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2. String trimmer - Wikipedia

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   A string trimmer, also known by the portmanteau strimmer and the trademarks Weedwacker, Weed Eater and Whipper Snipper, [1] [a] is a garden power tool for cutting grass, small weeds, and groundcover. It uses a whirling monofilament line instead of a blade, which protrudes from a rotating spindle at the end of a long shaft topped by a gasoline ...

3. George Ballas - Wikipedia

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   Ballas got the idea for the trimmer while driving through an automatic car wash, where the rotating brushes gave him an idea. Using a tin can laced with fishing line and an edge trimmer, he tried out his idea, which worked. After some refinements, he shopped it around to several tool makers, who all rejected his invention.

4. Weed Eater - Wikipedia

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   Weed Eater is a string trimmer company founded in 1971 in Houston, Texas by George C. Ballas, Sr., the inventor of the device. The idea for the Weed Eater trimmer came to him from the spinning nylon bristles of an automatic car wash. He thought that he could come up with a similar technique to protect the bark on trees that he was trimming around.

5. The Grampa's Weeder will save your back and knees - AOL

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   Simply place the tool over a weed, push it into the ground and lean the long handle to unearth the roots and the pesky plant in one fell swoop. $40 at Walmart. With a great origin story ...

6. This cordless electric scrubber (down to $40!) is a must-have ...

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   The more stressed I get, the more I clean up around the house. I can't help it! With clutter, dirt and grime out of the way, I feel calm and in control.

7. Brushcutter (garden tool) - Wikipedia

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   The power unit of a 240 V electric brushcutter. A brushcutter (also called a brush saw, clearing saw or gasoline goat) is a powered garden or agricultural tool used to trim weeds, small trees, and other foliage not accessible by a lawn mower or rotary mower.