This is something I sometimes come across with old garden type equipment. TBH I'm not sure if it's actually 17/32" or some other oddball size, but it's about 13.4 mm and I've got nothing (neither spanner nor socket) that fits it.
Last instance was today when my wife asked me to pull the tray off an old wheel barrow so she could use it to plant stuff in. It was held on with old coach type bolts that used approx 13.4 mm nuts. In this case I just cut them off as it's never going back together anyway, but it just has me wondering what the true size these are supposed to be.
In the past I've often come across this size with old lag screws as well. Things are mostly metric here so I only have a limited selection of inch stuff. I've got 1/2" and the next after that is 9/16", so these are a definite no go with this size fastener. A 14mm six point socket does turn it, but obviously it's as sloppy as anything.
So what's the go with these 13.4mm nuts and bolts? Are they really 17/32" or are they some old Whitworth or BSF type?
Last instance was today when my wife asked me to pull the tray off an old wheel barrow so she could use it to plant stuff in. It was held on with old coach type bolts that used approx 13.4 mm nuts. In this case I just cut them off as it's never going back together anyway, but it just has me wondering what the true size these are supposed to be.
In the past I've often come across this size with old lag screws as well. Things are mostly metric here so I only have a limited selection of inch stuff. I've got 1/2" and the next after that is 9/16", so these are a definite no go with this size fastener. A 14mm six point socket does turn it, but obviously it's as sloppy as anything.
So what's the go with these 13.4mm nuts and bolts? Are they really 17/32" or are they some old Whitworth or BSF type?
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