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 ..
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 ..
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 ..
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 ..Allite aluminum orchard ladders
Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, July 12, 2009
The Treetools range of Allite orchard ladders are made in New Zealand from structural grade aluminum. All joints are welded for extra strength.
Theunique tripod design of this ladder offers the best possible stability on uneven ground - perfect for the orchard, hence the name - but this does not ..Wolf Claw climbing spurs
Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, July 11, 2009
I had a good chat with Tom McDougall who works with Asplundh Tauranga about Tachyon and other climbing gear earlier this afternoon - we got to talking about the Wolf Claw tree climbers. Buckingham Bashlin and Klein are the most well known in this arena and are all very similar ..
Thompson Uniscender
Richard Tregoweth, Friday, July 10, 2009
Last week we featured the Spiderjack 2 from ART - its described as a multi-functional ascending and descending device and supposedly one of the first to be commercially available. The Thompson Unicender is another one to consider. We're not sure if ..
Timbersaws Firewood Cant
Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, July 08, 2009
If you didn't get your firewood in over the summer and you're finally getting around to doing this chore invest in a Firewood Cant today. Its so simple you will wonder how you did without one. Now you can easily manhandle logs up to 400 mm thick - swing in ..
Corona Tree Pruning System
Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, July 05, 2009
We had Brett Nasmith, an arborist with Asplundh, in yesterday to look over the latest climbing equipment including the DMM Ultra O's and the new ART Spiderjack. Brett is ..
