Anyone Venture a Guess?

[JWFilips]

I found this old metal part...It probably was mounted on a shaft with a set screw that is missing. The bottom two ends have been cut back to form cutting blades of sorts. I'm thinking it is some kind of planer blade ( ? )

 

[Dusty Bannister]

Agitator from an old planter?

 

[Sevenfan]

Bell & Gossett motor to pump coupler, just replaced the one on the boiler in our church about 10 days ago. See the link below for what they are supposed to look like.

Bell & Gossett Couplers

This category contains Bell & Gossett couplers.

www.supplyhouse.com

 

[JWFilips]

It has two sharp cutting edges ....I don't think that is needed on a pump coupler! This is the second guess however for a "planter"

 

[RBHarter]

I've seen a very similar part that was part of a low speed clutch/retard coupling/governor type assembly . Think mechanical advance ignition fly weight type of device .
The holes on the arms look like they are spring worn and the machined flat looks like a chipped stop .

 

[Sevenfan]

You have the motor side of coupler in your picture. Here's the broken one I replaced...

 

[JWFilips]

Ok I'm seeing a similarity.... However none have the sharp cutting edges on the bottom of the arms!
Another thing I see is if this is a cutting tool it is run left to right!

 

[Bret4207]

It's not a cutting tool, the spring worn areas give it away. Someone may have tried to make it into a cutting tool, but it looks like pieces from pumps I've seen, or even from a governor.

 

[Ian]

Sevenfan definitely nailed it. I've worked with a lot of power transfer couplers but never seen one of these before. Looks like it was run with all the springs gone and wore those notches in there. The holes worn out by the springs is another big clue.

 

[JWFilips]

OK Sevenfan most likely nailed it first!
But someone altered it afterwords ....If I can find the proper sized shaft to mount it on I may try to spin it up in a drill press and bring it down on a piece of pine wood to test my theory

 

[fiver]

that'd be a heck of a hole.
bout right for a 2-2 1/2" pipe.

 

[Sevenfan]

JW if the one I just replaced survives another heating season I'd be happy to send it to you to play with.

We're going to send that 60+ yr old boiler to the scrap yard in pieces spring of 2023. Think I'll keep the 1/2hp motor, still runs smooth as can be, maybe the pump too. Why? At some point in the past the cast pump housing cracked, top and bottom, and whoever brazed it did a fine job. We've been parishioners for 32yrs so happened before I got stationed at Fairchild AFB in 1990.

 

[Brad]

I was born at Fairchild AFB, long before 1990.

 

[fiver]

when did 25 years become long ago?

 

[Brad]

About 30 minutes ago?

It was a long time ago to me.

 

[fiver]

i have to explain things in dog and toddler time sometimes,,, that makes 1/2hr a long time mostly cause it takes almost that long to explain it.

 

[Bret4207]

25 years. Blink of an eye.

 

[richhodg66]

Agitator from an old planter?

That's a great picture. I'm on several pages on Facebook that center around amateur and not so amateur photographers going around and taking pictures of stuff like that in rural Kansas. This one would generate a lot of interest and discussion, I'm sure.

 

[Dusty Bannister]

Not my photo, just one I found on the net that showed the base where the planter bucket would sit. I thought that most old equipment was used until it was totally worn out and then parked in a tree line. I think my guess was more nostalgic than practical. My first 9 years were on a farm, so I saw a lot of stuff on the iron pile.

 

[Sevenfan]

I was born at Fairchild AFB, long before 1990.

I was born at Smoky Hill AFB, KS long before 1990 also.