This will be the second Yardman vacuum I've owned. The first one I sold to my neighbor when I replaced it with the one I now own. Both have been excellent performers & I can say that about all my Yardman machines. Yard vacs take the difficult work out of yard cleanup. I live adjacent to a state park so I get allot of leaves. The Yardman unit is an amazing machine. The easy starting 4HP Briggs & Stratton engine is very adequate in getting the job done efficiently. You can pack allot of leaves in the large 6.6cu.ft. bag making less trips to empty, which is easily removed & reinstalled. I might add that the wheel height adjustment is also done quite easily & offers numerous combination's front & rear. All in all, it's a very durable, well engineered machine. My leaf raking days & blisters are over. I don't know what I'd do without it!