Sun Joe 24V-ST14 Cordless String Trimmer being tested in writer's home. I’ll admit it – I am a sucker for yard work. My wife makes fun of me when I complain about having to go out and mow the lawn.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When you want a neat and tidy lawn, a string trimmer (also known as a weed eater or weed whacker) is an essential tool. String trimmers ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Sure, a lawn mower handles most of your grass-cutting duties, but it isn’t designed to tackle the ...

When I bought a home 25 years ago, for the first time, I needed to mow my own yard—an 80-square-foot, postage-stamp-size area. I got a hand-me-down corded string trimmer and started hacking away with ...

String trimmers get into spots your mower just can’t reach. These tools, sometimes called weed whackers, are also famously tough to start, particularly if they’ve been in storage all winter. Because ...