When leaf clean-up is a regular job rather than a once-a-year chore, the KV Series is built to keep up. It's the harder-working step up from the Little Billy, made for serious residential blocks and small commercial property maintenance, and it draws on Billy Goat's 40-year legacy of strong suction, simple operation and reliable design. Point it at leaves, seeds, mulch, blooms, small branches and general litter across patios, lawns, driveways, walkways, garden beds, decks, pool areas and fence lines, and it inhales the lot. Add the optional hose kit and you can reach in between shrubs, under decks and around utilities without breaking your back.

The grunt comes from a 27" (53cm) wide intake and a metal 5-blade serrated impeller that shreds debris as it goes, so more packs into the generous 151L felt bag with dust skirt before you need to empty it, and variable height adjustment lets you match it to the surface. Choose the one that suits how you work: the BGKV601FB if you're happy to push, or the self-propelled BGKV601SPFB, with rear-wheel drive that does the walking for you on bigger areas or a slope.