38 in. 100 Ah Battery Electric Rear Engine Riding Lawn Mower and Bagging Kit

I am really impressed. It took care of my overgrown grass with ease. It has a great turning radius also. The bagger kit works great only issue is it seems to not fill up the bag on the right side as easy as it does the left. Overall battery is the way to go here.

Simply Amazing!!!! It was comparatively speaking very expensive but well worth the purchase! I have an acre of land with steep hill plateaus. With this unit I can mow the grass going up and down hills THEN hook up the dump truck and carry my edger and leaf blower AND STILL BE ON FULL CHARGE! On holidays I put the kids in the dump truck and pull them around the property again and again without disturbing the neighbors! How you ask? Because the unit is relatively silent when the mower is not in use! It drives like a zero turn unit! Wait! There’s more… I fit comfortably in this unit… I am 6’4” 260lbs!!! What was bad about this purchase was it took a month to get it after ordering!!!! Tip: Directly contact the shipper they immediately knew what had happened and where the unit was in the process. Several, and I mean several calls to the horrible Home Depot customer service network was frustrating and discouraging. The people were nice but the system is/was horrible!!! I even went to the store and it took a store manager most of the day to find out there was a problem. He did call me back though with the bad news. Call the shipper if you have any questions they were very easy to work with.

Nice to have a electric mower. Just wish I could cut my lawn without the blades stopping. I know it works better with the lawn being short but that's not feasible sometime. So, for the loot you spend on this machine, it should be more powerful. Other than that, it's cool.

Its a decent ride on, plenty fast and near silent when mowing. The ride comfort is lacking but I think a better tire/wheel combo would help out with that. The charging system is robust and the battery packs a punch. I’m mowing about 1 acre with no slow down. Aside from the ride comfort and the safety chime when you leave the seat, I’m happy with my purchase.

I was a riding mower virgin so keep that in mind. Assembly of the unit was easy and without issue. Yesterday was my first time actually using a riding mower so I don’t have anything to compare it to. My lawn is challenging since I live on a hill. This mower did an awesome job on my lawn, I just had to go slow due to my terrain. Turning circle is great. Cut was nice and even. I have 1.76 acres of land. I think the issue people have initially with the battery is with somewhat wet grass collecting there. The mower began to sound different so I stopped and the deck had lots of wet grass stuck to it. It took 5 minutes to clear and I was back in the saddle. Going down hill the mower felt sturdy when I let off of the gas. Finally make sure you clean the deck after use. It seems like a good mower, didn’t give it 5 stars because only time will tell.

Headline first. I tow my 5,000 boat/trailer with the Ryobi. I know, probably not recommended. I have a tight garage and driveway so I attached a bumper trailer hitch on the front and had to build a trailer dolly for the rear. The Ryobu trailer attachment can not support the 1,000 tongue weight of the boat trailer... what a surprise... so I had to build a dolly to distribute the weight of the tongue. Anyways, the Ryobi pushed the boat out of the garage and pulls the boat into the garage.. Awesome ! It's a 21ft SCOUT. My only issue is cutting high, thick grass. the right mower blade cuts off so now I cut twice taking about 1/2" at a time if I let the grass mow too long. Otherwise, awesome tractor !

I have had my RM480e for two full years now and it has been everything it was advertised and more. I have mowed lawns with it, hauled dirt in a trailer, and yard waste in a trashcan attached to a home built tailgate. It is always ready to use, quiet in operation, and ridiculously inexpensive to operate. Some numbers will tell the story. 1. 108 charge cycles over two years costing $15.44 total. 2. The mower costs less than $0.21 per hour to run based on our $0.13 per kilowatt hour cost. Gasoline here has averaged over $2.00 per gallon since I purchased this mower. My neighbor’s V-twin mowers use about a gallon per hour. 3. The only maintenance costs have been a second set of blades (now $28.97) so I can always have a sharp set ready if and when needed. The blades' edges last all year and still cut fine at the end of the season. 4. Based on my average mowing time of 44 minutes, the system recharges the batteries in about 4 hours and costs less than $0.16. I did have two issues with the mower. One of the batteries failed after eleven months of use and Ryobi replaced the battery under warranty. The spring on the charging port cover broke and Ryobi replaced it under warranty also. I made a fold up tailgate that bolts to the towing plate so I can haul things as I don’t have storage room for a trailer or cart. The tailgate also includes a tow bar extension so I don’t have to remove the tailgate to tow something. I also added an onboard volt meter so I can see how much the mower is using with each use. I spent $30 on a recording watt/amp./volt meter to track each charge cycle cost. The mower is a joy to operate and it cut my mowing time in half from the walk behind I had before. It cuts so close to things that I only have to do very little string trimming. Comparing the operation costs of the RM480e to my neighbors' various ICE riding mowers/tractors, the Ryobi electric costs so little to operate that after two years of ownership, the savings have paid for a new set of batteries in two years. The battery manufacturer states these batteries should deliver 1,500 to 1,700 charge cycles based on the way the Ryobi electronics manage the batteries. After two years of ownership, this mower has done 108 charges. Winter storage costs less than one dollar for the entire seven months, so keeping the mower connected to the charger when not in use is not a cost factor.

This mower works great on our 1/2 acre property. I’ve had it for over a month now and I don’t have any complaints. I would recommend this product to anyone looking at an electric riding mower.

I love it! I got all the attachments, save for the plow, but I will be getting that too!

Runs and cuts great. Has plenty of battery life to mow all the yard and do whatever else I might ask of this mower. Best part is even my wife enjoys using it :).