What is this thing?

[gbeaver]

I did head gaskets on my ranger and when I was going back together I found this thing in the bed of the truck. I do not remember taking it off or putting in the bed. Ive got a bit of a knocking sound now and I wondering if this is important. Im not even sure it goes to the truck, its possible that someone just wanted to get rid of their garbage.

 

[franklin2]

Looks like junk to me.

 

[97RangerXLT]

looks like possibly a closet hanging rod base... other than that, I think Franklin has the most accurate answer.

AJ