Very heavy but with excellent suction power. We decided to keep it, although it sometimes leaves gravel and sand behind. There is almost a little trick to make it cleaner. We need to raise the front end to get it to pick up more dirt. I expected more from this machine where it is called professional. Update: We've been using this vacuum for a few months now and we like it a lot more. He endured several hours of cleaning. We never had to change belts. We have to keep buying new bags because small stones and sand wear them down. In general, the vacuum cleaner is good, I will buy more. I updated my stars.