The location for the Sunday 18 April Open Masters Challenge is confirmed as the big oak in the farmers paddock to the right as you go through the Greenlane West entrance to Cornwall Park in Auckland. You can gain easier access to the tree by entering the Cornwall Park Cricket Club ..
Here's one to sober you up! The video below shows how aggressive a chainsaw cut (or tear) can be and… why leg protection is essential for all tree workers.
A Technical Bulletin titled Rope Inspection and Retirement - Arborist, published by Samson Ropes is one of the most useful, relatively simple rope information guides around. Keep a copy handy - it makes a good arborist reference file.
Here's an except about friction temperatures to get you started:
"When using rope, ..
The bearing bolt on older style ART Rope Guides and Positioners (those manufactured between 2004 and 2007) were prone to outer casing deformation when the device was mistreated - mainly due to uncontrolled retrievals in the case of the Rope Guide. ART operating instructions clearly state these devices should never ..
Well known Tauranga-based arborist and tree climbing champ, Andy Neverman is the latest recruit for thoughtplanters, the new arb training company headed by Trevor Gardiner, Richard Wanhill and Mark Roberts.
Andy takes up the role of Training Co-ordinator, Arboriculture for thoughtplanters, working in both the New Zealand and Asian markets. Along ..
Back in February Treetools blogged about a tree in Tasmania possibly 10,000 years old. This fact may, or may not, be true but here is a selection of the oldest trees on the planet as featured recently in Wired Science magazine.
Its presented in slideshow format, just click from one ..
Here's a great opportunity! Marlies Laser, NZ National TCC Co-ordinator has announced that Kiwi climbers can apply for a wild card entry to the ISAAC Australian National TCC to be held in Adelaide next month.
If you manage to gain a NZ wildcard entry, Treetools will refund the entry fee (to ..
Spend a few minutes and listen to this interview podcast with Anja Erni, 2009 Women's ITCC winner. Anja's interview is part of the ArborPod series by the ISA where experts offer practical ..
A printed copy of the 2010 ITCC Rule Book will be available soon from the NZAA and Treetools. Sure you can download a digital copy and print it yourselves but an A5 version that fits in your pocket would make a better alternative.
Printing should be complete by the end of ..
If you own a pair of Elten Aquafell Xpert chainsaw boots and have ever wondered how they might fair against a chainsaw, check out the video below. (Thanks to Wade Cummings, Training Officer with Treescape Northern for pointing us in the ..
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