✅ SOLVED What are these? I find them everywhere.

[scavanau]

This is probably my 10th one. Different areas but all have farming and logging histories. Might not even be related to that?

 

[catherine1]

The first one looks like a broken spear point.........is it metal? Put under MD coil.

 

[Bruce R]

Those are ice plugs for horse shoes, have you ever seen horse shoes with big holes in them? These plugs are driven into the shoes to give traction on ice, mud, etc.

 

[scavanau]

Definitely, Bruce. I have several shoes with them. Thank you.

 

[Bruce R]

Yours or the horses' ? LOL

 

[AU Seeker]

Those are ice plugs for horse shoes, have you ever seen horse shoes with big holes in them? These plugs are driven into the shoes to give traction on ice, mud, etc.

Great ID Bruce, here's video of ice harvesting that shows the horseshoes using this type of ice stud, they were also used in logging and of course anywhere there's was horses working on ice.

https://youtu.be/3x9rc-54s-I

 

[G.I.B.]

Yours or the horses' ? LOL

My ex-wife wore 'em too.

 

[Bruce R]

I only knew about them cause I found a can of them in my grandfathers barn as a kid and my Dad told me all about them, he grew up using draft horses on the farm.

 

[relic lover]

I have been finding them also I figure they were off of a tractor wheel from before the days of rubber tires. Now I know what they are. Sure don't want that horse is stepping on your foot or kicking you in the head LOL

 

[scavanau]

I have been finding them also I figure they were off of a tractor wheel from before the days of rubber tires. Now I know what they are. Sure don't want that horse is stepping on your foot or kicking you in the head LOL

OUCH!

 

[Bruce R]

I sure don't want a horse stepping on my feet, I don't care if he's wearing ice cleats or high top Reeboks, even a small horse weighs like a thousand pounds!

 

[digger460]

I sure don't want a horse stepping on my feet, I don't care if he's wearing ice cleats or high top Reeboks, even a small horse weighs like a thousand pounds!

Had one step on my foot in Colorado. Not a happy thing!