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Tree books arriving at Treetools

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, August 19, 2009

We have had a number of requests from customers to supply tree 'related' books. Recently landed are two books written by Jeff Jepson and illustrated by Bryan Kotwica. Both Jeff and Bryan are from the industry so they know what they are talking about (and drawing).

The Tree Climbers Companion ..

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Wolf Claws in stock

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The 'turning force' experienced with traditional strap-on climbing spurs has been a concern for many years. Climbers have complained about the hard time they have keeping the spurs straight on the leg. This is largely due to the fact the steel strap is only down one side and once pressure ..

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Demo Day in Hamilton

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, August 17, 2009

Planning is now well underway for the Treetools Demo Day scheduled alongside the Waikato/BoP Regional Tree Climbing Competitions to be held at Ferry Bank Park, off Grantham Street in Hamilton on September 19, 2009 starting 8:00 am. All the climbing products currently available from Treetools will be on display.

Climbers ..

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Tachyon proves to be popular

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, August 16, 2009

Drew Bristow is a great advocate for the Treemagineers Hitch Climber System. So much so, he suggested Treetools add Tachyon to the tree climbing stock list, back in July, to complement the Hitch Climber and Ultra Os we already sold. At the time it appeared to us that New Zealand ..

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Latest edition of Hitch Climbers' Guide to the Canopy

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, August 14, 2009

Chris Cowell from Treemagineers dropped Treetools a note this morning to say a new edition of the Hitch Climbers' Guide to the Canopy was available for download. We have revised the DMM Hitch Climber page to make things easier - it is now linked direct to the Treemagineers website so ..

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Tallest Macrocarpa? Eucalyptus? Pohutukawa?

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, August 13, 2009

Update on the search for New Zealand's tallest trees: Peter Wayman from Palmers Tauranga  reckons New Zealand's tallest Macrocarpa (Cupressus macrocarpa) is growing on a property called 'Bernadene' located ..

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The Slammer - no, not prison but a new tree tool!

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, August 13, 2009

If you have ever tried breaking the bead on a truck tyre you will know how useful a slide hammer can be. The large root system on bamboo and other big grasses is very similar to a truck tyre - bloody hard work to break (or cut). Traditional tools like ..

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Which province has New Zealand's tallest tree?

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Treetools are on the hunt for New Zealand's tallest tree - native and exotic. The measurement will be completed by climbing the tree and dropping a measure tape - as accurate as you can get - no fancy clino devices here.

The trees will be plotted by GPS and a ..

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QuikClot: a vital addition to your first aid kit

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, August 10, 2009

Safety conscious arborists right across the country are including QuikClot in their first aid kits: either the 25g sachets for individual workers or the 100g sponge in each of their trucks.

Since listing this unique product back in June, Treetools has hada large number of inquiries ..

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Wetterlings: say no more!

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, August 09, 2009

Axe. There is something mystical about the word. If you are into axes you will know Wetterlings. Originally brought to New Zealand for the now redundant Govt Stores Board, Wetterlings were used by various Government Ministries, in particular the NZ Army.  Wetterlings have not generally been available to the public. ..

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