Using a pair of durable scissors, cut the line so you have a 16-foot length of string. After you've cut your length of line, it's time to start installing it into your trimmer.

1. Choose a more durable plastic for your weed eater string First, consult your trimmer’s user manual to see which thickness and length of plastic cord it recommends to use with your particular ...

Choosing the right yard equipment doesn’t have to be complicated. Consumer Reports shows you how to buy a string trimmer that fits your needs.

How To Attach Ryobi's String Trimmer Line String trimmers, also known colloquially as weed eaters, are a useful tool in maintaining your yard.

These battery-powered and corded electric string trimmers perform on a par with gas-powered models—or even better—in CR’s tests.

String trimmers can be a pain. Many an hour on a weekend day has been lost while trying to feed string into a fickle trimmer or fruitlessly yanking a gas-powered trimmer's pull cord while the eng ...

We tested the best string trimmers to help you keep your yard looking sharp this season.

We tested this string trimmer from Echo and found it easy to use, a breeze to maintain, and it has torque to spare.