I have one of these things. I bought it almost new the local pawn shop for $200 but it is not worth anywhere near what they cost new. I'm really disappointed in it. I am a STIHL man all the way but this thing just does not have the power needed to effectively till dirt. STIHL would argue that it isn't meant to till an entire garden but that is indeed what it should be able to do. They would say it is a cultivator to loosen previously tilled dirt which for that purpose it works well but I also have a little Craftsman 4 cycle tiller similar to this and I tilled my entire garden with it this evening. The STIHL wouldn't do the job.....