Hi John - this is our first year carrying the Honda tillers, so I don't have a lot of experience with these. The reviews we have gotten from customers who own the Honda have been kind of a mixed bag. I have seen a couple of reviews that talk about how this model loses power the more you use it, which I can't confirm or deny from personal knowledge. With that said, I would recommend the Troy-Bilt TB146EC. The small Troy-Bilt cultivators are very dependable, and Troy-Bilt really is synonomous with garden tillers. The small Mantis tillers are also very popular, and are quite dependable as well. Hope this helps.