Re: Best 40 horse for tiller

[reivertom]

I’d go for simple, easy to fix….and cheaper. I see mid 50s to early 60s 35hp motors for sale pretty regularly and they many times don’t cost as much as the smaller motors in the same condition. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been tempted by such an animal in my area, but I see them all over. IIRC my buddy had a tiller Johnson 40hp manual shift from the early 70s. Just try to find out what fuel mix the PO used if you can. 24/1 is the magic number on the earlier 35s. I saw an electric start tiller not too long ago that made me look at my wallet. :^)