Ryobi R18SDS-0 ONE+ SDS Plus Cordless Rotary Hammer Drill (Body Only) – Hyper Green
ONE+ Explained.
With an 18V ONE+ battery you can power 100+ tools for the home and garden, giving you the ultimate in versatility and selection to get the job done.
Start your ONE+ collection with a great value Starter Kit (includes battery, charger and tool), and save money by only buying the additional ‘body only’ tools that you need.
Ryobi R18SDS-0 18V ONE+ Cordless 3-Mode SDS+ Drill (Body Only)
The R18SDS-0 is ideal for drilling holes in stone and concrete.
- SDS+ chuck for fast drilling and easy accessory bit changes
- 4 modes for extra versatility (hammer drill, rotary drill, chisel, chisel alignment)
- Chisel function ideal for applications such as light tile removal
- Pneumatic hammer mechanism delivers 1.3J of impact energy making it easy to drill in hard materials like concrete
- LED lights up your work area for better visibility
- GripZone+ overmould for added comfort and control
Features and Benefits
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SDS+ ChuckSDS+ chuck for fast drilling and easy accessory bit changes. | 4 Modes4 modes for extra versatility (hammer drill, rotary drill, chisel, chisel alignment). | Pneumatic Hammer MechanismDelivers 1.3J of impact energy making it easy to drill in hard materials like concrete. | Better VisabilityLED lights up your work area for better visibility. |
Part of the ONE+ System
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Bare UnitThis tool is sold as a bare unit (without a battery and charger) to save you money. | Part of the ONE+ SystemPower all Ryobi ONE+ tools for the home and garden with the same Lithium+ battery. | ONE+ InnovationWe’ve been developing the ONE+ System for over 20 years. |
Accessories
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Battery RecommendationWe recommend using a 2.5Ah battery or higher with this tool. | Charger RecommendationWe recommend using the 18V ONE+ Compact Charger with a 2.5Ah battery. | RAK08SDSRyobi 8 Piece, SDS+ Masonry Bit Set. | UTB02Ryobi Small Tool Bag. |
| Weight: | 1.7 kg |
| Dimensions: | 30 x 86 x 195 cm; 1.7 Kilograms |
| Model: | 5133004685 |
| Part: | 5133002305 |
| Colour: | Hyper Green |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | Yes |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | TTi |
| Colour: | Hyper Green |
| Quantity: | 1 |
Bought this as replacement for one I’ve had for years. It works very well. I stay in older type property with heavy stone walls. I have used drill several times and works really well
Didn’t think this would be good but it got the job done. Not for heavy duty use but diy and jobs around the house it’s nice and handy. 2ah battery doesn’t last long so I got a 5ah .. happy with this new addition to my Ryobi collectio
I have about 20 Ryobi
Base units and 6 batteries means I’m only charging 6 batteries and not a whole host for each individual device. And they are quite solid. Though not really on a professional level (my drill ended up losing its centre), but then it’s not a professional price. I do however use them quite roughly, and they take it. Did have to get a second one after I had to break up a concrete block on rotations stop and it was never the same since.
Love this drill. Bags of power. I bought a and sds to normal adaptor so I can use all my old drill bits too
It did what a bought for, needed to drill holes in a concrete block wall to fix posts to. Did the job with no problems.
When this arrived I was a little concerned at the size, and the fact the box describes it as a Hammer Drill, not a Rotary Hammer (different things). I almost sent it back and ordered the more powerful Ryobi model, but thought I’d give it a try. Like other’s have said – it made short work of concrete, and paving, drilling through both with ease. Totally recommend it.
Well all I can say so far is its better than my hammer mode on my drill and it’s less noisy and makes any brick seem less intimidating to drill through.Its like a knife through butte
I needed to drill 40+ holes in old brick work to fit a handrail up some stairs. As I wanted to use bolts, I needed quite big, deep holes. I would still be doing it now, if I had used my regular Ryobi hammer drill. This thing made such light work of it!
Love Ryobi Tools and this one hasn’t disappointed me.
Fantastic impact on the masonry setting and the 5 amp battery lasts for about 4 to 5 hours.
Very much recommended.
Great drill easy to use and versatile with the use on the one battery for the ryobi one products
I used to absolutely hate drilling concrete with my old combi drill. The combi’s “hammer” mode is an embarrassment, and I’d spend literal hours grinding away a millimetre at a time.
Now everything has changed This real hammer drill is a pleasure to use. I saw another review had it as a “work of art” and I can’t disagree. I drilled 8 holes today in some ridiculous concrete slabs in a few minutes, which took me 15 holes/minute before until my old drill started smoking and gave up.
Don’t hesitate. If you need a hammer drill save your combi for screws and drilling wood. This is the thing for you.
I have no idea how many of this range I have bought for birthdays and Christmas but they never fail to be great. They work real well, and are lasting the test of time
I have no idea how many of this range I have bought for birthdays and Christmas but they never fail to be great. They work real well, and are lasting the test of time
Another tool added to hubby’s collection of Ryobi plus 1 cordless tools. We find they are reliable and excellent quality
Forgot to mention in previous review I also bought an sds too.
Great for a portable SDS for odd jobs around the house. Would still use my corded SDS drill for larger jobs, but good as a more convenient alternative.
Great for a portable SDS for odd jobs around the house. Would still use my corded SDS drill for larger jobs, but good as a more convenient alternative.
If you already have +one tools and you do a lot of DIY it’s a good buy. Drilling in masonry with quality bits is easily and accurately accomplished. Do not not use cheap inferior bits as the results will disappoint.
If you already have +one tools and you do a lot of DIY it’s a good buy. Drilling in masonry with quality bits is easily and accurately accomplished. Do not not use cheap inferior bits as the results will disappoint.
Good quality, when used with a 5.0h battery gives plenty of power, I would recommend this produc
Drill through a concrete slab as easy as cutting through butter had my doubts at first but very impressed.
Light weight and versatile, only fault it doesn’t stand up with a battery fitted
A good replacement for mains one- No cord
works with my existing ‘ONE’ batteries
For many years I’ve struggled drilling the bricks on my house in various jobs,with a standard hammer drill,taking maybe 5 to 10 minutes per shot. This tool :- 30 seconds without any heartache. Want one? Get one.
It doesn’t disappoint, it does everything a drill of this type can do. Comfortable to hold too
I already have a rew ryobi tools and batteries and I needed a stronger drill with chisel function for a kitchen refurbishment. This was priced at 90 at the time, normally sits at 100. It did the job with ease, it’s my go to drill now for any drilling in concrete. Drill bit changes are nice and quick and they don’t come loose. Drilled a 16mm hole through hardened concrete around a fireplace with ease too (decent drill bit used which helped). Works very well with a chisel attachment too – just make sure you select the chisel function on the selector knob. Many hours use of chiselling and drilling as well as chasing out a wall and it didn’t miss a beat. Only negative I’d say was after several hours of chasing out, the vibrations broke the tabs on the 5.0ah battery due to the vibrations and battery weight. Not a fault of this battery, more the design on the battery locking mechanism. I held it in place with a small bungie strap after this.
Another addition to my one + easy fit sds system drill is comfortable to hold no heavy pressing needed as sds does its job well bought a set of drill-all bits will drill through anything, just had to buy an sds to hex adapter.
Saves me having to get the large heavy bosch elec sds out, save that for bigger jobs.
One small gripe it’s chuck end heavy so it won’t stand up on its own,as most ryobi tools do.
I paid 100 for this tool it is so useful and would not give it back for 500, all the Ryobi tools I have bought are excellent.
Dose exactly what it says on the box great SDS drill have lots of Ryobi tools all great.
Very effective SDS.
Good weight and size.
Drilling is easy.
Just as good as a wired sds
Using a 5ah battery, good drilling power and durability,
Well built drill, body resists damage and rugged casing gives confidence
Very powerful but quite light to handle a useful addition to my toolbox.
First one did not work properly so requested a replacement. It’s smaller than I expected and was unsure if it would cope until I tried it. It works really well to break up concrete which was supporting old posts. Very much worth the money. The only thing is that the silver is actually plastic sprayed silver and is easily scratched. Would have been probably better being the rubber to make is more rugged.
I like to keep my tools keen and looking new but in less than a month it looks older than any of my other Ryobi products.
Can’t give five stars as I haven’t had for that long and can’t comment on longevity. Bit out off by some reviews talking about packing in but no probs so far.
Only SDS drill I have ever used but seriously impressed so far. Used multiple times on brick, couple of times on concrete although only up to 6-7mm holes so far, but seriously impressive drilling. Installing some dip bars needing 16mm holes soon but can’t imagine it will struggle based on experience so fa
I have a range of Ryobi tools, this being my favourite. My last project was building a summerhouse and this hardly left my side. I’ve often had problems drilling through the engineering bricks my house is made up of, but this drill makes light work of them. I’m impressed and would recommend.
I have a range of Ryobi tools, this being my favourite. My last project was building a summerhouse and this hardly left my side. I’ve often had problems drilling through the engineering bricks my house is made up of, but this drill makes light work of them. I’m impressed and would recommend.
Cracking drill for the money. Would be even better if it would sit upright, but you can’t have everything.
For a battery operated drill can’t believe what it go through. I have a reinforced garage floor and it goes straight through like a hot knife through butter. And the battery lasts a good time as well. Highly recommend this product. I don’t think anybody would be disappointed.In this drill It has a nice size handle that you can grip and it fits comfortably in the hand.
For a battery operated drill can’t believe what it go through. I have a reinforced garage floor and it goes straight through like a hot knife through butter. And the battery lasts a good time as well. Highly recommend this product. I don’t think anybody would be disappointed.In this drill It has a nice size handle that you can grip and it fits comfortably in the hand.
whats to disslike i only had to buy the bit i wanted.
I’ve put this SDS drill through some tough jobs, I’ve cored through 2x concrete walls with a 40mm coring bit and it got hot, once it cooled down to where u could hold it, it got back to drilling.
the chisel feature isn’t as powerfull as my corded SDS but its great what you can achieve with this tool, very easy to get into tight parts of walls or breaking up stone underground. it just works, must have either a 4amp or 5 amp hr battery gives you ages of run time. very happy with the purchase
Great tool for light work. Ideal for small jobs round the home.
Bought drill, battery and charger all together, thought you might get a case with the amount of money spent, now I’ve got to buy a work case as well.
Value for money, new in the plumbing trade but had Ryobi tools before.
Nice addition to the collection, been drilling through concrete and brickwork with ease.
Tried it on some large Granite stones vs the Bosch hammer and the AC SDS chisel.
10mm Tungsten masonary bit and 80mm depth hole
Bosch Hammer 50 secs but drill bit came lose in the chuck
AC powered SDS 12 sec but very noisy and heavy
Ryobi SDS 15 secs quite quiet, will be great when i need to work off a ladder. Been running it on a 4ah non Ryobi battery from an Ebay seller in Germany, they are a 1/4 of the ryobi price with 5yr gtee and seem to perfrom just as well, so even if they last half as long i am still in pocke
Ive got a large supply of ryobi products and this is a great hammer/chisel drill.
It SDS feature helps with ease of changing drill bits/chisels.
One word of warning is that when chiselling, the power use is huge and a 4ah battery lasts 45-60mins. So id recommend a second battery whilst the other is quick charging, so as not to interrupt work.
For really heavy duty work it may run through batteries even quicker.
For the average DIYer though it is brilliant piece of kit that works well and lasts.
Currently use this drill for fitting double glazing products. This drill performs alot better than the previous ryobi one plus sds that I had. Goes through reinforced frames with ease. Good value for money.
I’ve read some slightly iffy reviews on this drill, but took the chance anyway.
It’s brilliant, good weight, works great.
Another good but under rated ryobi product.
As usual with any cordless product, buy the larger capacity batteries and you’ll be a happy puppy
Ryobi is the poor mans dewault but it’s just as good. Top produc
Bought this to add to my ever growing Ryobi collection, only used it a couple of times and it has done the job admirably. I have a mains SDS drill but its so heavy and clumbersome to use i very rarely can be bothered to get it out.
Purchased this for drilling into 70 year old mass concrete. I already had a couple of the 4amH batteries so working from that.
After three weeks of usage, it gets a definite thumbs up. On a single battery, I managed 32 6mm holes. At 16mm, I’ve managed 12. Very impressed.
Perfect for wall chasing for sockets. Light weight but really effective. Just make sure you have plenty of high capacity batteries charged up. Sits nicely between my hammer drill and my corded SDS drill.
Good product for general DIY. Makes things better when you have other Ryobi One+ products.
I have a selection of Ryobi one + tools and this is a great addition. It goes through brick and concrete lovely.
I would recommend using a 4ah battery or better with this product.
I hesitated for ages getting this drill, but eventually took the plunge. And wished I’d done it much sooner.
I live in a 1930’s house which I’m renovating, some of the bricks are like iron – even the best conventional hammer drill needs a lot of effort to penetrate these. This SDS is small, compact, lightweight and goes through in no time.
Stripping tiles, breaking up poured concrete slabs, even stripping plaster and render, this tool has saved hours of manual effort and most likely me smacking my hand with the lump hammer. Delighted.
Great bit of kit..not just for your D.I.Y..
Marvel’s drill for concrete and removing tiles and brickwork and chiseling this is a very versatile cordless drill but please be aware that you need a very high quality powered battery.
Was bought for me as a Christmas present to go along with my multitude of Ryobi one+ tools. I obviously think it’s good value for money for a battery sds drill.
Good value if you already own battery and charger.
This is a brilliant tool, the first one stopped working I just hope this one is better, Lets see. But was exchanged with no problems.
Had this drill for a few years now and it is quite frankly a beast still. I work in the trade so it has been used constantly for how cheap it was I thought it would have died by now but no with a 5ah battery this thing will drill for days, definitely recommend to tradies and DIYers
I’ve had this drill a year and half, it is honestly a fantastic powerfull little drill. You honestly cant get much better for the money
Great little SDS, it’s smaller than expected but it’s more than powerful enough for home use. Lightweight and has a nice quiet sound.
Another great Ryobi product. For a cordless drill this is very powerfull with the right battery pack. And the ease of use for swapping out batteries with my other Ryobi products this makes it an absolute winner.
i find it very good for drilling small holes and light chiseling
bad points: it doesnt stand up, meaning when you put it down the body is always leaning against the bit you have i the chock, i’ve known this from day one and I still try and stand it up like all the other drills.
the motor gets hot and its right under you hand – it’d be great if this drill had the option of a side handle and/or depth stop gauge as some rival units do.
that said, it is about 50-100 less than rivals and even though i blew the last one up, i’ll still get a 2nd one, i just won’t try and push it thru sleepers next time 🙂
New one arrived today, and chuck very true, so don’t accept any wobble
Good SDS. Not quite the power of mains driven SDS drills but a good level of performance anyway. Quality seems good although I doubt this would last as well as a mains based alternative.
Works very well. I have a heavier duty dewalt drill as well (18v percussion the same as this) and was surprised how good this was. Not as powerful as the desalt but much lighter and suited well for the lighter jobs around the house
Rather happy with the Ryobi range considering the price compared to rival brands. This drill has seen heavy use on a number of refurb projects and is sturdy enough when used with a 4 ah battery to get a lot of work done
I bot this item because i needed some power to dill some holl through some hard brick’s. I was not disappointed it arrived on time with the SDS drill bits as well. I had some wood to put in place for curtains to go up. The Biggest test was going for a lintel beam. It went through I was impressed, I was especially for cordless I would not think this will have much power to do the job. Also very good chasing walls as well.
On arrival it was in good condition no damage when it arrived. I must of met I would use this, then the 18 volt Ryobi drill. Yes a very good tool indeed.
Very good bit of kit I I would definitely add this to your collection.
Powerfull, compact, light in weight and drills through all standard materials like butter with a great sds hammer for such a small tool, great for all cordless sds jobs
Well made and looks the part also does the job . This comes highly rec by me as I have had a few of them but this one is tops.
Well worth the money . great product.
Another tool for my hubby it’s great how 1 battery fits all.
4 STARS BECAUSE
I had just used it – BEWDEFULL and a thief nicked it
OTHERWISE 5 STARS
Excellent product, bought for a home renovation project along with several other Ryobi products (P884 kit). Is more than capable of drilling 20mm holes thru block/brick walls and 10mm holes into poured concrete. The hammer action works excellent for chasing, removing plaster etc but as expected the it had limitations where poured concrete was involved. I also had a 25mm spade bit when boring wooden beams and it was more than capable. I bought the 4.0Amh One+ battery and it really does it justice.
I have several ryobi drills and I always wanted SDS and with the ONE + it is 4amp battery it has real power.
Bought because I wanted the convenience of a cordless drill able to easily make holes in walls for plugs and able to use the existing pile of batteries I already have.
Build quality is superb and easily as good as my Makita tools. It has a weighty heft to it and all the controls work smoothly. The SDS chuck is able to be used one handed. At least until I do something that fills it with dust and grit I guess.
It is yet another top class Ryobi product. But not five stars. And that’s for one small niggle that really gets on my pip. It won’t stand up. All of the other Ryobi tools I have will sit on the battery base nicely – which the battery is designed for with small rubber feet. On this rotary hammer drill though the weight forward design means that when you try to stand it on the battery base it falls over. This may not seem like a big deal, but if you are perched somewhere and you have a plank of wood close by you tend to stand the drill up on the base for easy return use. This drill falls over though so you have to be quite careful how you place it if you are used to other Ryobi cordless drills.
It is a small irritation in fairness because overall this is a very, very good tool.
Really good price of kit works OK with 3amp battery a lot better with a 4amp a great reasonably priced tool.
At first I thought it was rubbish, but after a few days at work it’s not that bad , I am a electrician and I use it constantly throughout the day, the chizel function is quite handy too,I now have most of the ryobi range and I am still adding more
Brilliant drill just the job for lighter work around the home.
Apart from that, though, it’s a great bit of kit.
UPDATE: On reflection, and thinking about my various ONE+ tools (I have LOADS of them), I can’t help thinking that the newer yellow ones aren’t built to the same standard as the older blue ones. Some of the functionality has improved, but the build quality and QA seems poorer. So far I’ve had yellow-tool failures with this, an angle grinder (which burned out) and an impact wrench (which kept cutting out). Never had a problem with any of my blue tools.
Awesome tool. I wish it was available in the US
I was very surprised the shipper shipped all the way to California. I got the sds drill with in a week and I am very pleased. In our family business construction we have all brands of tools (Hilti, Milwaukee, dewalt, makita, hitachi) so I am familiar with all the brands. The tool has great features and Im pleased with the performance. Has the same amount of performance as our hilti sds rotary hammer 18v but the ryobi has a chipping function which is us full for removing tile and small sections of stucco. I am a big fan of the one+ system because compatibility with their product line and the tools do hold up to abuse.
his is the best cordless sds drill I’ve ever had
The drill acceleration and braking speed are very good, and so is the hammering power for such a compact drill. Although there is no speed control selector, it is fairly easy to control the speed by adjusting the pressure applied to the ON button. Being an SDS hammer combi drill, it has a 4 modes selector allowing it to be used as a standard drill, a hammer drill or for chiselling. I used it mainly as a standard drill to build wooden shelves/tables, using a mandrill connected to the drill through an SDS adaptor. It felt very natural to use it that way, not so different to a standard cordless drill. The only thing I would say is that the added mandrill slightly increased the already front loaded weight distribution, but the drill could still be used one handed allowing the spare hand to hold screws or the part to be screwed in place.
It also drilled through bricks using the hammering mode with SDS bits without problem. It is not as quick as my standard mains connected hammer drill, but again for such a compact drill, it did the job. I cannot comment on the chiselling function as I have yet to use this mode.
It came with an 18V 1.5Ah Lithium ONE+ battery which is very thin. It takes 1 hour to charge, which can seem quite long nowadays, but thanks to the Lithium technology it lasts a long time, during use, but also keeps its charge when left unused. I picked it up again after 3 weeks and the battery still had plenty of charge left. It is equipped with a very useful built-in LED battery charge indicator. The battery is part of the ONE+ range which can be used on all power tools of the same range.
As mentioned earlier, the weight distribution is heavier towards the front which means that it cannot stand on what would seem an ideally suited large foot/ flat battery base between uses, which is a shame as it would make it easier to pick up again. May be it would stand up with the heavier 4Ah battery pack, but then the overall weight would increase too, making it less practical to use one handed I guess.
All in all, I am very happy with this multi-function combi drill, good compact size, ergonomic, versatile, very easy to use and with a good battery life.
Out of the box, the drill is a nice weight and certainly feels solidly built. With an 8mm drill bit fitted, the hammer action made light work of drilling some holes to put a set of shelves up. The drill was quick, yet controllable. Crucially, too, the chuck is dead true – there is no tip wiggle that sometimes plagues drills. Out if interest, I tried the chiselling mode on some rubble. It’s a nice level of impact that I would be happy using all day long to do slightly more delicate chiselling jobs, such as clearing tiles off looser substrates.
Don’t get me wrong, this will not be replacing my 900w 3.5kg Makita for putting 110mm vents through walls, but it is not designed for that, and I imagine Ryobi would take a rather dim view of a warranty return following such (ab)use…
All in all, this is a great drill that fills that gap between a normal cordless and having to use a mains SDS. I can easily foresee that this drill will actually fill the space which my Bosch 500 RE filled. It’s as capable, lighter, has more operation modes, and you’re not tied to a mains cable. It’s also nicer to work with due to the reduced SPL and the built in shock absorption.
Basically, I love this drill.