ryoon4690, ScottD, 4est Trekker, beetle, wildkatt, Lombard...Thank you so much for the nice complaments.
mullet and Ken75... Thanks guys. I started to stop at 23", but heck, I like to push the limits. Went real slow on the tiller after that. Used the tillering gizmo and Riches tillering style. That kept the tiller about perfect after every scrape

Every once in a while a brain fart will work out. I just don't want that kind of gas on a regular basis.