Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As lawn and garden equipment goes, none seems to have as many names as the noble weed trimmer — aka weed wacker, weed eater, weed ...

Keeping your string trimmer in top shape isn’t just about clean cuts—it’s about avoiding frustration, saving time, and extending your tool’s life. From choosing the right line to winding it correctly, ...

A yard-work shortcut puts heavy-duty zip ties on a weed eater to test whether they can stand in for trimmer line.

Many have complained about the hassle of rewinding their weed whackers with fresh trimmer line. Manufacturers responded by making models with solid plastic blades instead. Some of these suck, though, ...