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Wetterlings: say no more!

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, August 09, 2009

Axe. There is something mystical about the word. If you are into axes you will know Wetterlings. Originally brought to New Zealand for the now redundant Govt Stores Board, Wetterlings were used by various Government Ministries, in particular the NZ Army.  Wetterlings have not generally been available to the public. ..

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Small, Medium and Large from Bahco

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, August 07, 2009

Treetools sell a huge range of secateurs (check our website and see for yourself) and choosing the right pair can be a daunting task.

Sizing is one of our 'most asked' questions. Last evening ..

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Rock Exotica Omni Swivel Pulley

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, August 06, 2009

Treetools will add the Rock Exotica Omni swivel pulley/block to the tree climbing catalogue  over the next few days.

The Omni is a high strength, alloy pulley (36 kN) with a swivel head. The ..

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Corona TP6881 Arborist Pole Pruning System

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Get a load of this beast! As noted in a previous blog Brett Nasmith got Treetools onto this professional arborist pruning system.

The TP6881 isn't pretty - ..

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What about a Lug-All Come Along?

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, August 04, 2009

It's only been 24 hours since we posted the Portable Winch blog and already people are asking about alternatives!

Malcolm Shaw from Norton Tree Services swears by the all American Lug-All (Malcolm does a lot of tree bracing work so he knows a good hand winch when he sees one). ..

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Treetools to stock Portable Winch

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, August 03, 2009


Treetools had a customer in the other day who had their chipper bogged down in an urban park - and they spent over 6 hours hauling it out! A Portable ..

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Animated knots

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, August 02, 2009

Drew Bristow dropped in today to say DB Tree is definitely planning to launch their product range in the spring - see previous Treetools blogTreeBuzz
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Organic pruning paste

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, August 02, 2009

There is still much debate about pruning paste. Contemporary tree care professionals consider the application of a tree wound dressing unnecessary.

This view is endorsed by Royal Horticultural Society studies although the RHS do suggest dressing wounds when pruning trees with Coral Spot.

Apparently there are other exceptions: trees prone ..

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DB Tree to launch new products

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, July 30, 2009



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Dead, damaged and diseased

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, July 30, 2009

If you want to give life back to a tree - follow Jon Muller's  3D pruning principle: remove dead, damaged and diseased wood. Deadwood can be the source of infection. Remove it and let light back into the ..

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