2015 NZ National TCC video by Eyecloud Aerial
Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, November 04, 2015
Eyecloud drone video shot at the 2015 NZ Arb Husqvarna National TCC in Nelson.
DMM Carabiner Recall Procedure
Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 22, 2015
The Product Recall Procedure for the return of potentially faulty carabiners to DMM Wales is now available on the DMM Professional website - see link here.
DMM state that approximately 120,000 carabiners may be affected by the problem (where the pusher and spring combination can displace). As ..
DMM Safety Warning upgraded to Product Recall
Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 15, 2015
The DMM Product Safety Warning issued 11 September 2015 is now upgraded to PRODUCT RECALL NOTICE (subject to User Inspection) as of 14 September 2015.
the DMM Product Recall Notice
The chart below shows the range of carabiners affected by the potential problem. Check all models, all colours and ..
DMM Product Safety WARNING
Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, September 12, 2015
DMM Wales have advised the market that some DMM locking carabiners have the potential to dysfunction.
In a small percentage of carabiners, the interaction between the internal coil spring (which gives the gate it’s closing action) and the spring pusher (the component that holds the spring against the carabiner body) ..
treeMOTION harness set-up made easy
Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 09, 2015
The first purchase for most tree climbers is their harness, and in many cases that harness will be the treeMOTION (New Zealand’s biggest selling arborist harness).
There are many reasons why the treeMOTION is so popular, but one factor is its' adjustability; the treeMOTION allows you to fine tune the harness ..
Rope Runner issues deeper than mis-configuration
Richard Tregoweth, Monday, August 10, 2015
Recently Treetools published some photographs on Facebook highlighting possible configuration issues with the Singing Tree Rope Runner.
For those who do not know, the Singing Tree Rope Runner is a rope technician’s friction control device for ascending and descending on ..
2015 Waikato-BoP TCC Results available
Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, May 19, 2015
The full results sheet from the 2015 NZ Arb/Husqvarna Waikato-Bay of Plenty TCC is available now.
Once downloaded you will find the Overall Scoresheet located in the first Worksheet (located in the bottom tabs of the Excel Spreadsheet) followed by the individual event result tabs.
This years regional TCC was held in ..
Arborfilms wins the 2015 Peoples Choice
Richard Tregoweth, Friday, February 20, 2015
The Taranaki Tree Fest (Tree Climbing Film Festival) 'Peoples Choice Prize', sponsored by Treetools, is awarded to the film which generates the most enthusiasm from the audience on premier night (at the Kings Theatre in Stratford)… and there was no contest for the 2015 Peoples Choice Award - 'Tree Recon' ..
Taranaki Open TCC and Film Fest this weekend
Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, February 04, 2015
It's all on in Taranaki this Waitangi weekend - Windsor Park, Stratford.
Here's how to find your way to Windsor Park; those arriving in town from the South, turn right at the first roundabout, cross the railway tracks and then turn right - the entrance to Windsor Park is just behind ..
Petzl respond to latest ZigZag failure
Richard Tregoweth, Friday, January 23, 2015
Petzl engineers have undertaken additional testing overnight to try and replicate the deformation visible in the photographs Treetools published Wednesday on FaceBook and again in the Treetools Blog yesterday - here are the results of those tests (ad verbatim) - make of it what you will:
"Based on our understanding of ..