Posted 1/15/2022 11:34 (#9441409 - in reply to #9441399) Subject: RE: old iron
Sac & Story county IA
I took it as less brittle? I am not enough engineer to really know. Riveted vs welded? Poor quality rivets?
The first railroad rails vs now? Very short life
I have junked out farm machinery that was pre welding. Hot rivets.
I asked Google, lots of reading on a cold day.