Nick O Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 the two pieces I found were in a woods for a very long time there was trash and all sorts of thing on top of them so my thoughts are that its an old dumping sight. The piece that is a very odd shape has no pitting even though I had to take my knife and cut through tree roots and move other trash the metal has no pitting and I mean no pitting anywhere and its been out here a long time so I think its wrought iron. Also there is a chisel thing on one end this is forge welded on and there are two eyes on this piece to that are forge welded. I believe its a factory made piece off of an old bailer or implement. Another reason I think its iron is because looking at the sides its got almost a damaskus look to it but its very hard to see. The other thing is a what I think is an old wagon axel, the ends have a hand made nut that threads on and has a shoulder that looks like its to keep a wheel from moving too much also the ends were the wheel goes is tapered. It weighs about 20lb and has a bit of a bend in it also its kind of springy. its also pitted I also included a pic of the nut were you can see a forge weld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 the axle looking thing is indeed a wagon axle. cant tell what the other item is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Certainly an axle. If you clean it up a bit you may find a stamping on it somewhere. Often the numbers tell you the diameter of the wheel pin and its length. Don't know what the other thing is. You're probably right - part off an agricultural implement of some kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I'm not overly familiar with old wagons, but a stab in the dark.....the odd shaped gubbins......it wouldn't be a brake mechanism would it? I'm thinking pivot in the middle, foot plate on the end with the eye possibly acting with a latch as a parking brake....no????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothBore Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 7 hours ago, Nick O said: there are two eyes on this piece to that are forge welded The "eye" in the second picture appears to me, to have been Arc welded. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccustomknives Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Looks like parts to a cart or buggy of some kind. I don't think it went to a full blown wagon. Smoothbore, I'm thinking it's gas welded. That would date it between 1890ish to as late as the 40's. I've got some rods that were on a building made around 1900, one of the eyes were gas welded. They are an interesting find, I'd like to know if they were wrought or steel. That would go a long way to figuring out an age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 the fillet looks more like a gas weld to me too. May want to check the axle for carbon content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothBore Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 11 hours ago, jmccustomknives said: Smoothbore, I'm thinking it's gas welded. That could very well be ..... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heelerau Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Mate it is likely a light axel from a sulky, waggon axels are much heavier, no idea what the other thing is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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