Treemagineers and DMM are not resting on their laurels! The Hitch Climber is a classic and considered an essential piece of equipment for tree climbers. Even 'company' buyers, who are notoriously slow to invest in innovative new products, are buying this configuration for their workers. They recognize the productivity and ..
Track clearance workers often come across larger wind-blown branches that need to be cleared. If you had a chainsaw you could make light work of it. But, using a chainsaw in the bush requires two operators (for safety), the chainsaw itself, a Toucan fuel container, a fire extinguisher etc and ..
The humble carabiner is a vital piece of climbing kit and there are plenty of options for climbers to choose: D-shape, Pear-shape, Oval, HMS, etc made by any number of manufacturers. Treetools prefer the DMM range - they are extremely lightweight, ..
The DB Tree team (Drew Bristow, Johno Smith and Matt Glen) made an entrance at the Wellington TCC last Saturday by arriving late (after driving down from Auckland) taking out the competition one, two and three then getting in their vehicle ..
Last week we blogged about the Pro Climb Rigging Bollard developed in New Zealand by Andreas Ross (Rossy). This generated quite a level of interest and numerous customers have asked about alternatives to the Port-A-Wrap for application in rigging situations where ..
An excellent day of tree climbing in Wellington. Photos are being uploaded to Flickr now but may take a while - we will post the link once it is complete.Unofficial results are as follows:
Drew Bristow (Auckland): 152.55Don't forget - the Wellington Tree Climbing Championships are this Saturday, October 3 at the Botanic Gardens. This is the last Regional TCC event before the Nationals - no registration on the day - download information here.
Treetools will be there taking photographs and the DB Tree team are competing.Catch ..
If you never seem to have enough storage on your harness - Yates have the answer! The Yates tool bag easily straps onto your harness with a couple of conveniently located Velcro loops.
Its clever design means the bag can be opened and closed with one hand and the inside ..
If you want to know about the subtleties of a tool you need to talk to the people who use those tools everyday.
Jewand Ngau-Chun, an expert tree climbingarborist with Treescape Auckland uses a Silky Natanako 2000 pruning saw almost everyday. The 2000 is a later model of the original ..Copyright © Treetools New Zealand 2025. All rights reserved.
