Identify this machine/vehicle part

I found this thing in the gutter on a busy road - photos here:
http://1drv.ms/1lwtr8C

It’s about 3.5 inches long, tapered square section on the outside, with a thick circular flange at the base.

Internally, it’s got a square-section hole running though it, which turns into a circular hole at the thin end. No internal thread in the circular hole.

It’s made of heavy steel - cast or forged, and appears to be powder coated with blue plastic.

I’m assuming this has fallen off a vehicle - either something driving along the road, or a piece of farm machinery on a trailer.

Any ideas what it is?

Locking pin for a shipping container?

Could be something like that.

It looks as though it’s meant to fit over a square shaft that is topped with cylindrical rod that would protrude through the hole - maybe that rod would be threaded and a nut would keep this thing in place.

There’s no significant evidence of rotary wear though - so whatever this thing is, it does not appear to be designed to move once placed.

Maybe an older or handmade version of a truck bed anchor?

It is a operator nut for a gate valve. It fits over the brass stem of the valve. The round hole at the end if for a bolt to secure it to the valve stem. The top picture here. Resilient Wedge Gate Valves | Clow Valve

city worker nailed it !

Thanks - that does appear to be the true identity of this thing.