Heavy chunk of rusty iron - any guesses?

[kenny161]

Found this chunk of rusty iron in a school playground. It is very heavy - probably 3 to 4 pounds. It has a very defined shape to it - almost looks like the front half of a shoe form of some kind. Also made me think about the tooth of a bulldozer scoop. Any ideas?

 

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[kenny161]

Oops - this is time4me - I posted the above post and my son Kenny was logged on. Oh well, he was with me when we found the item in question.

Jim (time4me)

 

[Africa]

It does look like the front end of a dozer scoop, but a very old one, as here in South Africa they are made from tungston steel and should not rust like your has.

 

[silverswede]

It looks like it may be a lug from a pre-1950's farm tractor. Farmall, John Deere, Case, and more had steel rear wheels with rows of these lugs for traction. They bolted on from the inside wheel. Would your find have a hole in the back part that would have recieved a bolt?

 

[time4me]

No, it doesn't seem to have a hole in the end that a bolt would go into.

Thanks for the suggestion though.

Jim

 

[greengorilla]

old backhoe bucket tooth.

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

It does look like the front end of a dozer scoop, but a very old one, as here in South Africa they are made from tungston steel and should not rust like your has.

your talking about a tooth from to scoop right?

 

[Africa]

yes

 

[Carson Coin Master]

It looks like it may be a lug from a pre-1950's farm tractor. Farmall, John Deere, Case, and more had steel rear wheels with rows of these lugs for traction. They bolted on from the inside wheel. Would your find have a hole in the back part that would have recieved a bolt?

i agree with silverswede my grandpa had a tractor like that on his farm and thats exactly what that looks like. matter of fact he had some missing off his tractor.

 

[Digginnit]

I love trying to figure out what chunks of iron were used for. I've decided that what they were takes a back seat to what they are now----- 11 cents a pound at the scrap metal recycler.

 

[bradyboy]

agree - bucket tooth
think back hoe tooth