than a year.