✅ SOLVED What the heck?

[cajundetector]

Dug a couple hours ago. Google lens not much help on this one lol. If any one has any ideas it would be greatly appreciated thanks for looking

 

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[djackson7348]

First thought, half of a small universal joint?

 

[cajundetector]

First thought, half of a small universal joint?

Thank you! That gives me a starting point

 

[Blackfoot58]

First thought, half of a small universal joint?

Yes, I think djackson is probably correct. Or possibly part of a PTO for a tractor-driven implement. But I guess that’s still actually a universal joint.

 

[creskol]

Can you post a side view and a bottom view, please?

 

[1637]

i just found something like that. my is a fitting for steam or air found a steam engine, they still use something close on simi trucks today for air lines

 

[cajundetector]

Can you post a side view and a bottom view, please?

Will do!

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

i just found something like that. my is a fitting for steam or air found a steam engine, they still use something close on simi trucks today for air linesView attachment 2081287

That is a glad hand off a semi. Or an air system.

 

[1637]

That is a glad hand off a semi. Or an air system.

i was thinking steam engine because i found it in the desert at a really old train station . with a lot of old train parts, plus it cast iron. did they ever use cast iron ones on trucks?

 

[ticndig]

steering universal joint

 

[cajundetector]

steering universal joint

Yep, I think you nailed it. Thanks again ticndig!!

 

[pepperj]

Could call it a yoke also.

 

[pepperj]

i was thinking steam engine because i found it in the desert at a really old train station . with a lot of old train parts, plus it cast iron. did they ever use cast iron ones on trucks?

Coupler/glad hand connection between train cars

 

[1637]

Dug a couple hours ago. Google lens not much help on this one lol. If any one has any ideas it would be greatly appreciated thanks for lookingView attachment 2081234

after looking again .you have two different parts ,right? this one is a yoke and the bottom left is like mine. am i seeing this right?

 

[cajundetector]

after looking again .you have two different parts ,right? this one is a yoke and the bottom left is like mine. am i seeing this right?

No it’s all one piece

 

[Richard Guy]

Could it be a part of an industrial mower?

 

[cw0909]

1637, just searched gladhand iron train, and this came up, says an air brake miniature trains
kind of looks like yours

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[cajundetector]

1637, just searched gladhand iron train, and this came up, says an air brake miniature trains
kind of looks like yours

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Thank you!!! Will do.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

i was thinking steam engine because i found it in the desert at a really old train station . with a lot of old train parts, plus it cast iron. did they ever use cast iron ones on trucks?

I don't think it would be for steam, just air coupler because it just has a rubber fitting that goes in the middle of the gladhand and the steam would heat it up too much and cause it to crack or blowout from being distorted from the heat. Air does that also, but it takes a lot longer to fail.

 

[AU Seeker]

That is a drive shaft slip yoke, it's the part on all drive shafts that slips/slides into the back of a transmission.

If you clean out the inside of the "tube" you will see it has splines to engage the splines on the transmission's tail shaft.

And yes there would be a spyder/u-joint bearing attaching it to the drive shaft

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