What Is this?

[Truffleshuffle]

I dug this yesterday and I know its some kind of nut but not sure what kind it is or what it may even go to. It was 4 to 6 inches deep.

 

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[deepskyal]

That's a nut they use to tie wire on. Could be a dozen applications. They still use them.
Al

 

[Truffleshuffle]

Well unless it was for a lawn mower Its at least over ten years old lol

 

[liftloop]

Yea....Nothen,to inportan there!

 

[Truffleshuffle]

Yea....Nothen,to inportan there!

ya figured it was not much of a thing but just did not know what it was

 

[GopherDaGold]

Colonial small engine part, I'm thinking pressure washer

 

[ThTx]

Like deepskyal said - it is the nut from a wire splice. The grooved part of the bar goes into a U shaped nut on top of two or more wires. Tighten it down, tape it off and you have a removable wire splice. In a former life I was an electrician and used these many times.

 

[Mi$$ouri Jim]

Made of brass & copper. Toss it in the scrap metal recycling pile.

 

[simonds]

That makes sense. It would be a good place to attach a ground wire to.