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Can you narrow down on 35 where this happened? Am told it may be from an under-maintained NAFTA truck from Mexico? Dunno.

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Not possible...I know of 0 tractor trailers with brakes that small let alone with only 5 lug wheels. Haha even if they ARE coming from Mexico.

It happened on 35 just north of Berry Street. I pulled off at the next exit which is Allen Ave. The truck is at the collision center now but I have the drum. Its going to be hung in my garage. If anyone has any ideas on how to look up where it came from because it does have numbers on it let me know.

post the numbers and someone here will figure it out, I'm sure.

you should cross post on the auto board, if you haven't already

ok it has several sets of numbers....ill just post them all or what i can make out

F192
MAX DIA. 251.55MM K-H E9DC METRIC STUDS..then it has a upside down 7...(now is where its broke)but i can make out -207 but im pretty sure there is a number before the dash

then there is 1 more set of numbers that are broken also...i can make out F then missing and then i think DC


there are no numbers on the inside of the drum

No way it came off something in use...it looks like it has been in a crusher already......probably fell off a crushed car that was being hauled on a flatbed 18-wheeler.
For the past couple of years, as they haul the cruched cars, I have seen them wrapping them with that orange construction fence material....obviously to keep debris from falling off the cars. Brake drums are only held on by the wheel bolted on....and on crushed cars, they always remove the wheels..therefore, the drum would only be held on by friction of the brake shoes or rust.

I know that when you are trying to get a drum off a car, it is stuck on pretty good.

Thankful you are ok brother! I think I might have to drink for a week. Can't even begin to imagine what you must have felt like.

So glad you were not hurt! After seeing that I think I will join you in a drink.