Honestly I don’t have a problem with a brushed ratchet. Like you’ve said before, and I agree, it’s a nut runner, so I wouldn’t look at it for a lot of power. Milwaukees best selling, most ubiquitous ratchet is the original brushed model. The issue I’d have with it is there’s no on board storage for the additional anvil. But being a woodworker, this would be an excellent pocket hole screwdriver with the 1/4” hex anvil lol. Great review and explanation as always, Tim.

Great review as always! Love your channel! You don’t get nearly the respect you deserve! Just like everyone else, I have a few thoughts/opinions on this video. First off I could see the little 4v USB lithium ratchets being great for under dash work, I’d love to see my preferred (for work) platform, Milwaukee, come out with this same style and size of super compact ratchet. I do use a fair bit of Ryobi tools at home so I might check those out, but I digress. The second and more important point for me personally is fact that it’s brushed. I have actually worn the brushes out of my previous Matco brushed 1/4” ratchet, and 1/4” impact. Once I figured out the brushes were the reason for the horrible/erratic performance I was getting, there was so little left of the brushes and comms that it wasn’t worth refreshing with new brushes. I do actually have a comm lathe from my old school RC days, but I could see there wasn’t enough comm left to get a decent fresh surface without reducing the diameter to the point of being useless. So I just replaced them all with brushless tools. I also checked my brushed screw gun and the brushes were nearly gone on that too. So just because it’s a nut runner and doesn’t necessarily need the extra torque of brushless, I can absolutely say that the longevity of no brushes or comms to wear out is absolutely worth it. Of course that is assuming that the electronics for the brushless motors don’t fail, but so far I haven’t experienced that. Thanks for a great review, love your channel!

I need this ratchet. This is amazing for any DIY guy who hates finding all of his bits and bit conversions.

As a tech with 25 plus years experience, I love this! I have way too many Ryobi batteries at home so I'm gonna take a couple to work and go to town! Thank you for showing me this.

This is a great idea, and I would pick one up, but I'm going to wait and see if they make a HP version and HP extended version. If they do not make HP versions of this, I can see this one going on clearance/sale by black Friday or next Ryobi days. I really like this channel, thanks for another great review, keep up the amazing work.

I hope nobody from Volkswagen watched this, because that fastener idea will become a thing.

It would be cool if the ratchet came with a storage you could put the anvils inside of it

This is what the Ryobi haters miss. Ryobi is low cost but they don’t realize it. They are innovative and not compromising.

I love the rotating head design. That should be on more ratchets in any brand. The replaceable anvil is a good idea for a home owner, but as a tech for 12 years, I can say that's a weak point in the design and those anvils will be lost. That and the battery design just makes it impossible to use in any kind of tight area on modern cars.

So glad they released 4v ratchet!! I’ve been looking for a smaller 1/4” ratchet for smaller fasteners on my car, and always felt a 1/4” m12 fuel was overkill for 1/4” drive

Milwaukee tool owns this segment big time. I just can't get over that big battery on the Ryobi

I bought the makita 18v cordless ratchet for the reason of essentially having 2 ratchets in one because their anvils are 1/4 and 3/8. Not as much torque as other but makes it easier to take up less room in my box. Dewalt just came out with the new gen ratchets with the same interchangeable anvils. Good idea to me

Love the videos. Keep it up.

I hope nobody's complaining about that cuz that is brilliant. Ryobi is really stepping it up. And I don't see it any being a DIY thing. I think that's just dumb to classify it just because of that.

I like the usb ratchets. After you already have a high-quality extended reach one, it pairs well for situations where you can't fit all that length.

Thanks for the video and review brother.

Thanks for another great review! For a DIY home guy, it’s a winner. And I usually buy Milwaukee.

The 3/8 drive usb lithium is the one I’m going to get when it comes out. You can actually fit it in tight spaces

Great for working my vehicles and the around the house. At least they keep the same type of battery, not like Milwaukee where I had to purchase different type of battery and charge for certain tools. As for Ryobi tools never had a problem ... working great for years.

The replaceable anvil is a clever idea but it doesnt offer much over using standard adaptors. You get to keep some thinness with 1/4" drive but the battery already makes it a bear to get into tight spots. Make a right angle impact with replaceable anvils and we'll talk.

To be honest, I don't see why the ratchets are One+ HP, it's not like you're running them constantly like a drill or an angle grinder. The ratchets are also not high torque like an impact wrench or driver, so you don't really need that much power to run the fastener down. As a DIYer myself, this one tool solves a problem of too many of the same tool. Now, if they come out with an extended head version, I'm am ALL OVER IT :D

Have a question for you if I buy a tool that is not brushless what does it mean I mean I looked at tools that did not say brush less if it does gets used frequently and or if it not often used any ideas please thank I mean if I am only able to afford tools that are not brushes ides please thank you

Pardon me if you already cover this in another vide (haven't seen it yet if so) but what is the black pegboard style backer board you have there?

Another great review. Appreciate the insights.

Not sure if I caught it but did you mention the possibility of being able to use low profile sockets? Similar to the Milwaukee, you can either have anvils or use their (proprietary I assume) sockets that save you the space of the anvil.

Is it any good though?

I have brushless and brushed tools both work well maybe one uses the batter faster than the other but that’s about it

really good demo. Hope you cover some good testing of the usb ratchet.

I’ve just been working for decades now using tools without people telling me which brand is “pro level” which is not etc. I have no prejudicial thoughts I have no loyalty or preference of brand. I’ve ended up with Milwaukee snap on and ryobi in my toolbox and now that I’m watching these videos I’m surprised by all the presenters and commenters never failing to point out that ryobi is not for the pros. If no one told me this I never would have figured it out based on the performance and durability of the tools I’ve got. I have one of these exact wrenches too, been using it professionally for a few years now it’s news to me that I wasn’t supposed to do that.

I was so interested in this tool until you pointed out that it wasn't brushless but as you mentioned, they'll probably come out with one. It also would have been nice if they placed a build in holder for the anvil.

I like it but I'll wait for the HP version with brushless. Thanks for the video.

I love the ratchets that have the interchangeable anvils. I am sure that the Ryobi is a lot cheaper the the M12 insider, tool only with the sockets is $299 but I look at it has you getting 3 ratchets in one. I already have some M12 tools and some Ryobi tools and I already own the regular 3/8 Ryobi ratchet that I really like and have nothing bad to say about it. I am in the market for a better one and I have been leaning towards the M12 but even the DeWalt is not a bad one. So I have 3 to pick from but not sure what one would be the best one for me.

It reminds me of the black & decker firestorm drill, with the removable chuck. If they made the batteries like harbor freight ratchet batteries, that would be great.

Hey Shop Tool Reviews can you do a review on the new ridgid backpack sprayer?

Ryobi should have made it brushless I agree. I own the extended neck ratchet 1/4 and 3/8 and they are very handy working on the car.

Interesting, I was looking at this in the local hardware shop today and asked myself if it was going to last being brushed. I don't know if this was the same as what your reviewed or the more basic model but non-brushless. Their website is currently overloaded. I wonder how much power it puts out, it appears to be 44 lb/ft torque, which could be 50% higher I guess. The cooling in these types of things also seems to be minimal.

The first rachet Ryobi released was a brushed tool model P344. The second rachet was the HP extended reach. and the new HP rachet was just released a month or two before this one was

I wish Ryobi would use the black rubber instead of that gray. Their tools with the green/black look so good.

Hello again, Shop Tool Reviews Thank you for another Great Video 👍 That's a shame that it's a brush tool. I cannot buy it for safety reasons Aircraft fuel is more volatile than gas. Again thank you 😊

I have zero problem with it being brushed. You said it yourself: it's a nut runner. I don't need the biggest and baddest. It's a ratchet. That's it. I get it on a high power demand tool like an impact or drill. Everything else can be brushed. Even pruners shouldn't be brushless to save money on tool cost.

Also low clearance sockets would be a nice addition to the set

Makita has had the changeable anvil for some time now. But, that IS a perfect travel type tool for your emergency/ or other , kit!

I love Ryobi, and this is a cool concept, but it was a miss for me. They have the HP brushless extended reach ratchets in 1/4” and 3/8 which I have and love. They just came out with the HP brushless high speed 1/4” and3/8” ratchet, so to have this ratchet as a non-brushless tool doesn’t make sense. Most of your average diy people probably won’t buy the HP version now. I personally will only buy the brushless versions.

I've got a Ryobi ratchet. I always find the battery gets in the way.

Now I want a Milwaukee one 😂

Thing is, i work on my own cars and rather have a handheld ratchet or a milwaukee compact because of the simple battery size. However im also an electrician and this would be perfect for taking off panels and building supports on transformers among other things i can think of, WITHOUT carrying around 4 wrenches and multiple socket sets. For me thats where its ideal

I love me some ryobi hell I still have a circ saw an receipt saw that are blue from back in the day.put a modern battery In it an it's like a new tool

Stepping down to the cheaper brushed motor was probably to get the cost down cheaper. I’m guessing it was geared towards the idea of someone saving money buying one tool instead of all three so why not further the cost savings by using a cheaper motor

Don't know that this is better than just have a ½ to ⅜ and ½ to ¼ adapters instead of swapping the whole thing out and making a bigger point of failure... what am I missing? Either way they don't have a place to store the other anvil?

Probably a great product for interior car work, and hard to reach spots.

Who did the lighting? 😮

this thing is really cool!!!!!!!!

sounds interesting and looks too

I like the idea, but I am also kinda surprised it's not brushless.

To be honest I don’t really care if it is brushed or brushless. I think the option of a interchangeable anvil is a neat idea. And for those already crying about loosing the anvils, you don’t loose your anvil adapters on your regular ratchets, do you? And if you do I’m sure you already have spare adapter around, so the same thing applies. As as for the new ratchet not having a anvil storage, I didn’t see yet any ratchet with an adapter storage slot.

obviously the ratchet ends are different, but I would suspect that the base or drive ends would be the same. swap head part from the new tool to an old brushless.. say the 3/8?

M12 stuff is the best tools ever for under the dash/most interior uses, except seat belt anchor bolts.😎

Agree with the all your points, Tim. I do think the interchangeable anvil feature is pretty cool in theory, but in reality I know I'd lose the anvils since they can't be put on a socket organizer.

Minor correction here. The HP extended ratchets actually came out before the HP high-speed ratchets. Aside from that I suppose it *is* odd they didn't make this one HP/brushless but it could be they didn't want it to step on the toes of the M12 similar unit, released not long ago. TBH I feel all these "internal"/sealed/changeable offerings that have recently come out--M12, DeWalt, this one--are kind of a kick in the face to customers. Esp the M12 given it's not that much later than the high speed Fuel ratchets and it seems like they could have just released this type instead. Seems intentional to get ppl to buy and then buy again for that "latest & greatest feeling". No matter to me as I now have two Ridgid ones I feel are way better than the "dumb Milwaukee paddle" and aren't really concerned; but yeah that's my take on the release/marketing.

Will be interesting to see if this concept is implemented into the RIDGID/Milwaukee/Hart versions surprised it wasn’t used on a Hart ratchet first being a brushed tool.

First impression: the new Ryobi ratchet is going wake boarding.

i repair porsche audi benz for living i wouldn’t use ryobi at work but for home DIY repairs i would

It's no surprise there are more an more guys trying an liking the new ryobi tools.if your hard on ur tools ryobi is ur jam

Too bad the tool doesn’t hole the extra anvil. I picked up the really old model the P344 and it holds a extension

Dewalt is coming out with something similar the DCF500B. It’s not out yet to my knowledge.

It's cute til the lock is woren and let socket til won't stay in. It's like the removal head oscillating tool Ryobi Rigid. I have AC Delco cordless ratchet set off amazon. Smaller batteries. But the AC Delco work awesome

All Day' Win Win! 100 DIY'ers to Every Pro _ This Is Awesome! Hopefully Brushless happens soon! Great Video Thank you! _ Btw' Find an Old 3/8 drive socket, that fits around and just shorter than the 'Replaceable DriveAdapter' piece length, with enough protruding from the socket to grasp. Hot glue a button size Neodymium magnet inside of the Socket, JB Weld the socket to the Flat top above the battery, Now you have 'On Tool' Adapter Piece Storage _

You were spot-on with the downgrade Tim, I bought the small brushless die grinder a few years ago but I though it would be nice to get the larger one too. Since the old tool was brushless I just assumed that the larger one would be as well. When I saw the sparks lighting up the inside of the case I boxed it up and promptly returned it.

I think its a great idea and they listened to my feedback email on making lithium usb versions to avoid battery size for smaller projects and 1/4 inch stuff....Ryobi keeps making magic

I came back to drive that algorithm, and to say I have Ryobi, Milwaukee and Makita and there's big difference in the brushed diy Ryobi and the brushless HP oneplus Ryobi. I won't buy any more of the brushed Ryobi tools (that like new 10yr old with 4Ah HP battery I got from the pawn shop last week doesn't count.! It was great deal on the battery and I can the piss outta that little thing at work and not destroy all my hexbits retraining my trigger finger, which would way more cover the cost difference between the Milwaukee.!) I'm hoping Ryobi is gonna come out with a brushless hex driver impact that has a light or equivalent on the nose of tool that shines at/on the job I'm trying to do. It's exceptionally rare than a nose light is blocked by anything that I'm working on. While a gratuitous light at the base was a good idea, there's several great reasons why someone strapped a flashlight to the side of a drill so they could see just what the hell they were doing. The task often sucks when you Can See, it's often impossible when you can't. A light at the base of the same tool is useless at least 50% of time for me because of the job I typically ask this tool do. Infact, I'm actually thinking of changing to the M12 Hex Driver with 6Ah battery for this use because of footprint. And it really doesn't give anything up in power to the 18v brushed Ryobi that I use(and I, mean beat the sh!t out of, it hits above it's weight, I attest to that.!) day, it's just become bulky for my taste. And frankly, by the end of the day, my arms tired after using the Ryobi where they're not if I have the Milwaukee which fits the same place with a big battery as the bare tool Ryobi does. Should Ryobi ever come out with their own version of "stacked-lithium" or a pouch style battery pack (I know, not until the tech dirt cheap or it's actually cost effective than the conventional style cells.).....

Amen!!! I hated that Ryobi comes out with tools that is not as good! I'll buy the tool I need and boom! a few weeks or even days later, a brushless one comes out! One that I needed in the first place with more power to have made the job easier! Grrr... It pisses me off... It seems just to be able to say "280 tools!" Blah!

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cool idea as a zipper ratchet after something broke loose, not something i would buy personally as i 12v Milwaukee stuff i use for that, i personally buy ryobi 18v for mostly home use as it is reliable and powerful enough for that useage profile, could it be used in automotive likely but it will fail sooner than it's higher end cousins rigid and milwaukee.

feel like when people say pros dont use ryobi only say that out of habit and not reality.

This is how a manufacturer clears out inventory, in this case the brushed motors.

Some of these Ryobi ratchets are not that much cheaper than the $229 I spent for the new m12 fuel high-speed, extended reach 3/8 drive ratchet with a 2.5Ah battery. It was a HD Special buy of the day. Also, the swappable anvils is cool but gimmicky at the same time and the anvil size should be in line with tool torque (probably 1/4 or 3/8 drive). Just use adapters to change size and use nano sockets in tight spots.

They missed putting a storage place on the tool for its specific accessories. That was dumb Ryobi.

I don't hate the video but I didn't like it totally for one reason & that is you didn't use it on some fasteners or on a vehicle. TTI/Ryobi should mount the battery on these parallel to the handle like their Ridged ratchets & have the 4-way adjustable angle head also & brushless motor with SS body & handle. I'd pay extra for those features. Most of this video was pretty good & informative so thanks for sharing. I know TTI reads these comments also...🤔

Brushless of that size motor is $20ish more than the brushed they are using

HUGE swing and a miss to not have onboard storage for the extra anvil....

Review the dcf510 flat head ratchet please 🙏

Honestly I think the swappable anvil is kind of gimmicky. Like this guy said that little slider will wear out eventually. Do you really need your ratchet that's only good for 40ftlbs to switch to 1/2 drive? Probably not. I'd rather have a sturdy tool that's only 3/8. Besides, if you absolutely need to use a different size socket, 1/4 and 1/2 adapters can be had for a reasonable price.

From what I've seen, Ryobi is going to a 3 year warranty across the board. I could be wrong, that may be a HP, PLUS ONE, only type tool, and the DIY side is something significantly less from personal experience.

Test it out see what it can handle

Milwaukee insider head?

Ryobi outlast my snap on n matco electric ratchet n I had my ryobi for 7yrs same original battery n charger compared to snap on price 800 for kit 500 bare tool ryobi a quarter of the price

Ryobi puts in a brushless motor, adds on a spare bit holder. Could be useful for small diy jobs. Furniture, children bikes and light car repairs. Something to put in your toolbox to keep the wife quiet.

Maybe they could make a slim tall 18v battery

Covers a lot of bases with this line.

Just something else to lose.

It's like a game...all the iterations of cheap plastic tools and their pricing. Some still call this business.

makita did this interchangeable drive first. it’s a killer feature. buying low profile adapters does the same thing

Good video.. however for feedback you do repeat everything at least twice (and often thrice)... your 10min videos could be just as informative in 5 mins... Cheers.

Ryobi batteries are such a terrible shape, I don't know why you'd bother with a Ryobi power ratchet.

Next year they will release an HP version. So all the suckers who bought this brushed one will upgrade. More money 💰

Yeah that wasn't a smart move bringing out a new tool that's brushed. Every tool from here on out should be brushless. We should be done with brushed tools in any brand. That's just my input😮

I honestly think this will beat every brand because you cant beat changeable anvils and it's a rotating head as well the only thing I have a problem with is its brushed I thought the point of them getting into the pros is to use brushless

Ryobi one Crapnobi 😂

I feel sorry now for all the European Auto Technicians out there, we all know that if any terrible idea will immediately adopted with loving open arms by European Auto Manufacturers. Dear God.! I'm so glad I'm out to be out of the automotive side of the industry... Hopefully, this is only a DIY tool. The anvil swap is nothing new to Ratchets.(I have 3of the ratchets, 1 regular, 1 long/flex head, and 1 short/regular flex head, and a set of the short sockets. The ratchet head stands about the same height as a short socket.) There have been a few Air-Ratchets that that were low torque and were good for getting into really tight places.

It's cool, but a professional mechanic will not waste time swapping drives. Time is money.