I notice this post is about a year old but I just happened to stumble across it. I've been using a RT9016 for about 3 years now in a hobby size garden (about 50X30). I was a little leery of it at first, but after using it a while I'm pretty happy with it. The first year was starting a new garden on hard red clay pasture (I live in OK) but it broke up the ground just fine. I added all the stuff (topsoil, mulch, sand, etc) and it did a good job of mixing with a minimum of jerking around. It's very easy to handle while moving forward but is a little clumsy to turn in a tight corner. I've never been a huge fan of Briggs&Stratton but this one has pretty much changed my mind. Starts first pull every time and runs great. I like the gas valve because I turn off the gas and run it dry at the end of each season. My biggest complaint is the forward and reverse levers on the right handle. They are very clumsy to grab which contributes to the turning problem in a tight space where you have to go forward, back up, go forward, etc. My second biggest complaint is lack of a neutral for transport, but pulling the wheel pins isn't really that big of a deal. I also wish it had a some kind of separate clutch for operating the wheels without turning the tines, but I don't know if any of them have that. The furrower works surprisingly well, provided the dirt is well mixed. All in all, I'd probably buy another one. One 1 to 10 I'd probably give it an 8.