This is a great question because the answer will reveal what type of lawn trimmer will work best to meet your lawn care needs. To answer this question, however, we are going to need to take some time to compare and contrast each type of trimmer with all the others. It will be a lot of information, but it will be worth it. Let’s get going. Spade Based Trimmers: Spade Based Trimmers are the tools that you will want to use when you are looking for perfection. This makes them an excellent tool for those who have smaller sized yards or for gardeners who want perfect edges. It is the best at creating the first trim and edge around the boundary lines of a yard, but it also works well for maintaining clean edges. Perfect Tool For: • Small Yards • Gardeners and Homeowners that want perfect edges Hand Shears: Hand Shears Can Be Used to Trim Trees and Bushes. This is not something that every other type of trimmer can do and those that will never be able to do it with the finesse of a pair of hand shears. Because these are manual tools, they are best suited to smaller yards or specific projects that require their fastidious touch. Perfect Tool For: • Small yards • Lawn care projects that require pruning or intricate trim work Rotary Based Trimmers: Rotary Based Trimmers are quicker at trimming and edging a yard when compared to a spade-based trimmer or hand shears. They are also less labor-intensive than the other types of manual trimmers. While many homeowners still use this type of trimmer, they are difficult to operate and are very labor-intensive when compared to the motorized types of trimmers. Perfect Tool For: • Small yards • Gardeners and homeowners who don’t mind using a little more effort to get clean lines along the edges of their yard or garden Motorized String Trimmer: Motorized String Trimmers are quicker at trimming and edging a yard when compared to a manual trimmer. Because of this, and the fact that they are significantly less labor-intensive, they are more useful for a large yard than any manual trimmer would be. Plus, they can be used to trim bushes and hedges with very little effort. Perfect Tool For: • Small to medium-sized yards • Gardeners and homeowners who don’t want to spend all their time and energy trimming and edging • Lawns with bushes that need regular trimming Motorized Single Wheel Trimmer: A Motorized Single Wheel Trimmer brings both power and function to the selection of lawn trimming tools. It is powerful enough to work in larger yards. Because it usually has a guiding wheel, it is also able to keep edges straighter than most string trimmers. Perfect Tool For: • Medium to large-sized yards • Gardeners and homeowners who want to get their yard trimmed quickly, but proficiently Motorized Multi Wheel Trimmer: Multi Wheel Trimmers with a motor are usually very powerful and designed for larger and more difficult yards. These don’t have the delicate touch that a manual trimmer has, so it should be used for more large-scale projects. These are excellent for maintaining clean edges around any sized yard. If your yard is small, make sure it is not too big or powerful for what you need to trim. Perfect Tool For: • Large yards • Gardeners and homeowners who want a multi-functional yard tool • Maintaining previously edged yard boundaries