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New England Ropes USA steps up their game

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, August 31, 2011




Here is latest 'commercial' from New England Ropes. Note the references to Tachyon and the Treemotion. New England Ropes is the American arm of Teufelberger, Austria hence the crossover products.

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Pulley ratings: it's like comparing apples with pears

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Equipment ratings, in general, can be confusing at the best of times but the information laser etched on the plates of the DMM Pinto and ISC Fixed Micro Read More

Husqvarna NZAA 2011 NTCC info available from NZ Arbor

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, August 29, 2011



Where is Masterton exactly? No more excuses please, just download the flyer. The 2011 National Tree Climbing Championship start in Masterton on Friday 21 October with the main event on Saturday and ..

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NZ arborist company voted the best small business in the world

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, August 29, 2011

Beaver Trees and Landscaping in Christchurch has been judged one of the best small businesses in the world. Well done guys - another world record for New Zealand arboriculture!

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Test 'climbing system' impossible to break

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, August 29, 2011

Testing the break-strength of equipment is commonplace at Treetools. It's quite normal for us to pull rope tools and/or hardware apart until they break - all in the name of tree climber safety.

Last week, with help from Drew Bristow, ..

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Tree climbing product development continues apace

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, August 26, 2011

Dutch-based Shizll is a new manufacturer of tree climbing hardware. Their marketing strategy is based on simplicity - tree climbing without all the bells and whistles… and there is something to be said for ..

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Tree climbing boots - another option already superceded

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, August 25, 2011

"Which boots are best?" is a common question asked by tree climbers. The most popular tree climbing boot to date is the Scarpa Pro Ascent. But this boot may have ..

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Aerial rescue practice and open forum for northlanders

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, August 24, 2011

The NTCA (Northland Tree Climbers Association) is to hold an aerial rescue practice day (and open forum) in Whangarei on Saturday September 17. The venue will be advised shortly.

The proliferation of new techniques and climbing equipment available on the ..

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Tree climbers call for more testing

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, August 24, 2011

The sheer number of recent product recalls has tree climbers asking questions about the testing of equipment before it is put into the market.  Obviously, all legitimate PPE products have to reach appropriate standards before they can be sold.

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What's the break strength of dynamic EN892 climbing rope?

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Get out of here… it's a complete waste of time asking for the break strength of EN 892 dynamic rope!  But… if you insist, it turns out to be about 18kN. 

Treetools knows this because we stretched a length of dynamic EN 892 climbing line until it finally broke at the ..

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