Slotted Type guards are a solid sheet with pressed slot openings. These slots allow a lot more flow that drilled type guards, but also allow more debris in, and are more prone to damming when debris gets lodged in the slots. Maintenance is a bit more aggressive on these guards, and needs to be done a couple times a year to keep those slots clean.

PRICE: $$
AESTHETIC: 3
FLOW SPEED: 4
PINE STRAW: 3
BROAD LEAF: 4
POLLEN: 2
MAINTENANCE: 2+ per year/ brush out slots