August 27, 20187 yr Ok so do to asking very nicely i obtained the hub from a tractor the other day and wanted to know if this would be made of cast steel or not because if it isnt forgeable then its going to the metal place to give me a few dollars tomorrow along with 500 pounds old broken steel fencing
August 27, 20187 yr Regardless of what it's made of, my vote would be turn it in for scrap and use the money to buy known steel. The size and shape of that hub would wear me out trying to forge anything useful out of it.
August 27, 20187 yr 51 minutes ago, Buzzkill said: turn it in for scrap Especially if you're already going to the scrap yard anyway.
August 27, 20187 yr Author Thats what my thinking was but i figured id ask in case it would be really good steel the walls themselve are about 1 1/2 inches thick so it should bring a little money
August 27, 20187 yr It's easy to obsess about cool scrap, but if there's a way to turn it into cash that you can then spend on consumables and known stock, go for it.
August 27, 20187 yr How old is the fencing? if old enough to be WI; then I'd save it and sell/trade it at a conference. I used to pick up some WI fencing pieces from an ornamental iron company who would replace it with mild steel replicas when someone ran into it with a car in the old section of town.
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.