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It is not a planter wheel. Planter wheels were made so that they closed the soil back over where the planter opened it. They had two rims that were tapered inwardly. A "marker" ( this is not) showed where the next pass of the planter was to go. An old farm boy From: dieselpop1 <dieselpop1@msn.com> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 10:28 AM Subject: [CBQ] Re: FW: Wheel I'm thinking planter. It's not sufficiently well made to operate at any speed, and the wheel would create a groove that would serve as a visual cue as to where to make the next pass. That could be useful in a harrowed field.
W. D. Hoy --- In mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com, "Dave Lotz" <Dave_Lotz@...> wrote: > > Hi all, > > This one stumped me.initially I thought it might be a wheel from a farm > implement, but I'm not sure. > > If anybody has an idea of what this wheel might be for, please chime in!! > > Dave Lotz > Pooler, GA > > -----Original Message----- > From: frank dehagen [mailto:chevus01@...] > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 5:46 PM > To: BRHS@... > Subject: Wheel > > I bought some old Railroad Property and was told it was part of the old CB&Q > line. I found an old Railroad wheel on the property. I was wondering if > anyone could tell me what it was from. It is a relatively small wheel, > measuring 29" tall. The lip or rib isn't along the inside of the wheel that > you typically see, it runs through center of the wheel. I have attached some > pictures. Any help would be appreciated. > Thanks > __._,_.___
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