including grass trimmers. Ryobi also has gas trimmers to choose from, and if you're in the market for a new trimmer, it can be difficult to determine what's better between gas or electric.

Predicted brand reliability ratings are based on estimated problem rates for newly purchased gas straight shaft string trimmers, by the end of the 4th year of ownership.

One of our recommendations, the Ryobi RY40290 ... we no longer recommend gas-powered string trimmers. But we did decide to drastically overcorrect, so we now have a recommendation for a scythe.