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From the look of that dry stone wall it could be the peak district

its a beam axel

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Originally posted by Mansfield
From the look of that dry stone wall it could be the peak district

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I think I saw something like it in an episode of the waltons once....

My guess would be the front wheels and axel from an OLD tractor?

Old tractors had no front brakes.
Possibly and rickety old car??

dont think it will fit for the back axle

Axle from a carriage / horse cart?

My belief is that the two rod ends are tie rod ends, but others (on another forum I frequent) say there's no king pin so it can't be a front axle (they think the rods are to actuate the brakes).

Didn't some old cars have very small king pins - about the size of a child's fist?

Also, the brake drums look quite large in diameter for their width - I associate that with 1930's cars.

Anybody else see clues?

These wheels were with the axle (no proof they fit the axle, however):
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[Edited on 5/4/06 by carcentric]

Yep the wheels look right, splined hubs, as per axle. The rods hanging out of the drums are the brakes. Look like ally back plates. Worth pickig up, identifying and sticking on eBay

Hubs are for Rudge-Withworth wheels, no kin pins which make it the rear axle off a fwd, Axle is quite narrow but the brakes are fairly big indicating sporting pretensions. Look of the design and casting sugest its from from the period 1925 to about 1935

Only british fwd drive car that fits the bill is Alvis
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