I am putting in a fire pit and started to dig to level the area and immediately ran into this. Any ideas what it is? It's a donut shape. Sort of like a handle maybe? Afraid to dig deeper, not that I have to really. But also not sure if I should be putting a fire pit on top of it. I have city water and sewage.
by trojan_horse586
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Also it seems to be able to wiggle a bit but is solidly stuck in the ground.
Any telephone / power poles nearby? It looks like a power pole anchor.
Guy wire anchor for a pole of some type.
And very well could be a old telephone pole tiedown or a ground steak. You should be safe to remove it.
Anchor for a guy wire, must be a light pole nearby or there was at on time
That’s a tie down/ground stake. If there’s no cable attached to it it’s just an old leftover. Yank it out.
Amazing responses and help. Thanks all
Okay I yoinked it out and nothing bad happened… Yet! But now I have a 4ft long metal weapon so that’s cool
Yeah, if it was me what I would do if you have a saw is maybe dig another four or 5 inches down and maybe a foot around and just take a good shot sharp sauce on metal blade and just cut it and then just bury it unless you’re feeling froggy and you wanna pull it out but that son of a bitch could be eight or 10 feet long depending on what it was used for
Could be a grounding rod if not a utility pole anchor.
It should come out turning it counterclockwise.
Wow
It appears to be an anchor as others have said but it could be in use as a property marker perhaps?
Pole anchor
That’s the girl part for the Guy wire.
Prob old anchor for a pole
Thats a hemroid. You get those from pushing to hard when your trying to poop.
Old ground wire stake from a telephone pole?
Call 811 for dig safe. Nobody should dig anywhere without a dig safe mark out done.
triple eye anchor
It could be dog tie-out stake. I have one that looks similar and corkscrews in to the ground.
That’s one of those Joe Rogan shaped kettle bells
If the world ever stops spinning, give this bad boy a rip and it’ll start right back up like a lawnmower.
Looks like someone buried a hatchet… and you dug it up
Earths buttplug
Looks like the eye of a PISA anchor. If there is no wire attached you are probably ok to keep digging but expect a decent steel rod 22.5mm thick or thicker to extended underground for at least 1.5 m, maybe longer than 3 m. Dig around to get your depth then cut it off with a zip disc on a grinder, or something bigger if you have it. Hack saw will work but be tiring and you might need to dig out more “workspace”.
https://www.hubbell.com/hubbellpowersystems/en/products/power-utilities/anchoring-foundations/pisatough-one-anchors-rods-eyenuts/cl/2744632
Depending on where you live there could be an existing right-of-way or easement which could see your fire pit removed if it ends up being used again.
Anchor for something.
Giant butt plug?
Ever heard of 811
Power pole guy anchor.