Does anyone know what this is ?

[Banjo picker]

A friend of mine has this ...I thought I would share it with the folks here on the forum...

[bill m]

It is a friction device for doing tree removals. I have been using one for 20 years. You attach it to the trunk of the tree you are removing and your lowering rope goes around it to create friction and control the lowering of limbs.

[Banjo picker]

That didn't take long... 11 min. and 52 sec....I am told it is called a Bollard Lowering Device...Tim

[Jasperfield]

bill m;

I believe you're right.

From just glancing at the photo I thought it might be the center-section of a board-mounted tiger castrator.

[bill m]

I have used mine for lowering 12 ft. long saw logs from 60 feet up in a tree. I have hundreds of photos from tree removals but they are on film, not digital so I can't post them.

[Jasperfield]

Tamiam & Logrite are looking that thing over pretty well by now.

[mad murdock]

I think Bailey's sells something like that but I think it is made out of Aluminum.