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RYOBI 42" Electric 75 Ah Zero Turn Riding Lawn Mower w/ Bagging Kit

$3850
$4,199.00
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Home Depot has RYOBI 42" Electric 75 Ah Zero Turn Riding Lawn Mower w/ Bagging Kit (RY48ZTR75-1A) on sale for $3,850. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member USMCR for posting this deal.

Features:
  • Up to 2.5 acres per charge
  • 4 high powered brushless motors
  • 42" heavy-duty steel deck
  • 2 precision cut steel blades, 12 position manual deck adjustment
  • Side discharge, mulching or bagging capable
  • 1.5" to 4.5" adjustable cutting height
  • Control panel: battery level indicator, unit hour meter, USB charging
  • Charges through standard 120-Volt outlet
  • Includes towing hitch and tow assembly hardware
  • Nylon mesh bagging bins and 2 bagging blades included
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I have been checking Home Depot everyday Home Depot has online special buy of RYOBI 42 in. 75 Ah Battery Electric Riding Zero Turn Mower and Bagging Kit for $3,850 (regular price: $4,199).

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI.../311285575
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The batteries on these are just golf cart batteries. You don't have to get them from a proprietary vendor. A huge advantage when these die. Leoch LPC12-75
3 years ago, we bought the 100Ah version of this, without the bagger. 3 years later, we still love it. We have 1.5 acres that are mowable, and we still have 35-40% battery left. All our yard equipment is now ryobi battery, except for the garden tiller.
I think it means the batteries still have juice after mowing that big yard, not the overall battery condition.

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Adam1976
05-26-2021 at 05:23 AM.
05-26-2021 at 05:23 AM.
My 14 year old riding mower has finally died, but the price of mowers are crazy. I've been pushing the lawn so far this spring, but that will not continue in the southern heat and humidity. Factoring in nearly 4 grand for a mower, maintenance, and the time spent; I may just hire a lawn crew and come out cheaper.
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MaxxxBuyer
05-26-2021 at 06:01 AM.
05-26-2021 at 06:01 AM.
Waiting for a sale like last year, on the smaller, sleek 38" 75 AH Ryobi Riding Mower, for around $1600. Last year the sale was in June, and I missed that. Not sure, why Home Depot could not put the other models also on sale during this so called Ryobi days. SMH
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fritzo
05-26-2021 at 06:20 AM.
05-26-2021 at 06:20 AM.
This thing looks bad-ass. I have their 40V Expand-it system tools and they're fantastic. Literally just as good as gas without the mess and maintenance. Thinking I'm going this route once my trusty Lawn Machines tractor gives up the ghost (which I'm afraid won't be for a while...bought the thing in 2005 and it still starts with the first key turn every time).
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fritzo
05-26-2021 at 06:27 AM.
05-26-2021 at 06:27 AM.
Quote from Adam1976 :
My 14 year old riding mower has finally died, but the price of mowers are crazy. I've been pushing the lawn so far this spring, but that will not continue in the southern heat and humidity. Factoring in nearly 4 grand for a mower, maintenance, and the time spent; I may just hire a lawn crew and come out cheaper.
I have an acre yard with no tree cover and I pushed a 21" mower exactly 4 times before deciding NEVER AGAIN. Took hours and got heat stroke Big Grin

I agree $4K is too much, but with electric there's less moving parts, less maintenance, and less fuel costs, so I look at it as a wash in the end cost wise for something much more convenient to use.
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creepster
05-26-2021 at 05:03 PM.
05-26-2021 at 05:03 PM.
Everyone is concerned with the cost of replacement batteries, and rightfully so. But isn't the time/labor/maintenance/inconvenience of a gas mower comes out to be the or more than the cost of the batteries after 5 years or so?
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05-26-2021 at 05:16 PM.
05-26-2021 at 05:16 PM.
Quote from TomI5144 :
Agreed. Considering you can get a Toro 42in ZT hydrostatic for $1100 less (not even on sale), or a 50in for $600 less, both eXmark like prosumer design. One thing about good old gas...it's not proprietary and you can buy a ton of it for the cost of battery replacement.

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BS. show me a link
The math on the 42" Toro looks to be pretty much spot on.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Toro-.../310836498
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chevvy
05-27-2021 at 10:32 AM.
05-27-2021 at 10:32 AM.
I'd have to charge this thing up twice to get my lawn mowed.
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Rawimpact
05-27-2021 at 11:26 AM.
05-27-2021 at 11:26 AM.
Quote from creepster :
Everyone is concerned with the cost of replacement batteries, and rightfully so. But isn't the time/labor/maintenance/inconvenience of a gas mower comes out to be the or more than the cost of the batteries after 5 years or so?
Not IMO. I mean unlike a car, a spark plug, oil and filter costs 20 dollars and has to be done yearly or per 100hrs. I personally don't sharpen my blades, i just opt for new ones which costs 40 bucks regular price for two. I'm not going to do the math on gas vs electric but longevity wise there's no question the gas will outlast the battery degradation as long as the mfg is reputable.

I don't have a zero turn, I have a dinosaur Troybilt Pony riding mower. Bought it used for 500 bucks and i'm on my third year with it. In my area, I have to start mowing the lawn twice a month this time of the year and come July 3-4x a month until September before going back to 2x/month until novemberish. so 24 mowings a season I estimate after two year finished 50 mows.. mower so far has cost me $10 a session. If I would have gone new, the one I have costs 1300 so $54 dollars a session but with plenty of life.

Anyways, I'm just rambling. At the end of the day, for me, gas just makes more sense. I've got the Ryobi 40v line for trimmers, edgers etc because I hate starting and mixing gas.
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05-27-2021 at 11:28 AM.
05-27-2021 at 11:28 AM.
Quote from Rawimpact :
Not IMO. I mean unlike a car, a spark plug, oil and filter costs 20 dollars and has to be done yearly or per 100hrs. I personally don't sharpen my blades, i just opt for new ones which costs 40 bucks regular price for two. I'm not going to do the math on gas vs electric but longevity wise there's no question the gas will outlast the battery degradation as long as the mfg is reputable.

I don't have a zero turn, I have a dinosaur Troybilt Pony riding mower. Bought it used for 500 bucks and i'm on my third year with it. In my area, I have to start mowing the lawn twice a month this time of the year and come July 3-4x a month until September before going back to 2x/month until novemberish. so 24 mowings a season I estimate after two year finished 50 mows.. mower so far has cost me $10 a session. If I would have gone new, the one I have costs 1300 so $54 dollars a session but with plenty of life.

Anyways, I'm just rambling. At the end of the day, for me, gas just makes more sense. I've got the Ryobi 40v line for trimmers, edgers etc because I hate starting and mixing gas.

Youre not factoring in labor, time, and the skills to perform those tasks. It's more than just the cost of parts
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05-27-2021 at 06:51 PM.
05-27-2021 at 06:51 PM.
Quote from derce927 :
They also have that ego ztr but again they are so new and so expensive for a few year gamble like that. The ego has been good reviews but just came out. Ryobi has some bad reviews of it failing in first year or 2 having to take to nearest service center.
I have NO idea how the EGO stuff gets such great reviews. I bought damn near everything they make and am disappointed. Ryobi's mower cuts better, but the battery doesn't last as long. My 20 year old Toro cuts better than both, and yes I have tried different blades.

My Kobalt String Trimmer is lighter, easier to handle, and has great battery life. While the Ego, even with the 2.5a battery needs a strap to be kinda comfortable, and their trigger is HORRIBLE.

The edger attachment is borderline useless, I have to fight the ever living crap out of it due to the torque of the motor.

The blower is...mediocre. I have both the newest backpack and the handheld. I still have to pull out my gas to clean up leaves. The battery might last 15-20 minutes on Turbo mode, which is the only useful mode. To be fair, everyone sucks in this battery category.

The hedge trimmer though, that thing is a beast as is the poll trimmer.

The smaller snow blower is a horrid design and burns through rubber pads, I look forward to upgrading to the all steel design.

AND my lawn mower freakin' broke after a year. The drive train locked up. I couldn't push it manually anymore, so stupid, barely lasted a season. I hope the new one Ego sent me lasts longer than a year.

Overall, no way most of their shit deserves the reviews it gets. I almost think so many people are just happy to not be dealing with gas and that bias's them heavily.

I wish I returned most of it but oh well... I'll try to get another few years out of it, bitching every time I use them. Hopefully the next gen won't suck as much.
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05-28-2021 at 06:26 PM.
05-28-2021 at 06:26 PM.
I have one 100 watt panel on my shed, I can fit probably 4 total 100 watt panels. if I have 400 watts with this 36/48v renogy MPPT.

would this be enough to charge/maintain one of these? I may really look into getting one of these in future.

https://www.renogy.com/36v-48v-ro...ontroller/
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05-28-2021 at 06:36 PM.
05-28-2021 at 06:36 PM.
Quote from SorrowNightshade :
I have one 100 watt panel on my shed, I can fit probably 4 total 100 watt panels. if I have 400 watts with this 36/48v renogy MPPT.

would this be enough to charge/maintain one of these? I may really look into getting one of these in future.

https://www.renogy.com/36v-48v-ro...ontroller/
Yes. But you'd have to make an adapter to interface, probably not worth it. OR You could go back up to 110V then use the actual Ego charger. Even if you waste some energy, if that's all you're doing with those panels, it'll be fine.
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05-28-2021 at 06:39 PM.
05-28-2021 at 06:39 PM.
Quote from antidelldude :
Yes. But you'd have to make an adapter to interface, probably not worth it. OR You could go back up to 110V then use the actual Ego charger. Even if you waste some energy, if that's all you're doing with those panels, it'll be fine.
currently, I have 1 solar panel 100 watt, with a PWM for 12v controller, and I have battery tender leads on the mower, (the quick connect) and I simply cut the other end of the tender cables, and put them directly into the PWM.

its been charging for a year and maintaining just fine, but I know for 75ah 48v I would need 2 or 4 panels probably. 2 would possibly be even fine if I mow once a week.

making the adapter to plug into the mower could be tricky, unless there's literally a positive/negative lead like a regular 12v battery. not sure. or maybe get an extra charging cord, and if there's just a positive/negative in the wire harness, cut it, and insert it into the PWM/MPPT. since its literally positive/negative wire lead into it.

I used to have issues where 12v battery would die every year after winter from not being used, well it worked perfect this spring, battery was sitting on PWM all winter long, appears to kept it perfectly healthy.

my shed is FAR from my house, so running hardwire lines isn't feasible, if I could get a genuine 48v solar set up on my shed like my current 12v set, id be game even if few hundred bucks. worth it imo long term. I'd probably even leave the current 12v panel up there with the current set up, and run 3-4 new panels for a 48v charger.

so id have a 12 and 36/48 solar charger!

my sheds pretty damn large.
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06-04-2021 at 08:18 PM.
06-04-2021 at 08:18 PM.
Anyone get theirs yet? I ordered one on the 16th and I'm still waiting for mine to show up.
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06-06-2021 at 06:25 AM.
06-06-2021 at 06:25 AM.
Quote from VictorJB :
Anyone get theirs yet? I ordered one on the 16th and I'm still waiting for mine to show up.

Did yours ship? I just ordered mine on Friday and it shipped from Ohio yesterday. I accidentally selected store pickup and they wouldn't let me change unfortunately.
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