I got a real what is it?

[Truth]

I found this today when I went and detected my field of dreams and nightmares but when I was going to the truck I got a 32/33 and tight I thought it was another 8 reales Instead I got this mind bender. It’s brass and it appeared to have iron in between the bottom part the left side has two hours going up and down in the “L” and the other one has the numbers 876. There also looks like they had some green paint on it which makes me ask why would they paint brass? They had more than two obvious on the left side it broke off what the hell is it? I’m going to put it on there as well

 

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[niffler]

From a farming machine. It goes on the front of the cutting bar of a hay cutting machine, also on a combine for cutting grain.

 

[ecmo]

Part of a sicle mowe. Those mount on a bar and the triangular blades zip back and forth under them. Something like that anyway is the way it works. Just Google sicle mower.

 

[Truth]

From a farming machine. It goes on the front of the cutting bar of a hay cutting machine, also on a combine for cutting grain.

Was it common to use brass?

 

[releventchair]

It's a knife/sickle bar guard.

For what it does ,a variety of materials would work in a crisis/material shortage.

I've not seen or heard of any made of brass. But hey , Macon Georgia made stuff out of brass during the Civil war out of necessity. Later wars saw materials diverted for military production , so substitutes may have come into play when a first choice of material needed a substitute elsewhere.

 

[tinpan]

Hi Truth , Shame the relic is not whole or might be able to trim your beard . TP

 

[ToddsPoint]

Green paint? That can only mean one thing. John Deere. Gary

 

[ticndig]

I always find those to be a cast steel not brass. I agree sickle bar parts.

 

[Toecutter]

those arnt brass Truth, they are iron, do a scratch test and prove me wrong...

 

[diggerdeeper]

Any 'ol magnet should be able to tell iron from non-ferrous metal.
Personally, I'd be surprised if it's brass. That wouldn't hold up too well against steel blades and all the dirt etc. that these get subjected to during use.

 

[WaterScoop]

You found a Vintage John Deere Sickle Rock Guard for a machine similar to this


This protected the blade from being damaged by rocks. looks like the farmer hit a big ole rock and the Rock Guard needed a rock Guard..LOL

Here is another image for reference of a similar rock guard but for a different machine


Here is a link to a modern rock guard and they are not cheap



Here is a reference

https://www.jensales.com/products/john-deere-1207-mower-conditioner-guard-stone-end-e62000.html
Cheers

 

[Truth]

Hi Truth , Shame the relic is not whole or might be able to trim your beard . TP

tinpan!!!! I couldn’t trim my beard wit dat

 

[Truth]

Green paint? That can only mean one thing. John Deere. Gary

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Yeah you right America!

 

[Truth]

I always find those to be a cast steel not brass. I agree sickle bar parts.

I think you’re right

 

[Truth]

those arnt brass Truth, they are iron, do a scratch test and prove me wrong...

No you’re right Toecuttrf

 

[Truth]

You found a Vintage John Deere Sickle Rock Guard for a machine similar to this
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This protected the blade from being damaged by rocks. looks like the farmer hit a big ole rock and the Rock Guard needed a rock Guard..LOL

Here is another image for reference of a similar rock guard but for a different machine
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Here is a link to a modern rock guard and they are not cheap

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Here is a reference

https://www.jensales.com/products/john-deere-1207-mower-conditioner-guard-stone-end-e62000.html
Cheers

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Yeah I don’t know what I was thinking about that cast-iron that was made in America [emoji631]