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Fine-tooth Silky for rose pruning

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, July 23, 2009

As a rule-of -thumb, the harder the wood the finer the saw tooth required for a clean cut. Treetools have had a number of inquiries recently from customers wanting to know which pruning saw is best suited for pruning the hard wood on roses (remember rose ..

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Treetools Silver Leaf Sponsor NZAA Conference

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Treetools are proud to announce Silver Leaf sponsorship of the 2009 New Zealand Arboricultural Association Conference scheduled 19-21 November in Blenheim, Marlborough. The theme this year is: Arboriculture as a profitable business. Keynote speakers include Terry Flanagan (ISA) and Carl Rogers (Asplundh).

The conference features concurrent sessions: Heritage Trees "the ..

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Schoen boot 'oversize'

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, July 21, 2009

The sizing of the Schoen work boot appears to be a bigger fit than most other brands. We have had a number of instances where people have purchased, say, size 10 only to find, once fitted, they are too big and they need to go down a size.

As long ..

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Aerial rescue - are you ready?

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, July 20, 2009

Almost every arborist who visits our shop has a tale to tell where they have had a 'close shave' or they know of someone who has been hurt while at work.

If you use any of the climbing equipment sold by Treetools ..

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Walsh Planter 'unpainted'

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, July 19, 2009

As noted previously in the Treetools blog the Walsh planter is a modified Spear & Jackson trenching spade. It is the result of many years of research and development with forestry planting contractors. One of the criteria applied to its development was the final price performance ratio: that is, the ..

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New ultralight carabiner from Petzl

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, July 17, 2009

Johno Smith (master arborist and owner of Treetop Solutions, 2009 Auckland Tree Climbing Champion and member of the DB Tree Team) visited Treetools earlier this week and while discussing the rapid development in tree climbing techniques he mentioned the new Attache 3D sport carabiner from Petzl.

By utilsing a '3D' ..

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More on Petzl helmets

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, July 16, 2009

Petzl have two professional tree worker helmets - the Vertex Vent and the Vertex Best . The cooling effect of the ..

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Planting Spades

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, July 15, 2009

We have reviewed the Walsh Planter spade in a previous blog. The Walsh is proving to be a very popular spade: the extra reinforced welding close to the top on the handle and along the back seam above the blade make it very robust; and the ..

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Chainsaw Protective Clothing Standards

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, July 14, 2009

We get a number of calls each week from people looking for information about NZ Chainsaw Protective Leg Wear Standards. Most are planning to buy chainsaw protective clothing on Trade Me due to the low prices being offered. A word of warning: check which Standard the ..

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Petzl Ear-Face Protection

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, July 13, 2009

The Petzl ear-face combination is by far our most popular form of hearing and eye protection for tree workers. The ear-face system is designed to easily fit onto the Petzl Best or Vent helmet.

Treetools has various configurations depending on your requirements. Your can buy it as the Petzl ear-facewith ..

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