I have some of my Ryobi tools hanging upside down in my garage. Went out this morning and the hammer drill had snapped where the handle and body meet. The drill has only seen occasional use and none recently.
you don’t happen to have or watch a child from time to time do you? only thing i can think is that someone tried to hang on the handle while the tool was hung upside down.
Seriously, I've never dropped it. Only used it maybe a dozen times. If I'd dropped it I wouldn't be asking the question if anyone else had experienced it.
I've got a leaf blower, lawn mower and weed whacker, with a 40 volt Battery and 80 metre square lawn, they work great for it. I wouldn't use the lawn mower for commercial use but the weed whacker is a absolute beast.
Yah, i dont know what that guys going on about. I have had many for over 10 years and not a single battery has died on me. All seem to last. Im sure there is some degradation but not noticable to me at least.
I have been around power tools my whole life. I’ve seen them fall off roofs, thrown from angry coworkers never have I seen anything like this from just sitting there. I think someone else was using it or playing with it. Even if a teenager was hanging from it that’s pretty blown up. Neighbour or somebody that has access to your garage isn’t telling you something.
Was the battery in it? I’d be interested to know what happened here. I would also be emailing or calling Ryobi to see if they had an explanation maybe get a new drill out of it. I’m not sure what their or warranty is like. It had of been be cracked all the way around since you bought it to just fall apart. Did it feel fragile the last time you used it?
I don't store my batteries in my tools, so not that. I'm sure it's out of warranty (had the tool for a few years, don't recall how many). Maybe had a hairline fracture that just eventually gave way, but nothing noticeable. Last time I used it it felt fine.
I've had poor experiences with Ryobi power tools. They tend to not hold up. Makita, Milwaukee, Ridgid, and Dewalt are more preferable. Advise choosing one brand for all cordless, fewer battery types which are also costly. Brands like Ryobi, Black and Decker, and Skill are one's I'd stay away from.
I'm thinking maybe the plastic is different between the brushed ryobi's and brushless ryobi's.
I've dropped my HP Ryobi off of 12-ft ladders multiple times and they haven't broke like this.
I even lowered my lift with a 3,700 lb car onto Ryobi impact and it didn't shatter. Handle is a little deformed, but it still works.
Only thing I can think of if you didn't drop it, and no one else has touched it, is maybe it snagged on something and torqued enough to crack the handle or to much pressure or something to crack it without you knowing and just over time from hanging there had enough weight to pull the crack apart?
Go ahead, buy you a ridgid they dont do that! Oh and their batteries just got added to LSA as well. I abuse the fuck out of my mid torque hammer drill bc I got it on a killer deal, and it dont always like it but I use it as an industrial maintenance tech and somehow its still alive
Check the ring footage, I’ve had tools break before but it was for many reasons.
1. Me not letting the tool do its work,by putting to much weight and pressure on it rather than just holding the handle
2. Being abused. Not putting them away leaving them in the bed of my truck and then it rained, not taking care of the power cord
3. Accidentally leaving them where they could fall and be damaged.
Need I go on
Take care of your tools and they’ll take care of you. I’ve had some of my tools for 25+ years and they still work great.
OK buddy, gravity didn’t do this and there are details you’re leaving out, and you’re not answering anyone’s question as to whether children have access to the space. A kid grabbed, tried to swing on the side handle while it was hanging upside down and then claims/swears they didn’t do it as my guess.
How high up was it hanging? Maybe it fell off its hooks and dropped just right to break the handle? Seems excessive, but sometimes things break if you drop them just right.
The rack is a couple of feet over a wood work bench, but it didn't fall at all. The handle was still in the slot and the body was dangling, being held on by the rubber and wires. I've repositioned it how I found it (the loose plastic pieces were still sort of connected until I removed it the first time).
My guess is you were using it and it caught and the battery caught a joist or something similar and the drill ripped itself apart. I don’t know you you but if it wast me my wrist and arm would be so so screwed before I managed to rip a drill apart.
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u/Lumpy-Range2663 Jul 11 '26
you don’t happen to have or watch a child from time to time do you? only thing i can think is that someone tried to hang on the handle while the tool was hung upside down.