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
The Craftsman 18-inch 42cc chainsaw (sold as the S180) is a budget gas saw that handles storm cleanup, limbing and occasional firewood cutting well, but its modest engine on a fairly long bar means it cuts hardwood slowly and is not built for daily heavy use. For a homeowner who runs a saw a few […]
A battery lawn mower with a rear roller swaps the two back wheels for a full-width roller, which lets you mow right up to edges, leave proper stripes and stay stable on slopes, and you can get one either as a cordless rotary mower or as a cordless cylinder (reel) mower. The catch for US […]
Stihl chainsaw carburetor adjustment is done with up to three screws, L (low-speed mixture), H (high-speed mixture) and LA (idle speed), and on most modern saws you only fine-tune within the range allowed by limiter caps, starting from the standard setting in your owner’s manual. Before touching any screw, clean the air filter, check the […]
DeWalt’s battery powered pressure washer is the 20V MAX DCPW550, a cordless power cleaner rated at up to 550 PSI and 1.0 gallon per minute that can draw water from a hose or from a bucket, which makes it a good fit for light cleaning far from an outlet but not a replacement for a […]
A DeWalt 12 volt battery charger for current 12V MAX lithium-ion packs is usually one of DeWalt’s 12V/20V MAX multi-voltage chargers, such as the DCB107, DCB112 or DCB115, which take the slide-style 12V MAX batteries as well as 20V MAX packs. The main difference between them is charging current, which decides how long you wait. […]
A Bosch cordless lawn mower at 36V gives you a wider cutting deck and noticeably more runtime than Bosch’s single-battery 18V models, which makes it the better fit for lawns from roughly 300 to 600 square meters (about 3,000–6,500 sq ft), while the 18V versions suit small urban plots. The catch for US buyers is […]
A 20 volt Porter-Cable battery is a 20V MAX lithium-ion slide pack that fits only Porter-Cable 20V MAX tools and chargers; it does not fit DeWalt or Black+Decker 20V tools despite all three brands sitting under Stanley Black & Decker. Genuine packs such as the 1.5Ah PCC680L and 4.0Ah PCC685L are the safest replacements, and […]
The best storage idea for a lawn mower depends on its footprint: a push mower with the handle folded needs only about 2×3 ft of floor (or less if it stores upright), so a garage corner, wall bracket or small horizontal shed works, while a riding mower or lawn tractor needs roughly 5×7 ft plus […]
A Generac 2900 PSI pressure washer is a gas-powered residential machine that sits in the sweet spot for homeowners who clean concrete, decks and siding several times a year: it typically pairs a Generac OHV engine of around 196cc with an axial cam pump delivering roughly 2.3–2.5 GPM, which works out to well over twice […]
The DeWalt PowerStack 5Ah battery (DCBP520) is worth buying if you run high-draw 20V MAX tools like circular saws, grinders and hammer drills and want more punch and a shorter pack than the classic 5Ah XR battery; if you mostly drive screws and drill small holes, a compact PowerStack or a 2Ah pack is lighter […]
