Ranked best-of lists for power tools, curated so you can buy in minutes
Ranked best-of lists for power tools, curated so you can buy in minutes
An electric zero turn riding mower is a battery-powered mower with two independently driven rear wheels and lap-bar steering, and in 2026 it makes sense for most residential lawns of about 1 to 3 acres where you can recharge overnight; it is not yet the right tool for all-day commercial cutting or for steep, hilly […]
The Stihl chainsaw most often called the best ever made is the 044 (later sold as the MS 440), a roughly 70 cc professional saw that combined big-saw power with a weight a logger could carry all day; the 066/MS 660 and the 026/MS 260 round out the shortlist, while the MS 500i is the […]
The best half moon lawn edger for most yards is a forged or heat-treated steel model with a blade at least 8 inches wide, a sharpened curved edge, a wide footplate on both shoulders, and a 34 to 40 inch shaft with a D-grip or T-grip that matches your height. Everything else, including brand, matters […]
Stihl’s battery cut-off saws are the TSA 230, a 9-inch (230 mm) saw for cuts up to about 2.75 inches deep, and the larger TSA 300, a 12-inch (300 mm) saw that cuts close to 4 inches deep; both run on Stihl’s 36-volt AP batteries. The TSA 230 suits pavers, tile, rebar and indoor work […]
The Stihl AR 3000 L is the largest backpack battery in Stihl’s professional AR L line, holding roughly 1.5 kWh of energy so a single AP-system tool can run for most of a working day without swapping packs. It makes sense for landscape crews and grounds staff who run blowers, trimmers or hedge trimmers for […]
A DeWalt blower and trimmer combo is worth buying if you want two shared-battery yard tools for a small-to-medium lawn and you already own, or plan to build on, DeWalt’s 20V MAX or 60V MAX FLEXVOLT batteries. The 20V MAX kits cover typical suburban edging and cleanup; the 60V FLEXVOLT kits are for larger properties, […]
A 21-inch electric lawn mower is the sweet spot for most suburban lawns between roughly a quarter and half an acre: wide enough to finish in one battery cycle on typical lots, narrow enough to fit through a 36-inch gate, and light enough to push or self-propel without a fight. The right one for you […]
The Yard Butler step edger is a good, inexpensive tool for cutting a crisp new edge along flower beds, walkways and tree rings, especially if you only have a few dozen feet of edge and want something quiet that never needs fuel or a battery. It is a manual, foot-powered edger: a long steel shaft […]
The most powerful electric lawn mowers in 2026 are the flagship 21-inch self-propelled models from EGO, Milwaukee, Toro, Greenworks and DeWalt, plus battery zero-turn riders such as the EGO Z6 and Ryobi’s 80V HP zero-turns if you need to cut acres rather than a suburban lot. “Power” on a battery mower is not one number, […]
A DeWalt leaf blower “tool only” (model numbers ending in “B”, such as the DCBL722B or DCBL720B) is the bare blower without a battery or charger, and it only makes financial sense if you already own DeWalt 20V MAX or 60V MAX FLEXVOLT packs of at least 4 to 5Ah. If you have those packs, […]
