[Solved] What is this metal contraption (UK)? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This thing has been in my garden since I moved here and it's always just been pushed up against the side of the fence. I want rid of it now but I haven't got a clue what I'm removing. Its about 1 metre away from a telegraph pole. Nothing on the other side of the fence.

When the rod at the top reaches the fence it just goes straight down into the ground. I can rotate it around that point but no matter how much I pull/rotate it, it wont come out.

Another image after rotating it here:

https://i.ibb.co/4pfwV10/Screenshot-20230701-064813-Gallery.jpg

Edit: Solved. It's a turnbuckle previously used to hold up the telegraph pole.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

1m from the pole seems a bit close. Now, I'm not a lineman so I cannot tell you much but my guess from looking at loads of telegraph poles throughout my existence is that it may be from an older pole that was placed a bit further away from it.

I assume it's one of those things they've forgotten about when they changed poles because it was buried in your garden.

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