Ryobi sells 18V and 40V yard tools, and most homeowners only need one

Two platforms, zero shared partsThe overlap in the yard aisle is deliberateCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOClose Credit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUORyobi runs two separate battery systems that ignore each other completely. The second platform's real price is the batteryA 40V pack costs more than the tool it powersCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOClose Credit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOThe 40V 15-inch Expand-It string trimmer lists at $119.00 bare. A small lot never needs the 40V shelfTwenty minutes of runtime covers more yard than it sounds likeCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOClose Credit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUORyobi rates the 18V trimmer at over 20 minutes of runtime on a 2Ah pack, and a 4Ah pack stretches it further than that. Two and a half acres moved everything outside to 40VThe mismatched tool is where the money leaksCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOClose Credit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOCredit: Jonathon Jachura / MUOMy lot runs roughly 2.5 acres in Northern Indiana, and an Exmark Lazer Z zero-turn handles the open ground. Ryobi ONE+ 18V Battery Battery Type(s) Lithium-Ion What's Included 2 BatteriesOne yard, one voltageRyobi's overlap works out well for Ryobi.