The internet sure is nifty

We have a ground drive manure spreader that we use to distribute compost evenly over the fields. It looks something like this, except ours is green. The compost is loaded in the retangular box, and in the bottom of the box lie two chains with several bars across them. The chains move along the bottom of the box, dragging the bars with them, and then they loop under the box back to beginning. The chains are geared to the ground movement of the axle, and as they rotate along the floor of the retangular wooden box, the bars push the compost out the back.

Anyway, both our chains busted the other day, which was a bummer, to say the least. (Now, why the chains busted is the subject of some debate, but there is a slim possibility that someone around here was in a hurry and overloaded the box with wet heavy compost. But that is just a slim chance, mind you.)

Without being able to spread compost, we cannot adequately prep the beds for planting, and right now we are in major planting mode. So I was thinking, where the heck am I doing to get a replacement chain link for a 50 year old manure spreader, or at least something I can use to temporarily get it working again.

The answer -- you got it -- the internet. Only $0.97 for the part I need. Shipped via two day UPS from Wisconsin, and we should be in business again on Wednesday.

What will they think of next?