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"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A string trimmer is an invaluable piece of your lawn care tool box. Whether you're tidying up the edges ...

Watch as two dedicated individuals tackle a challenging sidewalk and curb restoration using a string trimmer, wheeled edger, shovels, and a leaf blower. The video follows their step-by-step process, ...

My old friend Jeff was always vocally upset that he didn’t come up with the idea of a string trimmer, commonly known as a Weed Eater or Weed Whacker. On the one hand, the idea is totally simple: spin ...

MAYBE IT WAS because I could never afford a car released outside of the 1990s, or maybe it’s my general allergy to manual labor, but I’ve never been much of a gearhead. Before I moved to New York City ...

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Multi-purpose tools are often a compromised solution—they can do multiple things decently, but perhaps not as well as a dedicated tool. The compromise with the Ryobi Expand-It system is having a tool ...

You may not be thinking about lawn care right now, but for $30, this deal is worth grabbing and sitting on until spring. By Stan Horaczek Published Jan 23, 2026 2:20 PM EST Add Popular Science (opens ...

Twinned with the Golf and other MQB vehicles, the Caddy is a compact van that can also be had in the form of a leisure activity vehicle. Considering that Volkswagen introduced the fourth generation at ...

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called "Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?" Forty-five years later, ...

Man using string trimmer to clean up garden edge - Virrage Images/Shutterstock Maintaining a perfect lawn takes a lot of hard work and dedication, but it also requires staying up-to-date on the latest ...