YOU PICK THE WINNER! Today, we have the Ridgid Gen5x Cordless Impact Driver going up against the Newer Ryobi Cordless 18v Impact Driver. who will win be tween these too tools!?!?
And who ever said Ryobi sucks, look at that, it may not be Milwaukee but it don't suck!! It's for a home owner. (I only use Milwaukee just because that's what I bought for work)
@fartpoobox ohyeah because back in the day they used to suck but they've come a long way and have become a really great tool. But some people always seem to wanna be stuck in the past
I have an older Ryobi drill (blue) and it keeps on keeping on. If you watch any of the home remodeling shows you’ll see a lot of this newer incarnation of Ryobi, from drilling, to use to mix paint, jigsaws and more. If I was not so deep In Bosch Blue I’d add one of these new impacts, but don’t need another battery platform. Wilber- my blood flows Bosch Blue.
Ryobi doesn't suck. Just aimed at a different market. Yes all 3 are made by TTI. Ryobi for your johnny home owner. Ridgid. For your prosumer. Good for the johnny home owner. But can also be used in heavyish applications at a job site. I have this ridgid impact and the hammer drill they had in a bundle with battery and bag. Perfect for the house and working on floor scrubbing machines at work. Milwaukee is for the contractor, construction guy and would be overkill for johny home owners to spend the money for milwaukee tools who does little house projects here and there through out the year. But for the home mechanic I know a few. ridgid or milwaukee is all they swear by. Some swear by makita. Makita just doesn't offer the specs compared to milwaukee or ridgid for more money than the cost of a comparable M18 or ridgid 18v tool.
Like others have said, you need to use a Ryobi HP battery. It has extra contact points for the brushless motors. Do that and we'll see who really wins.
I recently bought the Ryobi brushless impact driver and 2 3ah lithium+ HP batteries for $86. It was an excellent special I couldn't refuse. I was between Ryobi and Rigid for homeowner work, but the price for Ryobi helped with my decision.
I read a few comments first and they all had valid points. Here's the deal as Vince likes to say 😍😀 I believe that it's close enough if you're on a fixed income or tight budget like I am, Ryobi is a great tool. You also have to consider if you are already in a platform? What kind of projects are you doing? How often are you using the tool? What kind of difference would there be if a pilot hole had been drilled? I try to work smarter than harder, which means don't over stress your tools. If this was a real project, I would pre drill then use speed 3 where the Ryobi had no problems. I am just getting started with the cordless tools, only own a handful of the Ryobi brand, so I'm not in so deep I can't choose another brand. Orange and Royal Blue are my favorite colors so I think Rigid, WEN, and Kobalt are probably going to be in my future 😁😍😀😎Thanks for sharing your thoughts and videos, Rodney
My first impact driver was a brushless Ryobi. It's a bulky beast, but the darn thing is powerful. Notice how far the screw was driven before the Ryobi started to impact. The Ridgid started to impact right away.
Ryobi did a great job for sure! I do like how fast it drives, and for the homeowner it's going to be perfect for them. However, I think that tq of the ridgid and being in a smaller package wins the battle overall for getting the job done. For the average diy guy and/or homeowner, both are going to work great. I do feel like ridgid will likely last longer, and won't let the homeowner down, no matter the project. So if it were me, I would spend the extra coin. That's my take. And I know you're not running one, but the octane batteries are beast, and do make an impact on the gen5x impact (pun intended) Either one of these tools will outlast the dewalt 887, so there's that. That makes them both winners. 😂😂 Thanks man! You're a beast! 💪
The batteries are only lifetime when they are bought as a combo kit. ...and the combo kits never come with two big batteries. So if you buy the bigger batteries separate from a combo kit they are not covered.
That is the deal maker for me. I have had a the Ridgid drill and driver 5 years now, they get used a lot and as expected after a couple of years the batteries do not keep their full charge, so they get replaced FREE the (Brush type) drill wore out it's brushes so it got a new motor FREE (but I did have to wait a week) The bottom line is: in either case I would have likely bought a new tool, and in the case of the drill I did (Brushless) as a standby, but that too has a LSA.
How about why hasn't anyone talked about ryobi's sticking to never changing the battery. My father in law has a ryobi from 1996 the blue one and still works!
I like both brands a lot. I personally have all Ryobi for home tools and mostly all Milwaukee for work. I have been considering getting into Ridgid for home also.
Ok well I'm someone who can't afford to have work & home tools so am really leaning towards Milwaukee & will have both 12 & 18 volt depending on what the tool is & how I plan to use it but I really don't want to buy new tools again once I get invested in something so do you think I'm making the right choice
Demetri Corcovelos I love my Milwaukee tools. I have a lot of Milwaukee of both the 12v and 18v. Both lines are excellent. Depending on what you need the tools for the M12 line of tools can do the majors of jobs you needs done. The new brushless M12 tools are so nice. I have the Gen 2 impact and hammer drill driver and the Gen 3 m18 impact driver and hammer drill driver. Honestly I do 95+ percent of my work the the m12. Either was the Milwaukee is a good tool line to get in to.
It's pretty fun to watch this kind of competitions between tools of any brand..... But if the Ryobi cost me $99 whit a charger 2 3Ah HP batteries and a tool bag(I just purchased this kit on sale yesterday)..... And any other brand like Milwaukee DeWalt or Makita cost me close to $100 more because they are one two or three seconds faster doing the work done.... I will choose a Ryobi because I will have the 3 years factory warranty..... I think in the real world many Pros can't accept the reality of Ryobi competing whit the mayor brands sometime costing half the price
It's not that they're faster. It's that they are built for the abuse of being used 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Ryobi isn't built with that in mind. Ridgid however ,is and a lot of pros don't want to accept that. Ryobi has come a long way and is a great fit for a home-owner's tool box. Pro use is just a lot more demanding, tho.
Really good test there Clint. The only thing I noticed different was you were using the Ridgid 4Ah High Capacity Battery while on the Ryobi you were using their standard 4Ah Battery not their High Capacity Battery. Not sure if it would have made that much more of a difference, but I'm sure may have made a better impact on the testing outcome (pun intended). Thanks for sharing and another great side by side comparison and testing.
Use a 4ah Ni-Cad and a standard 4ah lithium ion and you'll notice an increase in performance with the lithium ion. Then use a standard 4ah lithium ion and a 4ah HP lithium ion battery with special contacts for brushless tools and you'll see an even bigger difference. I don't know about Ridgid, but Ryobi has a third contact on their HP batteries that improves the performance. It's possible that William meant HP and not high capacity.
He didn't use the Ridgid Octane battery either. If he used the Ridgid brushless Octane impact, with an Octane battery, it would have been a slaughter. He did well to make it look close as it is but the reality is Ryobi isn't near the level of tool the Ridgid is.
I doubt the Ryobi overheat threshold would improve with the better battery however. It might even overheat faster when working stronger. That is where the real difference between the two is. There is a reason why Ryobi is the entry level TTi brand.
I’ve been using Ryobi for ever at work. From drills to circular saws. Their stuff is good. It’s not just a homeowner brand. Stick one of those big ass 9AH batteries in that thing and it will beat just about any impact out there.
Kick ass video! I am not a contractor but I do own and maintain a couple of rental properties. While I do like the price of the Ryobi platform, I just couldn't pass up the warranty offered by Rigid. That being said they are both great tools for homeowners and DIY.
Good vid hoss....it seems that the proof is in the puddin. Your average homegamer cannot go wrong with the Ryobi....nor the Ridgid. One of my employees swears by his Ryobi tools so for the last two days him and I swapped tools for the demo of a large deck and doing the rough in for the plumbers and electricians. He had my Milwaukee 18v and 12v tools and I had his Ryobi 18v tools. Trust me when I tell ya that there is a huge difference especially with the sawzalls and circular saws. I think when he felt the power of the 18v super sawzall he was hooked , however when it comes down to the drills...both impact and the regular 1/2" drill the Ryobi hangs in there pretty good. My biggest beef with his Ryobi drills is that they are frickin ginormous compared to my Milwaukee drills. But what really hooked him was the m12 tools......anyhoo....keep the vids coming brother.
Not a bad test. I think Ridgid is prosumer and the Ryobi is consumer. That is the little difference in my opinion. For the homeowners both are great choices. Ryobi has vast array of tools, so that's good too. Nice duel. Looking forward to the next one👍💪
Overall the RIGID won, unless you are in a screw speed race where you need to repeatedly put in screws under race conditions the slight "speed" advantage not that significant when compared to the real world situation where you need "Torque" to drive home a lag screw or other fastener in hard or thick material you'll be glad you got the RIGID.
The ryobi overheated when you tried to drive a half inch lag bolt into a 4x4 on speed 2? You don’t say? Maybe because speed 2 is for screws, not half inch lags.
Remember, it's not a warranty, it's a LSA (Lifetime Service Agreement) I've owned Ridgid tools for a while now, the way it works is if you break the tool and send it to them and IF they deem that the tool was broken because of misuse, they won't cover it. The LSA is a way of wiggling out of the "warranty". Don't get me wrong, I love the tools I own by them, but just be weary and know what you're getting yourself into. :)
Owned a drill for 6 years and it would stop working intermittently. Took it to HD with a service department and they traded it for a newer brushless version that came with two batteries, a charger and a bag. The newer version even had the better chuck. And, they let me keep my old 18 volt battery and charger. That being said, it is a judgemental call and up to the peeps in the service dept...
@@renski8976 It was LSA. I got a little lucky I think. The employees said they usually keep the tool and test it before deciding on what to do. When I explained it was intermittent and may not happen right away they said to go to the tool dept and ask the employee their to decide on what the equivalent would be. He chose an average drill and I talked him into the better one...
Who hates battery platform power tool changes? Ryobi isn't change there platform anytime soon get certified preowned Ryobi 18 volt 3 speed Brushless impact drive for $55.99 at Direct Tools.
Home Depot online has a deal for the ryobi p238 WITH 2 - 3mAh batteries and charger for $99! Looking at online reviews right now and probably buying one tomorrow!
I don't want to see which lag bolt gets screwed in faster all the time... how about some torture tests to determine reliability? Firearm guys do this to their firearms, which generally cost even more money. Throw them in mud, dunk them in water, freeze them, throw them off a 10 foot ladder, etc. THAT'S the type of tests we want to see!
I have used both ryobi's and rigid profesionaly and at 18v the ryobi isnt too bad but the rigid is bad ass. however ryobi chargers seem to not be very good and the rigids are really good. The same goes with batteries, and the rigid octanes are reallly nice.
What matters most to me is durability. my angle drill Makita runs after 20+ years. straight drill crapped out. but don't need it to last that long but let's see what happens with Ridgid lifetime. we'll need years of testing
For the ryobi it's my go to for bigger fasters especially in some deck jobs what I noted on my box it started it had 2200 inch pounds all the while some boxes state 2000 inch pounds
@@helenaquinn7480 I have encountered no such issues & I've been replacing stuff with octane here and there as it becomes available for a year or so. Easier to overheat pre-octane gen5x tools ime. All that bluetooth BS can suck it though, i don't want a f'n app for my tools and bluetooth in general sucks.
Will the Ridgid lose much power/tq with a 1.5ah battery? Not very concerned about run time since I have three 1.5ah batteries and 2 chargers. Would like to buy tool only impact driver and not have more batteries.
Speed 3 is fastest on both machines, which is probably better for the torque test, not sure that different manufacturers would have identical speed/torque configuration for 1 and 2. I believe Ryobi configure 1 and 2 for different jobs. So 1 can be used for door hinges for example where you would not want to much torque.
Nice video and comparison I own Milwaukee and makita tools for a while now and my dad owns rigid and dewalt recently bought the Ryobi 6 tool kit from Home Depot and we’ve both use them so far on job sites to test them out and at home projects we were really happy about them if you use them correctly they will do the job I mean we’ve also bought a few HP Ryobi’s as well such as the newer HP multi tool and impact drills and hammer drill brushless HP batteries and yes they the new stuff of Ryobi is way better then the base models that everyone talks bad about but it comes down to your opinion on what you use it for and what brand you like and also people choose by color of the tools 🤷🏻
The primary reason i went to Ridgid after my Ryobi batteries died, was, Ryobi guarantees their tools and batteries for life. The batteries you purchase with a tool have a lifetime warranty, so long as they're registered on Ridgid's website. They only have a 3 year if you buy them separately. Before I bought my Ridgid tools, i was replacing Ryobi batteries every year and a half to 2 years.
Kinda shocked wow Ryobi kicked butt and I have the same Ridgid impact driver have you tried the Ridgid with the 3.0 octane battery if so does it give it anymore torque then the standard hyper lithium ? I was thinking about getting a Ridgid octane 3 0 ah battery I figured I do not need the octane version if it does the job for me I just want the 21700 cells in those batteries 6 and 9 ah are 18650 cells I find it kind of weird that Ridgid only used 21700 cells on the 3.0 batteries maybe the 6 & 9.0 ah with can an upgrade in the future to 21700 cells
@@ToolReviewZone I appreciate the heads up on information about power differences of the octane 3.0 ah I guess 21700 cells do not make much of a difference over the 18650 in the older 4.0 ah hyper lithium battery I know it makes a difference in my Bosch idh182 originally that tool came with a 2.0 6.3 core with 21700 give that impact driver some more Kahuna's. I did a test with it at work my coworker has the older Bosch. 4.0 ah fatpack has battery only about 6 months old and I know it's a huge difference with the 21700 cells over older cells that's why I asked you cuz you have one of those 3.0 octane batteries I know I've heard that those octane batteries the 3.0 has trouble staying locked in some of gen 5 x tools kinda like the 5.0 ah battery
Clearly Ridgid won but Ryobi does not suck at all, Ryobi is getting better but its increasing price reflects that, they are going to start losing homeowner business to Skil and Hart etc. if they keep pushing the prices up.
I'd have to go with Ridged I feel that you'd do more overall work in an day with it. Though the ryobi did impress me. I have a question for you: there's a Ridged 18v 1/4 octane hammerdrill/ driver with charger and 6amh battery for $112 at my HD. Is that a decent price for it?
Yeah definitely. I actually did revie8for that hammer drill. It's not as powerful as the Milwaukee gen3, but it actually drives the bits through the concrete faster than it. Definitely a great buy bro
When driving in the lag bolts on speed 3 you never change the hands. You changed when removing them then switched back. I would love to see some of these tests in a mechanic tech environment.
It didn’t look like a HP battery as the ryobi would perform better. Same for rigid, may need octane? Idk as far as ryobi which I run, all the brushless tools work better on the HP batteries.
Interesting video. BUT......those chrome sockets were not impact rated. They can shatter and also wear on the hex head of the lag bolt much faster than impact 6 point sockets. I have the Kobalt impact wrench and I am very happy with it. Barry
Ryobi is controlled, why would you drive a lag on the 2 setting it’s not meant for high torque. I would say from a controllability point and top power it’s Ryobi all the way.
Bought a Ridgid Wrench and I'll be returning even before testing it. It looks like Ridgid overrates its capabilities. I knew Ridgid is not Milwaukee but thought it is like Dewalt.
So the Ryobi is faster on speed 3 driving that lag than the Ridgid? Yet the Ridgid is faster on speed 2. That means if you said to someone, " drive this lag as fast as you can", the Ryobi would always win when picking speed 3. I mean, why run in speed 2? Just to say the Ridgid is faster at driving that lag?
Techtronic Industries (TTI) owns Ryobi, Milwaukee, and AEG (and many other brands). The Ridgid branded power tools (in North America) are actually AEG. TTI have a licensing agreement with Emerson (who own the Ridgid name) to market the AEG tools as Ridgid in North America. As Ridgid has a good name (with their plumbing range) TTI are presumably attempting to trade on that reputation. So, yes, they are the same company. Everywhere else in the world the orange power tools are branded AEG, in North America they are branded Ridgid, even though Ridgid (the plumbing equipment company) doesn't actually make them. As an interesting aside, I'm told by someone in the industry that the difference between the AEG and Ridgid branded power tools is quality control - the AEG branded tools are supposedly better due to higher quality control. Myself I have no idea how true that is, but my observance in Australia (where I live) is that the Ridgid tools in the US are marketed as a kind of good quality home user tools, whereas here in Australia AEG are marketed as proper professional grade tools, competitors to DeWalt, Makita, and Milwaukee. In Australia you are unable to buy AEG and Milwaukee from the same outlets so obviously TTI don't want them directly competing. Make of that what you will. :-)
@@woopimagpie Basically the same thing Black and Decker by choosing the Dewalt brand name for their pro tools. They knew no one would take Black and Decker seriously, so they bought the Dewalt Radial Arm Saw Company that was revered by professionals worldwide, discontinued the saws and put the name on their tools.
