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I have a lot of the Ryobi stuff I use for work. It has held up really well for the abuse I put it through and I don't have to feel bad about it if I fuck something up. The only thing I have that's Milwaukee is a handheld camera scope with like a 12' lead. Its helped me a lot but I can't speak for the other stuff.
I was gifted a brand new Ryobi chainsaw a while back. I remember somebody telling me "Ryobi sucks, my husband had one and it would never work"
Yet I've had this chainsaw for 2-3 years now and even though I use it sparingly, every time I have a job requiring it it fires right up.
If I had a tree trimming business then ya I'd go buy a $500 Stihl, but I just trim the odd branch here or there or perhaps remove a small tree or arborvitae every once in a while and for what it's worth it's a decent piece of machinery.
I use their impact drill, regular drill, saws etc... Zero complaints. Now-a-days everything seems to come from China or somewhere similar. Idk if any brands are US made or not.
We use all Milwaukee at work. It's good shit. I keep Ryobi around the house because I don't need to use it that often and it's cheaper.
I bought a Ryobi hand held belt sander for a short job. Figured I could give it to the homeowner when the job was done. It burned out before the job was finished and I ended up sanding by hand. Job finished and the home owner asked me about the belt sander I had promised. I laughed. "Didn't you see me out there sanding down stuff by hand? I threw that thing in the trash after it burned out."
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