74 slats, 296 angle cuts, and 148 holes for these Smith Spreader slats to function properly. That's a lot of angles and holes that have to be just right in order for this apron to rotate freely as it unloads the manure. Another step closer in getting this 115 year old Great Western Spreader functioning again. Thanks for coming along.

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