B Bounder Senior Member Joined Jun 6, 2018 Messages 265 Jul 11, 2018 #1 I dug up this big nut in my yard and what is odd about it is what it's made of. The nut is brass with a copper coating. The only reasons I can see for being brass is either to prevent making a spark or for good electrical connection. Attachments 0711180728.jpg 48.4 KB · Views: 205
I dug up this big nut in my yard and what is odd about it is what it's made of. The nut is brass with a copper coating. The only reasons I can see for being brass is either to prevent making a spark or for good electrical connection.
Mud-puppy Forum Supporter Joined Oct 15, 2015 Messages 12,591 Location West Michigan area Jul 11, 2018 #2 Possibly, or from an old boat motor kind of thing..brass/bronze is used a lot around things in the water too...you live near the water?
Possibly, or from an old boat motor kind of thing..brass/bronze is used a lot around things in the water too...you live near the water?
GroundSweeper Forum Supporter Joined Apr 8, 2013 Messages 21,267 Location Placer Co., CA Jul 11, 2018 #3 That’s a pretty big brass nut you’ve got there (TWSS)....
B Bounder Senior Member Joined Jun 6, 2018 Messages 265 Jul 11, 2018 #4 I don't live too awful far from water and did dig up one of those cone type prop nuts this summer.