What could this be done for?

[34fordy]

I wonder if someone was short a head stud and fashioned this or it was meant for supporting something?

 

[ford38v8]

That's a foot peg for additional passenger capacity. Very common in third world countries.

 

[Karl Wescott]

A solid and convenient ground for jump starting.

 

[34fordy]

That's a foot peg for additional passenger capacity. Very common in third world countries.

I'm not falling for that one Mark! You devil you!

 

[petehoovie]

I wonder if someone was short a head stud and fashioned this or it was meant for supporting something?

 

[Zeke3]

Maybe that was the only length of 7/16-14 bolt tbey had?

 

[Ziggster]

Not sure if my eyes are playing tricks on my, but the nut/stud circled in red seems to larger than those circled in green. Very strange. Google AI says the casting number 406050B is from 33/34 denoted by the “40”, and “6050” denotes driver’s side, and the “B” is the revision level, if I’m sure someone on here can verify if that’s correct.

 

[Ziggster]

Forgot to include the pic.

 

[petehoovie]

Forgot to include the pic.