Not a good sweeper. I read reviews talking about how poorly it does on grass thinking then it must be good on pavement . Wrong. It's very difficult to operate it smoothly. It bucks and lurches and sometimes throws you backwards. What it doesn't do is sweep. I also bought the catcher attachment thinking that would help a lot. Wrong again. It picks up about half of what it purports to sweep. The catcher broke the first hour of operation. Cheap little wheels that had no hope of lasting. When I called for warranty replacement, they ignored me. Don't buy this product!

The following advertised statement is far from being true. The machine does not work well on the lawn. The sweeper is very agressive and dug into the lawn like a roto tiller, almost forcing the operator(s) to the ground. Extremely difficult to handle the machine on a lawn surface. Machine was returned. Still waiting reimbursement for the return. This was a disappointing experience as we were looking forward to using this machine for yardwork. The machine itself is very well built. It may work great on a hard surface (concrete or black top) but definitely not for yard use. As advertised...."Whether removing dirt, leaves, twigs, removing gravel and other debris from lawns, this adaptable power broom is effective across a wide assortment of surfaces. With many enhanced design features that are standard, the user-friendly operation makes this power sweeper an ideal solution for keeping yards looking great."

I made this purchase because i get a lot a gravel on my lawn every spring after the snow melts. It's alot of work to manually rake it, and i am getting older. The yardmax is very powerful. I have the idle set pretty low and it sweeps the gravel off the lawn without issue. I'm glad i made the purchase. I want to also note, it is easy to assemble.

I bought this to remove excess gravel from my asphalt drive that I had chipped and sealed (won't do that again). It worked great. It was also packaged very well and was easy to assemble. Word of caution, if the drive tires start slipping, be sure to let off the brush drive handle before lifting up to push forward or it will push you back.