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Colorado could ban sale of gas-powered lawn tools in metro Denver, northern Front Range by 2025
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I hated my gas trimmer, so I bought a 40v Ryobi expand-it trimmer a few years ago. It's not perfect but damn it works reliably - sure I need to let the brush cutter attachment "spin up" before I can hack away at heavy brush, but it's worked great for almost four years.
Then I got a leaf blower which has been amazing, and then a 14-inch chainsaw for my partner who loves it. Just recently I decided to toss my old lawnmower and finally buy a cheap ryobi 40v mower off the classifieds ($200 in almost new condition with a 6amp battery). With headphones on, I sometimes forget my new mower is actually running! My next goal is to upgrade my 18v pole saw to the 40v pole saw version.
I'm thrilled to eliminate small engine lawn tools from my lifestyle - the brushless motor tech combined with higher voltage lithium batteries has been amazing.
By this point we have half a dozen Ryobi 40v batteries and cycle through them as needed. We have enough power to mow what we need and trim down without recharging a single battery.