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Usually gasoline powered, but electric and cordless models are also available. Has an endless chain of cutting teeth that moves at high engine...

Can use gasoline or electric power. Chips and sheds branches up to 3” in diameter into small pieces that can be used as organic mulch. Uses...

Available in gas-powered or electric versions. A wheel rolls along the ground as a guide while an adjustable blade edges sidewalks and trims...

Used to loosen and till the ground to prepare it for planting. Also used to turn under lawns that are being repaired. Gasoline engine drives...

Typically comes in electric or cordless models. Uses two, double-sided reciprocating blades to trim shrubs and hedges. Some models may have...

Usually gasoline powered. Electric and cordless models are available for smaller lawns. Cuts grass with a flat blade that rotates at the speed...

The riding mower, or lawn tractor, cuts grass, but some types can also tow garden carts. Engines may be 13 to 25 hp. Heavy-duty garden...

Also called blowers. Uses a high-powered fan to clear the yard, driveway, deck, etc, of leaves and debris. Most common model is hand-held,...

Gasoline or electric powered. A single-stage blower uses a rotating, rubber tipped auger to pick up snow from driveways and sidewalks and throw...

Used for trimming weeds where lawn mowers cannot reach. Comes in electric and gas-powered versions. Some gasoline models have a two-cycle...

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