old iron

[captain redbeard]

Here's some of the iron I've been finding at a spot of mine. Pretty neat finding old farm and mill parts or just seeing how things were made and worked in those days. I'm finding tons of iron and most if it is corroded, but still neat.

 

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[A2coins]

That is pretty cool old history keep digging you will find your Gem all those pieces will tell a story Good Job!!

 

[captain redbeard]

Yea, it is a lot of fun. Learning what the finds are and just the general history of the place and what went on is very interesting.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[trapperart]

Nice finds congrats

 

[against the wind]

Those look like spikes. Any railroads close to that farm.
Keep pulling that iron. It does have a habit of masking the silver.
Who knows,, maybe one of those iron overload signals will end up being a can of coins.

 

[marion moore]

since you found some old mill parts, you may find some old flat belt pulleys. the mill would have different sizes of

pulleys on different pcs of machinery, then they would use line shafts with different pulleys and flat leather belts

to drive the machinery. the whole set-up would be connected to a water wheel. no electric (great idea) if you notice

all the old mills that are left are on a river. later on the replaced the pulleys and etc. with a generator and electric

motors. this is just for you young folks. thanks, marion

 

[captain redbeard]

There was a railroad nearby as well as a station, but I think that came later in the 1800s. I have pulled some neat stuff out of there so far, but assume with all that iron around masking there is a lot more to pull out. I was thinking that some of those round parts were for those old flat belt pulleys or some type of wheel. I've found a couple of them, but of the same size nothing bigger yet. There is no remaining evidence of these mills other that what I'm pulling out of the ground Its all farm field now, but they are all near a creek or near where they diverted the creek (at the time). My grandfather actually used to use a huge flat belt to operate a piece of machinery from his tractor (dangerous) years ago and had an old flat belt splicer which was pretty neat. Thanks for the responses and info

 

[relic nut]

I love to dig old iron at old sites. It tells the story so well and I love trying to figure it out. It's like trying to put a puzzle together and the high value targets usually start showing up the more you work the site. If your finding hand forged iron, you know its a old site. That site should produce for a long time. Thanks for sharing.


HH, Relic Nut

 

[captain redbeard]

Thanks for the input Relic nut, exactly my view right now.