I think Ty has it, it looks like a Ford Drive Shaft Housing. Could be Model T, Model A or any Ford up to the 1950's.
I cant say for sure, but I think Im in love.
Looks like a monument for a property corner to me.
My initial thought agreed with Kris Morgan's comment.
"I will say that it MAY resemble the part of the feeder where seed drops down out of a hopper as used on a Seed Drill or Seed Planter, but that's about as close to a disc as I can get amigo."
I don't remember ever seeing one that was cast, however. The shape is VERY similar to what Kris describes.
Can't be a property corner monument because it is not on the occupation line ane title must have passed to the trespasser by now.;-)
jud
Wagon Thimble
http://www.wheelsthatwonthewest.com/Pages/Featured_East_to_West.html
http://gis.co.benton.or.us/GISDataDownload/Survey_Information/CornerRestorations/117640440.pdf
http://gis.co.benton.or.us/GISDataDownload/Survey_Information/CornerRestorations/106846040.pdf
It might be an early drive cup. If you fully excavated the monument it should reveal more details.
> I located this as part of a boundary survey but unfortunately, not sure what it is. Haven't done a whole lot of rural boundary surveys. Can anyone help a greenhorn?
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It could be the holy grail.
Every wagon thimble that I have found that was used as a survey monument had the axle shroud down and the wheel hub with the thread's up, often with the nut in place. Also what was described below the thimble was usually a quart of stone coal, ( about 3/4" pieces ). That object looks like a protective shroud for a drive line to me. Sometimes when under the rig cutting wire or thistles from the drive shaft of my pickup I wish they still used shrouds on drive lines, especially around the u-joints.
jud
Yeah, I was thinking the same. That fence post doesn't appear to have anything attached to it. So maybe there's no trespasser.;-)
Oh come on guys - it looks like the top of ....
You got it Dave, there is just a bunch of parts missin' that folks are used to seein'
Gotta go with metal thingamabobber.
Or possibly hootenanny.
Oh come on guys - it looks like the top of ....
I don't think so. Well pumps were brittle cast iron, and this thing has been bent by impacts without breaking chunks out of it.
no it is a GOO CHI HOW! every one knows that...
Looks like it's a "Pot to Piss in";-)
That's an easy one...
It's a doohickey-thingamabob (and a nice one too)!
Loyal
It almost looks like the drive shaft off of an old bush hog. Hard to tell by the pictures exactly.
According to a few of my mentors, in my neck of the woods, many old-timers used to regularly go to the junk yards and get old pipes, axles, old bumper jacks, etc. to use for monuments. If you find something that looks like that, it may very well be an original corner.
This is a perfect case of local surveying knowledge is invaluable. Knowing the history of the area you work in is a very big part of our job.
That's an easy one...
I was thinking more along the line of a "ching- ah-layer-oh" but respecting your vast experience , I know you have seen more "doohickey-thingamabob's" than I have, so I'm yielding to the masters (your) definition! 😉
CV