Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. String trimmers can be a pain. Many an hour on a weekend day has been lost while trying to feed string into a fickle ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A string trimmer is the indispensable power tool that puts the finishing touches on a yard or garden by ...

String trimmers (also commonly called weed whackers) are the tool of choice to cut high grass along fences, rock walls, and garden beds. That’s because they’re designed to get into tight areas where ...

Ken and I have a gas-powered string trimmer by Stihl that we use for heavy-duty trimming, using it on tough weeds and marsh grasses. For the edges of flower beds and the driveway, sidewalks and patio, ...

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 ...

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These powerful trimmers make quick work of high grass and tough weeds. Here are six that perform better than the rest. According to CR's testing, a gas string trimmer is a good option for tending to a ...