What is this?

[teammajic]

I found these items while detecting near the tennessee river. I dont have any idea what they are any ideas? The hole on the smaller piece is threaded and the other end appears to be broke.

 

[wvwildman]

some kind of cable clamp and the other one is a big cotter key

 

[teammajic]

Thanks. Any other ideas?

 

[wvwildman]

your welcome just a guess on the first pic but 2nd pic is a cotter key cotter key - Google Search

 

[teammajic]

Thanks

 

[teammajic]

The second piece is about 6 inches long and it dont slit like a cotter key and the hole on the end is threaded

 

[teammajic]

Its solid

 

[wvwildman]

cool dont know then

 

[wvwildman]

its a neat one

 

[Paleopilot]

Looks like a big piston rod!

 

[arnofarrell]

Throw it in the scrap iron pile.

 

[taz42o]

Second item is part of a plow clevis.


The threaded part in the red box.

 

[teammajic]

Thanks alot got one piece figured out. Any clues on the other? A good friend of mine (good with history) thinks it might have come off an old steam paddle boat

 

[creskol]

The piece with the square shaft is part of the drive (PTO) shaft that goes from the power take off on the tractor to a farm implement.
The second piece is a hammer plate off of a wagon.

 

[JOHUNT]

A broken arm off a tractor's 3-point hitch.

 

[creskol]

A broken arm off a tractor's 3-point hitch.View attachment 745165

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Sure looks like a hammer strap to me.

 

[Paleopilot]

The piece with the square shaft is part of the drive (PTO) shaft that goes from the power take off on the tractor to a farm implement.
The second piece is a hammer plate off of a wagon.

If that is a PTO shaft, they had to line it up perfectly, because that setup won't articulate. No knuckles.

 

[teammajic]

I dont think it is a pto shaft my dad has been around farming all his life he said he has never seen anything like it .