Winter doesn’t go quietly in Indiana. By the time the ground thaws, there’s a season’s worth of debris, overgrown edges, and scraggly grass waiting in every corner of the yard. My Ryobi ONE+ 40V lineup handles all of it on a shared battery platform — no gas, no cords, and no hunting for a second charger. Ryobi’s reputation undersells what the platform actually delivers, especially once you’ve got a few tools pulling from the same batteries. These are the three I reach for first every spring. Ryobi 40V leaf blower Clearing winter’s mess before anything else can start The Ryobi 40V leaf blower moves 550 CFM at 120 MPH. On paper, that’s a spec. In practice, it means wet, packed leaves from November move without much argument. That matters in spring because the debris left behind after a Midwest winter isn’t light and dry — it’s compacted, sometimes partially frozen to the ground in spots, and usually sitting in places I haven’t touched since October. I use this blower before I do anything else in …