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Richard Tregoweth, Monday, September 17, 2012

The pace of change in the arb industry is taking many by surprise.

Some companies have chosen to bury their heads in the sand and loudly proclaim 'old school is for real arborists' while others are happy to ride the wave of innovation.

Most tree climbers are keen on the new ..

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Arb quals, HT licence and experience - always sought after skills

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, September 13, 2012

Read any of the TCIA publications and you'll quickly see the challenge of finding (and retaining) good staff is universal. It's the same here in New Zealand where there is a country-wide shortage of qualified, experienced arborists particularly those with leadership skills.

Why is it that our young men do not ..

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What diameter friction cord should I buy?

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Selecting the right friction hitch cord can be a challenge.

Climbers need to consider many properties before they invest in a cord; including heat resistance, construction, strength, sensitivity, length, number of wraps, memory and knot type. And of course the diameter of the cord.

Paolo Baveresco from Treevolution produced a document ..

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Alacrity, Safety and Efficacy - new words for Aerial Rescue!

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, September 10, 2012

Scott Forrest's Legends Foundation Blog is turning out to be a real goldmine of information for competitive tree climbers!

Last week Matt Palmer and Tim Lovejoy caused a bit of a stir with their comments at the South Island Regional TCC when they suggested the industry's Aerial Rescue skills were not ..

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Theiving mongrel bastards!

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, September 08, 2012

Spend some time around tree climbers or aerial arborists and your views on humanity will soften a little - by-and-large you won't find a better bunch of people. Salt of the earth and honest as the day is long.

Just look around any tree climbing comp - there is gear scattered ..

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Minimize the load size for safer rigging!

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, September 07, 2012

The Pro Climb Easy Rig is probably the smallest big bollard on the market. And its capable of lowering timber up to half a tonne in weight - Treetools knows this because we tested the Easy Rig to prove it.

Half a tonne you say! The Easy Rig must be for ..

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Ferrybank Park, Grantham Street for 2012 Waikato/BoP TCC

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 05, 2012



Regional TCC organizer Andy Harrison has confirmed Ferrybank Park, Grantham Street, Hamilton as the venue for the 2012 NZ Arbor/ Husqvarna Waikato/BoP TCC scheduled for Saturday 22 September.

Ferrybank Park was last used for the regional ..

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2012 SI TCC photographs now uploaded to Flickr

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Photographs taken at the 2012 South Island Regional TCC in Abberley Park Christchurch on Saturday 2 September are now uploaded to the Treetools Flickr account.

Thirty ..

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Michael Winstanley wins 2012 SI TCC

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, September 01, 2012

Six tree climbers from the South Island are heading for the National TCC in Wellington, late October.

Thirty two climbers turned up this morning for the 2012 NZ Arbor/Husqvarna South Island Regional TCC held in Abberly Park, Christchurch, many of them new to the competition.

Considering the high level of newcomers competing ..

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Weather looking good for South Island Regional TCC

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, August 31, 2012

Saturday looks like a beauty in Christchurch - perfect for the 2012 NZ Arbor/Husqvarna South Island Regional TCC in Abberly Park - see previous blog post for directions. Gear check is 7:30am Saturday morning. No registrations on the day!

Jerry Lynch has organized a Splicing Circle on Friday evening at the ..

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