LONG TERM REVIEW: Ryobi 36V electric Mower from Bunnings

One year on (one full season, a winter slow-growing season and just now, the start of it's second season), this Ryobi electric mower has stolen my heart. Enjoy my full follow-up one year on.

The Ryobi RLM36X46S52 boasts excellent power in a cordless model. It's 36v 5.0Ah battery allows an impressive 65 minutes of operation, and it includes a fast charger for high performance. Charge time takes roughly 75 minutes. The battery powered lawn mower’s impressive 36V brushless motor makes it a reliable machine that’s efficient whilst remaining reasonably quiet to operate.

Battery powered lawn mowers are a great choice for providing freedom when mowing. Most cordless lawn mowers still pack a punch when it comes to power. They’re perfect for lawn spaces where it’s difficult to accommodate an extension cable, and they really help make lawn mowing as convenient as possible.

Battery powered lawn mowers are easy to start and light weight, two things very important to my Mom who was looking for a new mower so she could take back control of her own lawn maintenance and dump the weekly lawn service commitment. Her first and most important concern was finding a mower that was easy to start and did not require a pull cord to operate. That leaves two options, Electric start gas mowers and electric mowers corded and battery powered. Lithium ion batters have given us the power needed to finally have a good mowing experience whit battery powered lawn mowers.
My Mom obviously has chosen to buy a Battery powered RYOBI 20 Inch 40 volt electric lawn mower review and test RY401012 RY401012VNM.
In this video I unbox, review and test the lawn mower as well as show my Mother and my 7 year old daughter using this mower for the first time. It has proven to be easy to operate with a quick learning curve.

Ryobi's 13" 18V electric lawn mower is a simple and practical machine with extremely low maintenance. This particular mower is best suited for smaller lawns and trimming. I use mine primarily for trimming, hills, the culver, and anywhere else my riding lawn mower can not get to.

It's very light, making it easy to use and transport. Plus, since it's electric, if you have to put it in your car, you don't get that gasoline smell!

This mower uses Ryobi's 18V lithium batteries which are popular for their whole lineup of cordless tools. By purchasing this mower, I already had a spare supply of batteries for it from my other tools. Remember, with battery electric tools, it's really the SYSTEM of batteries that you are investing in.

The mower is great for regular mowing, but a bit on the underpowered side if doing heavy cutting of thick, wet grass. Ryobi also has a number of 40V lawn and garden tools which are more powerful.

You may also want to take a look at some other brands or even consider a mower/snow-thrower combo.