Ryobi ONE+ 18V RPP182020 Cordless Pole Pruner, 20cm Bar (with 1×2.0Ah Battery)
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 OPP1820 18V ONE+ Cordless 20cm Pole Pruner (Body Only)
The OPP1820’s extendable shaft has a reach of up to 4 metres, which saves you the trouble of using a ladder. Plus, the angled cutting head improves control from the ground, allowing you to effortlessly prune and snip those hard to reach branches in trees, bushes and vines.
- 20cm Oregon bar and chain for effective pruning and cutting
- High torque performance with 5.5m/s chain speed
- Extendable shaft for a reach of up to 4m
- Automatic bar and chain lubrication for continuous cutting
Features and Benefits
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20cm Oregon Bar20cm Oregon bar and chain for effective pruning and cutting. | High Torque PerformanceHigh torque performance with 5.5m/s chain speed. | Extendable ShaftExtendable shaft for a reach of up to 4m. | Automatic Bar and Chain LubricationAid continuous cutting, without the need to stop. |
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. | RAC234Ryobi 8″ / 20cm Chain. | Chainsaw OilUses any brand Chainsaw Oil. |
| Weight: | 5.64 kg |
| Dimensions: | 116 x 230 x 170 cm; 5.64 Kilograms |
| Model: | RPP182020 |
| Part: | RPP182020 |
| Colour: | Hyper Green |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | Yes |
| Batteries Included: | Lithium Ion |
| Manufacture: | Ryobi |
| Colour: | Hyper Green |
| Quantity: | 1 |
I thought the weight would be fine for me (a woman of 5′ 4″) but sadly I’m finding it too heavy, which means that sometimes it ‘kicks back’ and throws it off balance which sends me backwards.
The weight problem isn’t helped by the fact that the strap, which is meant to help with the weight, is far too long for me and not able to be shortened enough without the shoulder pad being A. in the wrong place, and B. unable to thread the strap buckle through it!
This in turn means that I can only just reach the TWO triggers that you have to press simultaneously to get it to work, they are also quite far apart.
I have checked on the Ryobi shop (on Amazon) to see if they can suggest how to either shorten the strap, move the shoulder pad or supply a shorter one but there is no telephone number sadly.
It’s a great piece of kit.. and would be even better if I was 8″ taller.
I do wish manufacturers would realise that women do like to do their own jobs nowadays and say whether an item is suitable for a woman..better still, make the same item with women in mind!! PLEASE.
I really needed one this length but now find I can’t use the full extension anyway and, having used it, could no longer return it.
Hence the four starssorry Ryobi. BUT, it does do the job and is quite powerful, just more suited to men.
Bought a whole set of Ryobi ONE+ tools following a shoulder injury as could no longer use petrol ones due to the weight. This is brilliant for trimming high branches and easy on the arms.
Good bit of kit and I’ve cut through quite a few branches at height up to about 4 or 5 inches thick (it probably could do larger).
The only gripe I have is that the safety catch/interlock, could be a little easier to operate.
Great product for anyone with high hedges or small trees to maintain but if cutting through thick branches regularly bring a spare battery
As delivered 2 rivets had punched through in one connector. I had to drill these and replace. Seems to use a LOT of chain oil…
Great item and easy to use. Cuts really well but starts to feel a little heavy after a few minutes use as it’s not as light as I expected. Still a good buy and does what I wanted it to do.
Once I got used to connecting the each segment, it worked like a dream for height. Not so good in confined bushes and trees but worth the effort. I worked for three hours and didn’t flatten my 5ampH battery. It still had some life in it.
Fantastic product. It is a little flimsy when at full extension but this is inherent by design. Chews through small to medium sized branches and I saved 900 by doing it myself! Highly recommend
The saw itself is highly capable and I believe it’s an Oregon, so all good there.
However, link that to a floppy, unweildy extension and it wasn’t looking good.
Good thing I only had some minor pruning to do. Wrong.
Some comedian at Ryobi decided to pair this tool with a 2AH battery. After cutting through six branches, it quit and needed recharging. Realising this would go on, I tried buying a 5 or ,6AH variant, not Ryobis fault, it’s Easter Sunday.
Many charges later, I’m almost done.
I have, apart from Ryobis thinking, to question the many reviewers praising this package. It is a very poor set up.
Once I’ve got a more powerful battery. I’ll try the impact wrench. If is equally flawed, it will be going back.
The unit is good at height, shame you can’t use a short version once you’ve cut down the branches at height. There’s no small chainsaw from ryobi as far as I could tell.
Not sure about the foam in the chain oil filler, lost it inside once. Otherwise works well, cuts reasonably sized branches.
Great for amateur tree pruning in the garden. Takes a bit of practice to learn how much pressure to put down on the cut, but very efficient in action.
More often than not products don’t live up to expectations. The opposite could be said for this. It works really well, and I found that I have used it more than my Bosch 40cm chain saw.
As other reviews have stated the fibreglass pole is likely to be the weak point; and the fact that the lubrication leaks out if the pole is not propped up is also a pain.
It drinks oil. The small tub provided didn’t last long, so I’ve been using the same Bosch AKE biodegradable oil as for my bigger saw, and it seems fine.
Would I recommend this tool: without hesitation.
I used mine to cut high twigs and branches from my apple tree where I only needed the one extension
which was great, easy to hold and control but when I added the two extensions it became quit heavy and
A bit unstable, hard to control, but then I’m in the September of my years maybe not as strong and robust
as I was.
apart from that it did the job
very good does they job, only prob is small branches got stuck, and you need to put a lot of presure on cutting bigger branches coz it does bounce about a bi
Pole mounted stand off mini chainsaw proved very useful and cuts well
Few points:
Get adequate amounts of chainsaw oil. Uses quite a lot
Clear out accumulated debris under drive cover regularly
Chain adjustment needs to be watched.
Much, much better when used with 5.0Ah battery in terms of balance and obviously endurance.
Using all three sections too heavy and unweildy, great with just two joined it’s fine..otherwise excelle
I had a tree that needed some branches removing, too high to reach with the saws I had without using ladder. This was a bit heavy but resting saw on top of branches (as per instructions) meant less weight to hold and a very quick, neat cut.
I needed to reduce an oak tree in size as had grown to almost 40 foot high and was blocking light into my garden. Now not saying this was easy, and I had to use this tool whilst at the top of a high ladder (not recommended) but it did the job perfectly. The tree is now just under 20 feet high and less than half its original width. Only observation would be is the pole is too flexible and could do with being a little sturdier.
Made light work of halving the size of an apple tree back in the spring. Surprisingly easy to use and versatile
A bit heavy, but it is a chainsaw after all, works a trea
I bought this to trim back some overhanging branches and it was fast and efficient. More than enough power and much quieter than a petrol one. I do recommend reading the safety instructions and wearing a hard hat if lopping branches above your head.
I have used one of these for years, and have been very happy with it. However the box was delivered, ruined by water, and the box itself is useful for storage when not in use, so irked by that.
Good product as you’d expect from Ryobi. Works well. Only used on short jobs so unsure on use and length of charge etc. But, good so far.
In hindsight, I wish it could be made even shorter, but it is good at what it was designed for.
It’s does what it says on the box! Just be aware that it is a bit heavy when fully extended
I bought this to prune back some fairly substantial apple and sycamore trees with branches up to 6 inches thick. Have now used this on and off over a period of several months. I was pleasantly surprised how this was able to reach and easily cut through the branches with relative ease. Horizontal branches would cut just with the saw resting on them with no extra effort needed. Make sure to check the tension before starting new cuts. I found the oil system worked well. I recommend a 5ah battery else have a spare battery charged up as backup, but I was able to use a 2ah battery for over 25 mins no problem.
There is a small bottle of Chain and Bar lubricant included. The reservoir on the chain section needs to be filled before use. The only thing which would make it perfect would be a small handle to convert it to a smaller unit to cut up what has been cut down. This wounded to be an optional extra due to the cost, as it would require a shorter trigger handle.
Does what it needs to do. Cut through and made light work of tree cutting. I keep the chainsaw upright in its box as it is supposed to continue to leak out the chain bar oil when not in use. Bought this with the battery and charger as the standard pack was without either. Well made and worth the money.
So simple to use. Great value for the money, there’s no way I could prune all my fruit trees without this tool. It is a bit cumbersome when fully extended and would be too tiring if using for extended periods, Overall very happy with this tool.
I bought this tool to help me prune an out of control laurel hedge.
I was able to prune back the “green” portions of the hedge using a manual shears.
However, when I came across the “brown” growth, the shears was no good, i needed something else.
The Royobi tree pruner is a complete “weapon” of a tool, i’m very impressed.
There are 3 lengths to the tool, trigger, chain, and middle extention.
I didn’t need to use the middle extention portion, so total length was about 2.3M, but can be used up to 4M length.
Because I bought this Royobi tool, I have since bought other Royobi tools.
I loved it.
Shay Rohan
Ireland
It says it cuts 4 metere away and it does.! Thank you a decent seller.
Expectations are important too – I think I was expecting something more like the results from a serious business chain saw, but this isn’t that. However as a hedge/tree branch trimmer it is good and I’m kind of glad it isn’t full on chain saw style. This has meant I can get some jobs done on higher branches and lopping some tall trees that I otherwise would be leaning into for hours with a handsaw; and you can’t really fault that!
Better than I’d hoped, a competent chainsaw on a long pole which has enabled me to safely prune and even completely take down a medium sized tree that I couldn’t safely fell whole.
Great item, got it in the Black Friday sale so was chuffed to bits with price. Its pretty long reach and has an attachable middle to make it longer. My only criticism is that it would be nice to be able to shorten it for eg attach the saw end to only one pole as then it would be a handy chainsaw for close reach items.
Excellent bit of kit makes trimming trees so much easie
I have used mine with the 5.0AH lithium battery pack and found it very effective trimming back some very large branches about 150mm dia. which is much more than it was designed for. Battery life is good & it kept going all day on the same battery pack.
The chain oiler is irritating as this is a simple drip feed, the saw needs to be used, transported and stored in the upright position otherwise the oil will trickle out . If you lay the saw down even for a short while it will dribble oil as soon as you pick it up, usually all over the operative, keep it upright and its OK.
Generally its a very good piece of kit, its light enough to use easily but has enough weight on the head to achieve a good cut without having to apply additional pressure providing the chain is sharp, but that applies to all chainsaws.
If you already have the Ryobi battery pack this pruner is a no brainer, its good value for the money and does exactly what it was designed for, yes the oil can be messy but its manageable, would I buy it again ? Definitely.
Pro’s:
Very lightweight, no trying to start and warm up a petrol version, low maintenance, easily cuts multiple small branches up to about 10cm. The extension pole is very handy. My 4amp/hr batteries last ages.
Cons:
The chain needs a lot of lubrication, maybe 4 tank fills in a 2 hour job, but this is quite normal.
The oil tank can take ages to fill if the oil is cold , unless you use the lightest chain oil possible, otherwise you put a tiny bit in and it takes ages for it to trickle through the gauze filter, you wait 20 seconds for it to filter through before you put a tiny bit more in, rinse and repeat about 15 times before the tank is full.
I wish you could use it as a small chainsaw, but the minimum pole length means you can’t use it for cutting branches right in front of you, you have to be at least 1.5 metres away.
Good value if you have already bought into Ryobi one system and have invested in a battery. Bought this and associated chainsaw to try and keep on top of several willow trees.
Easy to assemble and worked first time to coppice several branches; largest about 4-5 inches in diameter. can be a bit unwieldy at full extension but with a little perseverance does the job.
Used it to cut back some high over-hanging heavy hedge / bush. Bit tiring on the arms to keep it at the height and you have to make sure no one in vicinity in case you bring the saw down quickly. I had to make several passes to prune back the over-hanging growth, don’t know if a hedge cutter would have been better. I already had 5 amp-hour batteries and these lasted well. Came with a small bottle of chain saw oil which nearly emptied just to fill the oil compartment the once. After finishing my cutting I had to disassemble the saw as twigs had got under the housing. The instructions weren’t that clear about how to do this, you would need to do this also to replace the chain.
Only used it once so far on a cherry tree, it made light work of a job that would have taken ages and had me hanging off a ladder trying to saw branches in a dangerous way! this reached 4metres without trouble. It handles best in the shorter mode (about 2.5m) for most jobs but the extra reach is a boon it’s just a tiny bit end heavy and whippy at full stretch.
Very pleased with it.
Essentially its a small chain saw on the end of a pole. But this is battery operated and I expected it to not be powerful enough. Wrong, it is more than enough to cut through the Beech and Holly bushes that were starting to grow into trees. It is strong enough to create a pole steady enough to reach high into a tree. It feels much safer than a petrol operated chain saw.
The directions are OK but only in pictures and no words. I wasn’t 100% that I’d interpreted the picture correctly. I was nervous. But I’d set it up correctly.
To be fair I’ve only ever had one Ryobi One product that wasn’t any good.
Be sure to wear a safety helmet with visor and ear defenders.
But note: this pole pruner does not do the work of a qualified tree-surgeon on serious tree work where the heavier scale of cutting and safety are a real issue. Don’t mess with chainsaws, they are very dangerous tools and serious accidents happen in a fraction of a second to the untrained and unwary.
Grumbles – well, Ryobi instructions are basically pictures only plus a few words – but I am familiar with Chainsaws , which is what this is – a mini chainsaw – and have already adjusted the Pruner chain (as you would need to after a first use). However many buyers, possible converts away from petrol/electric corded garden power tools may struggle with understanding their new purchase and crucially how to maintain as best possible. Maintenance is easy, like everything when you know how. eg make sure you ensure that the chain oil always topped up – Ryobi give you a small bottle which I used today alone. Wipe the chain afterwards with oil and carefully replace the plastic scabbard over the chain. It just needs some care whether taking off or putting back on afterwards.
Ryobi do need to improve their instructions which mainly consist of health and safety. A few words would be good to explain/support the pictures – how you do it… but like many global selling manufacturers products, words are being dropped to save translations presumably.
The Pruner was simple to assemble. (I had challenges with the Ryobi brush cutter though where you had to put on a nut Anticlockwise to tighten – seemed unnatural but then I realised that was what the picture was showing me ).
The Pruner easily cuts branches that are 4-6 inches, steady as you go supporting the tool……. It does what it claims. Even without the extension you can get pretty high wood etc.
My 4 amp battery will last ages when fully charged.
This will get a lot of use, I think it will last and at around 90 is good value in my view.
The Expand-It engine made a frightful din, and the vibrations would send my hand numb. By comparison the One+ saw is lighter, quiet in operation, and cuts through boughs just as well, and with the extension pole it is longer as well for those hard to reach branches.
I only have the small 1.3Ah battery, but it is quite adequate to get a substantial amount of work done.
I have only two small gripes. Firstly despite the manual being half an inch thick in 20 odd languages. It does not actually tell you anything useful, like how to tension the chain or take the scabbard off. Secondly getting the scabbard off is really hard. A little plastic stud has to be forced over the bar. There is a real danger of cutting your hand trying to force it off. I cut the stud shorter to make it easier.
My Expand-It pole saw is now up for sale.
First off, as other reviews have stated, this product does not extend to 4 meters. But I knew this before purchasing it .
Good Points
The performance of it was amazing. I was able to prune my tree much quicker than using loppers. It was able to carve through all the branches I tried it on (up to 4” thick) with ease.
I used a Ryobi RB18L40 ONE+ 4.0 Ah Lithium Battery, 18 V & it lasted ages. I filled up an estate car’s worth of branches before having to recharge it (It didn’t run out, it was just running low)
Bad Points
It was heavier than expected when using the extension. There is a strap to help hold it, but for the very high branches, I had to use my arms. I am 6ft 2” of average build and this was tiring after a while.
The instructions were poor. At one point the chain came off, I had to resort to YouTube before I worked out how to re-seat it. This only happens once and it is easy thing to rectify (when you know how)
Would I recommend it? It would depend on the buyer. and the height of the tree to prune. But I was very impressed with it and will definitely use it again. Both of my neighbours came out to look and were surprised how good it was (they were doubters of using a battery powered pruner beforehand,now they too are converts)
Back to the saw – it comes with an extension pole but I initially used it without. The saw comes with a small bottle of oil to fill the reservoir – you’ll soon need more. The saw zipped through 4 to 5 inch branches on a tree which had got out of hand and in ten minutes I had transformed it :)) there’s a lot of power there and the tool also comes with a clip on strap which is useful as it can feel a bit top heavy due to the chain saw mechanism on the end.
All in all already very impressed and the tool will pay for itself in no time given what would need to be paid to bring someone in.
Works well on overhanging branches along hedge lines.
No instructions about chain tightening. However system does work once screw adjuster is found