name this monument, what is it?

How big is it? I might call that a ' #" Round Iron Found '. It looks too big to be a pipe.

Carl

It looks like it has yellow tree paint on it.

It looks like a tractor implement part like a sleeve on around the PTO shaft.

What is its diameter?
What is it made of?
Any idea how deep it is?

With that hole in the side and the faint thin line above makes me wonder if it might be an old piston with the top drilled out.

Maybe a stupid question but does it really fall where a monument is called for?
Might could be just a piece of junk.
The reason I say/ask that, once we found something that no one recognized what it was. I suggested it might be an old axle and that we take a shot on it just in case. We were told "look for 'something' in 'this' area. There may or may not be something there." Turns out that it fell right where "that something" was supposed to be.
The 2 others I was with that day were new to the NC mountains and didn't have a clue what it was. 1 was from NH and the other had 8 years with CALTRANS. If it had been an old cotton spindle, they probably would have blown it off completely.

looks like a piston to me. i see a slot for the ring

couple years ago i found a deed call for a 'gun barrel', would that be a .32 derringer, or something off the Nimitz? i wanted to find it, but could not, regrettably

Hydraulic Cylinder Sleeve?

DDSM :beer:

We have a few monuments like that that are fire kiln bricks made in the shape of cylinder and about 4" diameter. Kind of like a solid clay tile, but with a small hole through the center.

Is the size and material a secret? Judging by the leaves I'm guessing less than two inches and with the hole in the side, it could be some kind of tool or tool handle if it's metal.

DDSM and I agree. Probably off an old Caterpillar.

its about 3-4" dia.
material appears to be iron.
no idea how deep.
it was found dead on a corner.
I was thinking piston too, but I think its too heavy and the wall is too thick.

For Jhenry

I have a friend, last name Henry, first name Jarold. I think of him each time I see your name on this board. Be thankful your moniker doesn't match that of my ex-wife.

Fire Clay Stake

I'll have to go with Kris on this one. Some sort of shaft for an implement driven by a PTO. Looks like a good monument though. I love finding the axles and gun barrels and such.

Brass screw and washer. Set in the past by the USACE.
jud

The housing that connects to the PTO on my old service mower is VERY similar. The hole on the side looks to be the button to push to remove it from the PTO.

thanks for the input guys

I agree, hydraulic cylinder sleeve. The end would screw off with enough WD-40 and muscle.

Since I'm now punching out parts for PTO drive lines instead of surveying full time I would have to agree with that answer. At least it sure looks a lot like the stuff I see every day between 3 and 11.

I think those are green briars. In fact, I know they are!

🙂

N