Who uses outdoor power equipment?

Outdoor power equipment is commonly used by do-it-yourself (DIY) enthusiasts and homeowners for residential purposes. End users such as lawn & plant care providers and landscape service providers use outdoor power equipment for commercial purposes, with the most widely used equipment being the lawn mower.

Which outdoor power equipment should you buy?

You’ll typically find him in his old fixer-upper, engrossed in a DIY project or trying out a new recipe. The best outdoor power equipment you can buy right now, from Consumer Reports tests of snow blowers, lawn mowers, string trimmers, and more.

Are outdoor power tools a good purchase?

Learn More › Outdoor power tools aren’t a small purchase, so you want to have confidence that you picked the right product the first time. To help you make the right decision for your property, we test everything from chipper shredders to string trimmers, basically just about any type of lawn and garden equipment for any size and type of yard.

What types of outdoor power equipment do CR members use?

CR members with digital access can dig through those ratings, which include hundreds of individual models, from three-stage gas snow blowers to battery-powered pressure washers. (Or you can simply scroll down for our selection of the very best outdoor power equipment from our tests.)

How does Consumer Reports test outdoor power equipment?

Consumer Reports’ process goes something like this: Every year, our market analysts identify hundreds of new pieces of outdoor power equipment. We deploy a team of secret shoppers to buy each model we test to ensure that we’re getting the same products you’d find at retail. Even after we test the tools, we’re still not done.