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Which standard is better: EN or AS/NZ?

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, September 03, 2009

Treetools sell Petzl Vent and Best helmets to arborists. Both helmets meet the ANSI Z89.1 2003 Type 1 (crown impact only) standard: Petzl Vent Class C - no protection against electrical current, and Petzl Best Class E - reduced danger from higher voltages and proof tested to 20,000 V.

Both ..

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A fibreglass pole doesn't automatically make it safe

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 02, 2009

A customer rang today looking for a fibreglass pole lopper. We talked about the domestic offering from Fiskars and the professional pole loppers from Bahco, Castellari and Corona. I inquired as to the reason for the fibreglass pole in particular and the customer informed me they would be working around ..

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Arborists should say "Stop the Chop!"

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Treetools attended the "Stop the Chop' public meeting held at the Grey Lynn Community Centre last evening. The hall was packed to overflowing and all of the speakers, including those from the audience, spoke with passion about this vital tree protection issue. There may have been some property developers in ..

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Silky Pocketboy very popular

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, August 31, 2009

The Silky Pocketboy is Treetools most popular folding saw! We sell similar size saws from Felco, ARS, Corona and Bahco but they don't come close to the Pocketboy in terms of numbers sold. The two Pocketboy sizes (130 mm and 170 mm) and blade combination (medium, fine and extra fine) ..

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Professional tree tool prices at Bunnings

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, August 30, 2009

A customer called the other evening to ask about the differences between the Fiskars splitting axes (there are subtle differences in the head and weight on each model). After much discussion I suggested he drop by to check the weight and 'feel' of each axe but he lived in Manukau ..

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DB Tree Rope Saver update

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, August 28, 2009

The ART Cocoon 2 'cone' spreaders have arrived for the DB Tree Rope Savers. As Drew had planned, the spreader ensures a smooth retrieval of the Rope Saver from the ground.

The milled, hard nylex 'cones' are just the right length and behave like a knee joint ..

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Unicender testing underway

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, August 27, 2009


Johno has had a few climbs using the Unicender and says it will take some getting used to. There are two modes: CONTROL and ADVANCED. Control uses the rope tail to manage speed in descent and works as the name suggests. It's ..

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Zing-It: now in custom-cut lengths

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, August 27, 2009

Apparently 180 feet (54 meters) of Zing-It is a tad short for you big tree climbers out there! To date Treetools have sold Samson Zing-It in a pre-cut length but some climbers have complained the 'factory' Zing-It container is short by about 10 meters for many of their climbs so ..

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Trango Piranha climbing prizes

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Trango make the Cinch which is our most popular lanyard adjuster. Now they have come up with a alpine safety knife to compliment the bigger Barracuda climbers knife. The Trango Piranha is a 'must-have' for every climber - it's a very simple design - positively 'cute'.

Small enough for your ..

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Arborwear at Treetools

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Bernd Strasser is a fan of Arborwear - if you fancy some of this fantastic gear for yourself Treetools will have a limited number of Arborwear tech pants, tech tees and Arborwear belts in stock over the next few weeks.

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