I have written this story before, but will tell again. My Dad has bought tillers - Befco, etc. Friends bought JD. When my brother and I were looking we found KK 72" for $1100. Same Befco, Deere-$3K +. We heard from friends-"do not go cheap". We decided to go with the KK because we could buy 2 for less than the price of 1 of the others. Had great results. So much so that we bought another "60. When the fellow that said "do not go cheap" saw how great they were working- he went and bought one. Service? what for-gear drive,slip clutch=no service. Paint? Come on, they are tillers. Hidden rocks, cement, etc, are going to take their toll no matter how nice when new. I don't know of anyone that treats theirs like a show piece. My brother is a landscaper and I till around new construction for lawn prep. I do not know how much harder you are going to work them unless you intend to till cement parking lots. After seeing what others are asking for their tillers, and what the KK can do, I would only recommend KK. When it wears out, I will go and buy another KK.