Customer Reviews for Karcher S650 Outdoor Push Sweeper

The sweeper is a good value for the money. The unit is relatively cheap. It is push powered so there is no need for batteries or electric cords. It easily beats a regular broom in most cases as far as efficiency goes. Dislikes: does poor off flat surfaces, can't pick up larger debris.

Easy to push and picks up dirt, and it doesn’t use electricity or gas.

I bought this to sweep a large driveway of acorns, hickory nuts and small twigs. Hickory nuts are too big and heavy. Large twigs jam it. Container is small and fills up quickly with just a few random leaves. Compared to an old Hoover Spin Sweep it is not as good. Maybe good for very small material.

I chose the S650 as the design looked good and the reviews were promising. However, after 100' of success removing debris from my concrete driveway, the joy ended. The sweeper would jump or wobble from side to side as if the drive wheels were independently braking. Very disappointing.

We live at the beach during the summer and constantly have people dragging sand onto our sidewalks. The S650 is easy to walk back and forth behind and seems to take less energy that sweeping using a broom. It's ideal for this application! Emptying it is a breeze as well. It works best in wide open spaces as it's a bit clumsy on corners.

Belt broke in 3 weeks of light usage

We bought this several years ago. It is used daily in a large area. The greatest part is that it collects not only leaves and dirt but the very tiny seeds of our many, messy Crape Myrtle trees. The only thing is now it seems the rubber stripping in the back is starting to wear and I don't see replacement parts.

The guys in the shop looked at it when I unboxed it. They all were thinking that this thing will never work. One guy started using it and in a few days the others did. The floors are poc marked ang dusty concrete. There are metal chips and dirt on the floor and so far it's working well. We'll have to see how long it takes to wear out and need rebuilt.....

I love this sweeper. For anyone who has a long driveway that gets tired of pushing a broom, this is a great time saver. I was surprised by how much stuff this sweeper picks up. leaves, grass clippings, small branches. Very easy to use and does not take up much space. Highly recommend.

Fairly easy to assemble. Great for cleaning small debris on asphalt.

Good product.

Simple design, easy to use. Does a decent job sweeping picking up debris, worth it.

It arrived with one of the screws for the handle missing. Of course it was one that local hardware stores didn't carry, but I improvised. The product is lightweight. It doesn't pick up every stone and twig, but it does the job and is easier on my back than sweeping with a push broom.

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We have the bigger model at work and it makes sweeping so much easier I could not resist getting the home version for myself. This is the 4th item I have from Karcher and like the rest, it works like a dream with no problems.

Picks up pee gravel size material down to dust. Front wheel stops rolling quite often when going over larger debis.

easy to assemble and use, works good but doesn't hold as much as I would like. I get a lot of acorns in my driveway and have to make multiple passes. Great for smaller jobs.

I buy one annually. I have many oak trees on my property that surround a concrete driveway. I use the sweeper daily for several months.

Not great, but very good. Are use this on cement floors in my barn. It doesn’t pick up Hay very well, but it gets the dust without making the barn dusty.

I found this sweeper to be extremely helpful and the design was very well made. This sweeper has saved me so much time and I want to say thank you!

Very useful, good work tool

Small container for debris...not very good for leaves.

I wish that I had purchased another type of push sweeper, The collection container is mainly for very small objects

Easy to assemble.The spinning brushes work by a belt, no plastic gears to wear out or break.Easy to empty.

Absolutely love this push sweeper. Before I needed the blower, dust pan and broom. The sweeper is the all in one package. Super tight areas or deep un-even surfaces are of course problematic, but every where else, garage, driveway, curb, sidewalk are all surfaces that it handles well. Very pleased.

Would have been 5 stars except that hardware to mount the brushes and secure the handle were missing. Based on the condition of the box, this was all on Karcher. Whoever packed this sweeper failed to do their job. Karcher said they were shipping me the replacement parts, still waiting, although in fairness they said 10 - 15 days and it has not been that long yet. That said, having assembled the sweeper using my own screws and bolts, the sweeper it's self works extremely well and I do recommend it.

Works pretty good. I like to get on YouTube and view items before I buy and I did with this. I use it after I mow grass to pick up grass clippings and debris on sidewalks and the street. It won’t pick up everything but does a better job than I thought. It does take a few passes and once the receptacle gets full, grass is expelled behind the unit in a row. I dump it frequently to minimize this. It is better than pushing a broom in this heat that’s for sure. Just an FYI karchers customer service is not the best. My unit came directly from the factory. When I opened the box there was no instruction guide only on the flap of the box. I was missing one the bolts and the black knob/nut. Also since there was no instructions I figured the brushes either snap to the bottom or you have to unbolt the belt drive and goes on the top. Big mistake. The belt came loose along with washers rolling all over the place. After fiddling putting it back to together I remembered a YouTube video showing how to put together. Well, the brushes are held with 6 screws to the bottom and they were missing. I ended up finding screws and bolts in my garage to get it to work. I called number on the box, in which they gave me a name and number to call. After 45 minutes I got a phone call from guy saying they gave me the wrong number call this one. So, I told them the situation and they are sending me a replacement bolt and nut along with screws. It’s been THREE WEEKS and I still haven’t received the parts. Also in the video it show four brushes. Mine came with two. They told me on the phone the unit only comes with two. And to top it all off I bought mine three weeks ago for $138 now it’s $122..

Doesn't push leaves and needles into tray to be emptied into garbage. Just collects it into a pile to be picked up by hand. I can do that with my push broom. I have a bad back that doesn't let me constantly bend over, so for me a waste of money.

I bought this a week ago to sweep the floors in a department in my company that creates a lot of fine dust the a broom will not pick up. The broom just moves it around. This thing is pretty amazing. It sweeps right down to the bare concrete. I will see how long it lasts but so far it is working great. Not only taking the dust off the floor but saving tons of time pushing the dust around with a broom.