preference of current rear tined rototillers?

[Use Less]

We're looking for a rear tined rototiller.Current Troybuilt's[MTD] appear to be garbage.BCS is nice but really expensive;ditto Honda.
Anyone have experience with the Husqvarnas?any others?
Thanks.

[mistletoad]

We have a Husqvarna and its a work horse. Had it about 5 or 6 yrs now and it starts first time every time. I've used it to break several thousand feet of new ground. We have clay soil and a honeysuckle infestation - didn't faze it at all. I just walked alongside and guided it with one hand. BUT it has counter-rotational tines and is much harder to handle in already worked soil, so I leave that job to DH.

[Jack T.]

We've got an older TroyBilt Horse. . .awesome machine. Sorta like Mistle's Husky. . .walk along with one hand on the tiller. Fires on the first or second pull, every time.

[ginnie5]

we just bought one after thinking about it for a couple years and getting by with renting and borrowing. We got a cub cadet and that thing went thru our garden like it was nothing! I can handle it though.

[tyusclan]

BCS is by far the best, but they are pricey. I bought a 720 5 years ago, and I've never regretted it. One thing that finally sold me on the BCS is the transmission. There are no belts, and the transmission is warranted forever. If it ever tears up, they fix it free.

My dad has an older (1988 or so) Troy-bilt that's been a fantastic machine, but you're right the newer ones are junk.

I don't have any experience with any thing else.

[knight88]

My 15 year old Troy Horse is great, still chugging along in spite of the mistreatment it has received. I prefer an older, used Troy to anything available...

[HermitJohn]

New, high quality, cheap. You can pick two of the three, no where do all three exist together.

[Up North Louie]

What turns up under high quality + cheap?

I'm with Knight88. Our 10 or 15 year-old Troy it good iron. We'll just keep wrenching and welding as needed for the duration.

Don

[Use Less]

I agree with all of you re old-er Troybuilts,and I did rent a BCS last year:nice-but at $2500+ :OUCH ! SN Hondas at $1900 are bit pricey too.
I expect we'll go with the Husqvarna 700series:counter rotating and forward rotating ~$750 locally.
Thanks.