squonk 41,155 #1 Posted June 6, 2021 Tore this oversize Binky off of a tractor. It was used as a wheel weight. I wanted to send it to @elcamino/wheelhorse but it's too heavy! 125LBS!!! Besides he couldn't lift it onto the hood of his ELC without popping a suspender. Makes a nice hood ornament. Wonder what it was originally used for? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,236 #2 Posted June 6, 2021 Looks like part of demolition mechanism! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,987 #3 Posted June 6, 2021 Remove seat off tractor and use it as a seat. It will double as a seat and rear weight. Seems like a good shape to sit on. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,764 #4 Posted June 6, 2021 You know, Don is on to something. It could be a weight used to keep lines tight on a large crane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,514 #5 Posted June 6, 2021 (edited) Looks like a binnacle ball...or a ball from a very large trailer hitch. Edited June 6, 2021 by rmaynard 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #6 Posted June 6, 2021 Decoration off of a post. Hard to steal.. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,912 #7 Posted June 6, 2021 47 minutes ago, stevasaurus said: You know, Don is on to something. It could be a weight used to keep lines tight on a large crane. What are those orange balls hanging from power lines in high winds made from? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,326 #8 Posted June 6, 2021 @squonk It appears to be the weighted item that your wife attaches the chain that is in your nose to when she has to leave you home alone. Are you now wearing socks with pockets? Where the heck was it on the tractor? 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,277 #9 Posted June 6, 2021 Looks a lot like a ball for ankering boats in ports or canals. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,155 #10 Posted June 6, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Maxwell-8 said: Looks a lot like a ball for ankering boats in ports or canals. That's what I was thinking @Maxwell-8 when I first saw it. @elcamino/wheelhorse I'd hate to meet the guy who installed this in a dark alley! Edited June 6, 2021 by squonk 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,277 #11 Posted June 6, 2021 That fits great in that rim. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,326 #12 Posted June 6, 2021 You meet him run! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #13 Posted June 6, 2021 Shame you don't have 2. I can just see them riding around at the show 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,155 #14 Posted June 6, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, roadapples said: Shame you don't have 2. I can just see them riding around at the show Jay you could have used them to hold your canopy down! Edited June 6, 2021 by squonk 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #15 Posted June 6, 2021 Mine didn't blow away. Water crushed it.. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,236 #16 Posted June 6, 2021 1 hour ago, pullstart said: orange balls hanging from power lines Usually hollow plastic. They are there so that helicopters and airplanes see the lines (which are remarkably hard to see from the air)! Some power lines have more flat, angular attachments to dampen harmonic vibration in the wire. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,155 #17 Posted June 6, 2021 1 hour ago, pullstart said: What are those orange balls hanging from power lines in high winds made from? They don't weigh 125 LBS! You could hang this off the front of your flatbed truck for BALLAST! 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,326 #18 Posted June 6, 2021 @squonk Kev would drop it on his foot first. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,155 #19 Posted June 6, 2021 13 minutes ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said: @squonk Kev would drop it on his foot first. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,764 #20 Posted June 6, 2021 Those balls and things attached to wires, whether on high lines or not, are only there to keep the wind from dancing the lines. They have nothing to do with aircraft or anything else. Count on it. BTW, they do not weigh anything, they are aerodynamic. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,600 #21 Posted June 6, 2021 Easy one - That’s the size hitch ball @pullstart’s gonna need for his new toy hauler… 1 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,155 #22 Posted June 6, 2021 24 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Easy one - That’s the size hitch ball @pullstart’s gonna need for his new toy hauler… He'll still drop it on his foot! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #23 Posted June 6, 2021 It's a harpoon line weight off the Pequod. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,912 #24 Posted June 6, 2021 52 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Easy one - That’s the size hitch ball @pullstart’s gonna need for his new toy hauler… If it ever comes... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldWorkHorse 3,045 #25 Posted June 6, 2021 (edited) Demon core from a atom bomb? Edited June 6, 2021 by OldWorkHorse 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
