Leaves, grit, long drives · review
The widest sweep in the budget half of this group, with the smallest hopper behind it.
The bottom line Buy it for the width if the ground is open — and expect to empty it often in autumn.
The Güde GKM 700 sweeps the widest path in the affordable half of this group — 700 mm — at a quoted 2 000 m²/h, into a 14-litre hopper.
Fifty extra millimetres of width means fewer passes down a drive. Fourteen litres of hopper means more walks to the bin. Which of those decides your Saturday depends entirely on what you are sweeping: grit and dust are compact, leaves are not.
This machine has been sold for years, which is worth something practical: brushes, and the parts that wear, are easy to find. On sweepers the brushes are the consumable, and a machine whose spares have vanished is a machine with a season left in it.
Dry debris only. Wet leaves mat the roller, loose gravel is thrown rather than collected, fine dust is mostly moved. Set the brush height for the surface and expect to change it between a smooth terrace and a rough drive.
One reference across Germany, the UK, France, Italy and Spain. Not sold on Amazon’s US store.
| Working width | 700 mm with side brush |
|---|---|
| Area performance | 2 000 m²/h |
| Hopper | 14 l |
| Drive | Manual |
| Amazon reference | B003BUBLMM |
| EAN | 4015671159311 |
For a long straight drive, yes — fewer passes. In a courtyard with corners, a wider machine is harder to turn and harder to get up to a wall, and it stores less easily. Width helps in proportion to how open the area is.
On grit and dust, rarely. On autumn leaves, constantly: leaves are bulky and a 14-litre hopper fills in a few passes. If leaves are the main job, the 20-litre machines in this group are the better match, or accept the walk to the bin.
Compared with the median of its own aisle on this site — not with the market at large.
6.9/ 10
Buy it for the width if the ground is open — and expect to empty it often in autumn.
Long, open, hard-surfaced areas where sweeping width saves passes
cleaning machines from the same category, at nearby prices. Only what all of them publish is shown: a column with holes compares nothing.
| Model | Price | Working width | Amazon reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Güde GKM 700 | 120 £ | 700 mm with side brush | B003BUBLMM |
| Scheppach S800 | 115 £ | 650 mm | B0CCRZ755Z |
| Kärcher S 3 Twin 2-in-1 | 150 £ | 650 mm with side brushes | B0GGGY547G |
| VEVOR Manual Sweeper 650 mm | 88 £ | 650 mm | B0H3YVJFZV |
At 120 £, it sits 0 % against the 120 £ median of the 7 models in this category published here.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 15, 2026.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cleaning machines and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
700 mm width · 20 l hopper · tandem roller system
A tandem roller system that picks up flat paper and drink cans — the test cheap sweepers fail.
Best for: Forecourts, workshop floors and shared drives — mixed debris, regularly, for years
≈ £205 / 99 €
650 mm width · 2 600 m²/h · 20 l container · dry surfaces
Twenty litres and 2 600 m²/h, sold in three of the five European stores we check.
Best for: A drive or yard in Germany, the UK or France, where price decides
≈ 77 €
650 mm width · 1 800 m²/h · 16 l hopper · 9.7 kg · two side brushes
Two side brushes and a 16-litre hopper: the sweeper you push once rather than the broom you swing all afternoon.
Best for: Terraces, paths and short drives cleaned regularly, where storage space is limited
≈ £150 / 130 €
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
