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 ...

We tried out Ryobi’s 40V 15-inch string trimmer and weeded our hearts out. The results are in.

It’s heavier than most trimmers, but a $10 shoulder strap helps solve the issue.