I look at the tool+battery combo deals as a good way to get batteries at a discount. But I'm pretty well set with batteries already. I need to mount the chargers on a board on the wall in the laundry room, to free up the shelf space they are using now. I store and recharge the batteries in the climate-controlled house for longer life. Most of the tools are stored in the garage.
Exactly, you get batteries at a Great price, plus a extra Tool. Most people I would guess just want the extra batteries. Or like me, just wanted a Fan that could be used at all times for different applications. And when the power goes out. I'm not an out door person, but they would love this fan. BTW, this fan can be plugged into the wall also! And because it is small has 3 speeds I will use it while running trains, or as an exhaust towards window, when using airbrush for trains and hobbies.
My guess is that they assume that once you buy their brand and have batteries and a charger, you will stick with their brand when purchasing other tools. They're attempting to buy brand loyalty. And I think that it mostly works. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
Absolutely! Before battery powered tools came about, there was no penalty for mixing and matching best power tools from different manufacturers. Now with batteries in the mix, once you have an investment in batteries, you can buy bare tools (sans battery) for less $ only from the same manufacturer & battery voltage (e.g. Milwaukee 12V vs 18V vs Dewalt 18V, etc.). Switching to a different brand/voltage for an additional tool means you have to buy the tool, one or more batteries for it, plus a charger (Some Milwaukee chargers will charge both 12V and 18V batteries, just not simultaneously.) And some brands' cordless power tool lines include outdoor power tools, using the same batteries, for grass trimmers, sidewalk/curb edgers, hedge trimmers, chain saws, brush cutters, leaf blowers, light snow removers (power brooms), light garden tillers, etc. There are also more high quality brands to choose from today (DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee, Ridgid, Ryobi, and probably others), each with a wide variety of tool types. The first three of those offer a wide variedty of trade-duty tools with excellent manufacturer service and support.
Milwaukee and Ryobi are owned by the same company and built in the same factory. My Ryobi plus one tools built my current layout and does most of the work around the house (I just watch them Ryobi Days at Home Depot usually runs from around Father's day until they run out of the shipment - in the past around the 4th or the week after. Get your deals now. Don
A bit off topic, but I chose the Ryobi line as they stick to the same battery layout. For a better circular saw experience buy a 40 tooth blade and a 4amh battery.
i feel like im in a government commercial pushing for green energy.........that being said i have a 8 year old Ryobi weed wacker thats battery powered got it with a battery Ryobi mower. mower long dead but the weed wacker still rides on...................battery is still strong for its age
Owned by the same conglomerate corporation, and made in the same plant means nothing. That same manufacturer makes all kinds of things, for different customers at different cost targets. Conglomerates use different brands to market different lines of similar products to different types of customers, so they can meet different customers' demands, at different capability and price points. Do they share some technology and features, absolutely. Are they identical? Nope! Are all the electronics manufactured by Foxconn the same? Note, that would include both Apple and Android phones.
I found a comparison online of some cordless drills from Ryobi and Milwaukee: https://prudentreviews.com/ryobi-vs-milwaukee/ They also have a similar comparison between Milwaukee and DeWalt drills. BTW, "18V" vs "20V" is pure marketing, both are nominal 18V batteries (same number of identical-chemistry battery cells in series.) Grist for the mill...
I visited my somewhat local train store (about an hour away) yesterday and brought this home with me. It’s added to this purchase from 2 weeks ago (same store) I’m just switching from O to N and this is my start. I can’t start on a new layout until we move into our new house in a few months but I can run a train on a table while I wait.
I love Ryobi tools because they don't use different battery sizes. The same batteries work in ALL their tools and they don't re-design battery shapes every few years.
I was looking at that Ryobi fan at Home Depot the other day and was impressed. I have a Ryobi 12V/120V soldering station and the 12V Motor Tool, plus some small hand tools like their mini screwdriver set and folding pocket knife. All good stuff!
I see them frequently when I'm out and about. I love the Champion paint scheme. These 2 engines (805 is in the set box) will be my primary mainline power. I'm hoping Kato eventually makes a couple more road numbers and some manufacturer makes the blue Traditional GP40s. This is an example of the Grupo Mexico twist on the Traditional scheme. This Lionel GP38-2 is in the Traditional scheme
I've always admired the FEC's "hurricane" logo, simple, legible at a glance and instantly identifiable with the region it serves. If you don't have them in your personal library, you might want to add Seth Bramson's Speedway To Sunshine and/or Images of Modern America - Florida East Coast Railway.
Excellent books Hardcoaler. I got both of them from a friend recently. I'm reading Speedway to Sunshine now.
You just haven't been using them long enough. I've had Ryobi 14V NiCd VSR drill, and 28V & 40V Li-ion outdoor power tools. I skipped their Li-ion drill/drivers because of the bad experience with their 14V NiCd VSR drill (okay, so I hold a grudge for a while.) A friend of mine had Makita NiCd tools and batteries still running strong over a decade after my Ryobi drill & batteries bit the dust. The 28V and 40V were outdoor power tools. I still have the 40V tools (leaf blower & chainsaw.)
