Yep. Buggy or wagon axle. Possibly very early car of some kind. Who knows why it was drove in ground maybe to tie out horses or mules so they could graze.
My guess is that it was used for a dog run.
Sucker rod is round . or if it's really worn oval. Unusual shape was so it wouldn't turn on the spring hangers.
If you need it gone dig down and cut it off or if you really want to pull it dig down a couple feet or so beside it and see if it Will move probably has a bearing race on other end also.
Slap a chain around it and pull it up with the tractor. Whats the worst that could happen??? LOL!
Old axle for something small, probably horse drawn.
The square to round transition at a forged in bearing race is typical of them.
The threads are for the nut that held the hub and outboard bearing on the wheel.
Bet if you look closely it has rusted to almost a wood grain pattern.
Thats typical of the early iron axles. They have a lot of silicon inclusions that get drawn out into lines during manufacturing process and don't rust at the same rate as the surrounding iron. The iron is very soft and prized by blacksmiths because it forges more easily than the modern stuff. Pattern welded knife makers also want it because it forge-welds easily.
When it was driven in, it was probably a just another piece of scrap metal from behind the barn.
Any chance it marks the location of an underground water pipe or something similar?
The square to round transition at a forged in bearing race is typical of them.
The threads are for the nut that held the hub and outboard bearing on the wheel.
Bet if you look closely it has rusted to almost a wood grain pattern.
Thats typical of the early iron axles. They have a lot of silicon inclusions that get drawn out into lines during manufacturing process and don't rust at the same rate as the surrounding iron. The iron is very soft and prized by blacksmiths because it forges more easily than the modern stuff. Pattern welded knife makers also want it because it forge-welds easily.
When it was driven in, it was probably a just another piece of scrap metal from behind the barn.
Any chance it marks the location of an underground water pipe or something similar?
A China man looking at the same thing and wondering WTH.
Likely an old oil well or possible water well. I would call OREB to have them come have a look at it. If old oil well, they need to plug it to keep seepage from affecting water table. It should cost you nothing to have them look at it.
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Looks like an old buggy axle to me.
75 years ago someone told their buddy “hey, let’s drive this into the ground so someone will stay awake at night wondering what the heck is this.”
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