Trace chain ????

[cactusrat]

I dug this chain with a Tee handle up at six inches deep. It looks to be 3/8” chain links. The Tee handle is 5 inches long and ¾” wide.

Could this be a trace chain for a wagon or a cow?

I will be looking for more of this chain in the weeks to come.

Thanks for any information on the identification

 

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[BosnMate]

Seems small for trace chain. On the log pond, we used T handle chains to raft the logs together,
but 3/8's seems small for that also. It might be a chain used for pulling calves. When a cow is
having trouble calving, chains are attached to the legs and the calf pulled. The T handle suggests
that option, but there isn't enough of the chain to know for sure.

 

[cactusrat]

Thanks Bosnmate.

At first I thought it was use the pull hog fence wire tight. It was found within 20 feet of a fence.

I hope I can find more pieces of the puzzle.

 

[vhs07]

Trace chain would be my guess