Dan Tilford is the Lawn & Power Editor at YardToolLab, a role shaped by 12 years of hands on experience in outdoor power equipment. Before joining the review team, he spent years leading a landscape crew, where he learned firsthand which tools held up under daily abuse and which failed on the job. Over the past decade, he has tested more than 200 cordless mowers, string trimmers, and leaf blowers, focusing on battery platform longevity, real world cutting performance, and ergonomics. Tilford no longer works in landscaping, but he still runs every tool through his own property and a network of test yards. Readers trust his reviews because he prioritizes honest wear and tear over marketing claims, and he never recommends a tool he would not use himself.