u/Novel_Mall1582

I have an older Ryobi mower, RY40109, that still works great. I’ve been using it for some trim work only so it doesn’t get a lot of long session work. My property is a bit larger than 2 acres and I mow mostly with a zero turn. Anyway, one of my 5ah batteries has failed and I’m pretty sure the other will soon. I ordered the 6ah batteries that are sold now but I’m pretty sure when they arrive next week they won’t fit it. So my options are to get some non-Ryobi 5ah batteries on eBay that should fit or to invest in another mower. Again, this is not my main mower and I hate to spend the $ on a new one if I don’t have to. But if the eBay batteries are crap…

Also, I read that the newer self-propelled mowers don’t really have a slower walk behind speed. This would be a problem for me as I’m 73 and really not up to sprinting behind the mower and I use the self propelled function to walk the mower out to the outer parts of my property to do stuff like trim around the mailbox, etc.

Your thoughts welcome!