3 Best Lawn Rollers of 2025

For domestic gardens it doesn’t get much more substantial than this 90 cm-wide Costway Heavy Duty 63 Litre Lawn Roller. This heavy duty option is the biggest featured here and it’s definitely the best lawn roller for large spaces.

The 63 L drum weighs around 110 kg when filled with sand, and 75 kg when filled with water. Of course, buying 65 L of sand is no joke, so it’s cheaper and easier to fill up with water, but helpful to have the option of a heavier weight if necessary.

If you’ve had a bit of a mole takeover in the garden, and are keen to flatten out their hills, or have soil that you want to pack down, this steel roller is a good tool to have around. It can also be used to prepare areas for seeding, or create stripes on the lawn.

Like most steel rollers, it requires some assembly on arrival. Fortunately, all of the holes are pre-drilled so it’s simply a case of screwing the parts together which doesn’t take long.

The galvanised-steel construction is pretty hardy and doesn’t rust quickly, but even so this lawn roller should be stored under cover when not in use because it’s not completely rust-resistant. There is a low scraper bar across the top, to stop debris from getting stuck to the drum, and a removable drain plug.

Speaking of storage, finding a place for this roller may prove a little tricky, simply because it’s such a wide object. Although, having said this, it can actually be stood upright for storage, which dramatically reduces its footprint.

Something else to bear in mind is that this lawn roller struggles to flatten more prominent, uneven patches of lawn – it’s best suited to rolling out divots, mole hills and soil. This may be because, due to its large width, the weight isn’t highly concentrated in just one area.

Overall, this is one of the best lawn rollers for large lawns. It’s a sturdy steel lawn roller that can cover larger areas in less passes. It’s also easy to fill and drain.

If the sight of an uneven and bumpy lawn is causing you grief, but you don’t want to waste money on a massive roller, this Oypla Galvanised Steel Lawn Roller may well provide the answer. It’s a smaller lawn roller than the Costway Heavy Duty Roller, but it’s still heavy enough to smooth over patches of uneven ground and create lawn stripes. In terms of its size and performance, it offers great value for money.

This steel lawn roller weighs around 30 kg when the 30 L drum is filled with water, and around 45 kg when filled with sand.

Whilst the weight and size of this garden roller may not be suitable for evening out large lawns, it does a good job of concentrating the weight in certain areas. That’s because, due to this roller’s 42 cm width, it can apply more pressure in specific areas than other lawn rollers.

As a result, it’s well suited to levelling areas of fresh ground for sowing grass seed. The narrow width also helps this lawn roller manoeuvre around smaller patches of lawn, or flowerbeds. It has a scraper bar across the top of the drum, which stops mud and debris from sticking to the roller.

Returning to the subject of storage, the handle folds down by loosening a couple of screws which makes for a smaller lawn roller to pack away. It only weighs 6.92 kg when empty, so can also be hung in the garage if preferred.

The most time-consuming process comes if you are hoping to fill the drum of this lawn roller with sand. The opening in the lawn roller is around 3 cm in diameter, so a hose fits easily to fill it with water; however, you’ll have to use a funnel to fill it with sand and this can take a long time – we’re talking 40 minutes or more.

Overall, this is the best lawn roller if you want a reasonable balance between weight and size. Although it’s not the largest steel lawn roller on this list, it’s still reasonably heavy, but it also has the benefit of being possible to hang for storage when empty.

The Garden Gear Heavy Duty Manual Push Lawn Roller is a good size garden roller for smaller lawns and medium sized gardens.

The 30 L galvanised-steel drum is 42 cm wide. It weighs around 36 kg when filled with water, and 60 kg when filled with sand. If you’re wondering what 30 L of sand looks like, it’s approximately two large bags of builder’s sand – like the kiln-dried sand you can buy from DIY shops.

Whilst this isn’t too expensive, it still takes a reasonably long time to actually fill the drum with the sand. This is the case with most lawn rollers; you’ll need a funnel and a fair amount of patience.

If you want to use this steel lawn roller to gently smooth over the whole garden, its 42 cm width is a good size for navigating around any obstacles you may have (like flower beds) without being too heavy to control.

It’s also one of the best lawn rollers for preparing small/medium lawns for turfing due to its manoeuvrability and lighter weight. It works well to flatten subsoil and may also be light enough to roll over new turf after it has taken root. Even without any filling it weighs 6 kg, which will be sufficient for areas that won’t withstand heavy rolling.

There is a low scraper bar over the top of the drum, which removes debris from the barrel and stop it from sticking and adding unnecessary weight. It also has a removeable drain plug that creates a tight seal and stops any leaks.

Overall, this is one of the best steel lawn rollers if you want a good value option that is small enough to navigate around occasional obstacles. It’s also a good size to turn tight corners and create clear stripes on the lawn.