He had disassembled the steel pads, welded new cleats on each one, and strung them back together.
He said the steel pads were too damaged for him to weld new cleats onto them.
mnli hypothesis: He said the steel pads were too damaged for him to weld new cleats onto them. premise: He had disassembled the steel pads, welded new cleats on each one, and strung them back together.