Climbing rope specs often look confusing. Two ropes can appear very different—40 kN vs 23 kN strength, 2% vs 1.2% elongation—yet feel nearly the same in the tree.
That’s because the most commonly published elongation figure, “elongation at 10% MBS,” is ..
Innovation in arboriculture seldom comes from a boardroom. It often starts with a problem, some scrap metal, and a climber frustrated by unreliable gear. The Notch Six Pack is a prime example—a lowering device that began on a workbench, outlined with six empty ..
Both the Petzl Basic and Petzl Croll S are compact rope-clamping devices, but their geometry and intended connection points make them behave differently when used in a ..
Like all thermoplastic safety helmets, the Protos Integral has a defined service life. That service life starts the day you put it to work—not ..
ART has issued two updates for the ART BlackBird mechanical device — one for the upper bearing pin on the friction enhancer and another for the fractured “nose” on the right side plate. Following further ..
Manufacturers—not universal regulations—determine the expiration dates for tree climbing harnesses. You should retire your harness according to the manufacturer's specified lifespan or the results of your inspection, whichever comes first. The DMM Kinisi harnesses are the most recent on the market, ..
Updated NOTCH Rope Runner Vertecs are now in stock at Treetools. While the changes may appear minor, they reflect NOTCH's commitment to feedback from the arborist community. When the original Rope Runner Vertec was introduced, it quickly established itself as one of the ..
Tree climbing is complicated. What is perfectly acceptable in one system can be dangerous in another.
Approximately 18 years ago, the Treemagineers Hitch Climber DbRT (MRS) system established the benchmark in tree climbing configurations. Many climbers started their careers using this system and ..
In terms of Bluetooth communication devices, Protos BT-Comm units are generally reliable and easy to manage.
However, Treetools occasionally encounters customers who experience pairing issues. Often, the problem relates to sequencing during the pairing process, but sometimes it's because not all BT-Comm units in the communication loop have the same ..
Understanding the relationships between rigging rope Break Strengths (BS), Safety Factors (SF) and Working Load Limits (WLL) is standard practice in arboriculture (you can find more information here and Read More
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