anyone know what this is?

It looks like an idler or a pully or somethig off a chain - possibly off a baler.

Could it be off a krone chain and slat baler or similar- Maybe one of the runners for the slat chains?
long time since krone baler in those fields, 08 probably last time
 
The groove all around it looks suspiciously like where the balls run , so bearing stem ?
 
Ive lost sleep over this but I've got it now .....thats the spud in the bottom of a gate from an ifor williams trailer . When you close the gate thats the bit that sits in the hole in the floor .
jesus you could be right, i was loading cattle from the passage way there 3 weeks ago today and one of them hit an awfal lash into the gate and nearly brought it with her, nice one :)
 
You would think a plastic plug would be the norm for that job, I'll bet it fell of that Sir Richard Branson space yokeymibob when @Tippcon was out doing a test flight for him.

Must have been when Stephen Hawkins was flying it.................
 
Just a word of caution on any items that might be suspect or of a military looking nature like what @Agri Power found.

In his case it seems to look like powder flasks and possibly contain some powder. I'm only guessing but these might be found in cool damp places where they've been for Lord knows how long and when taken out in the open the powder can/will start to dry and could explode.
Anything that is found should be left and the guards notified and asked to mobilise the local EOD team. If an item is pulled up by a machine then stop it and retreat well away and get /keep all others away. DO not go posting on social media about the find as there'll be plenty of busy bodies wanting to come have a look and increase the danger.
Operate on the principle of being better to be safe than sorry, I am sure the EOD and the guards would be happier that you were cautious.
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck then it probably is a duck.
People working on the land and on building sites are the ones most likely to find items of a suspect nature and should make themselves aware of procedures needing to be carried out.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-51361924

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2020/0121/1109890-cologne/

https://www.thejournal.ie/explosives-farm-galway-2087683-May2015/
 
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