Hands-On Review
Updated August 4, 2026
I kept seeing this thing go viral on Facebook, people calling it "the vacuum for your lawn" and swearing it replaced their rake. Problem is there are three of them, the 21, the 26, and the new 30 inch, and they look about the same in a 20-second clip.
Too much money to guess wrong on, so I bought all three and ran them across the same messy yard for a few weeks, clippings, leaves, pine needles, sticks. No sponsorship, my own money. Here is the honest review of each.
3rd Place
The oldest of the three. It is all metal, which sounds tough, but the build actually feels a bit flimsy for metal, and it is the one most likely to wear out over time. It is heavy to push, and the hopper does not come off cleanly, you kind of wrestle it to empty.
2nd Place
The 2025 went mostly plastic, so it is light and easy to steer, and the removable basket clicks off and dumps in a second. For small jobs around the yard it is honestly pleasant to use. The catch is what it is made of.
1st Place
This is the one they got right. It took everything good about the first two, the metal frame from the 26 and the click-off basket from the 21, and made it bigger and better. It is light enough that I push it one-handed, and the height dials in right on the front, drop it lower and it grabs more, raise it and it glides. But the real reason it won is the brush.
Same yard, same test. Green marks where each one wins.
| 202426 in | 202521 in | 202630 inNewest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 26 in | 21 in | 30 in |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic | Hybrid |
| Bristles | Broom | Plastic | V-angled |
| Reaches ground | No | No | Yes |
| Basket | Lift-out | Click-off | Click-off |
| Effort | Heavy | Easiest | Easy |
| My score | 7.3 | 8.0 | 9.6 |
| Price | ~$259 | ~$189 | ~$329 |
What set the 30" apart is the brush. Instead of the flat broom rows on the older models, it uses commercial-style, V-angled brushes that funnel debris toward the center and reach all the way down to concrete or turf. It grabs more in one pass, where the older two needed a second or third lap the 30" cleared it once. The brush also spins faster than the wheels, so it flicks debris up into the basket, and pulling it backward stops the brush to line up the next pass.
Ten height levels on the front dial it in from concrete to tall grass. Over a few weeks it swallowed grass clippings, leaves, sticks, pine needles, acorns, gumballs, even dried dog mess, about 90% in a pass. Honest caveats, true of any sweeper: the basket fills up fast, it likes a flat lawn over bumpy ground or tall weeds, and it takes more room than a rake, though the handle folds flat to store. Assembly took about ten minutes.
The short version: buy the 30-inch. Metal frame, click-off basket, and the V-angled brush that actually reaches the ground. At about $329 it is the priciest, but the one I would not trade back. Tiny yard, light cleanup? The 21" is fine at about $189. Everyone else, the 30".
Full disclosure: I kept the 30", gave the 21" to my brother-in-law, and returned the 26". Painless, I emailed the company, they sent a label, I shipped it back.
One heads up: these sell out every fall, and the 30" is the first to go. If you want one, get it before the leaves drop.