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DecaNewton (daN) superceding kN (kiloNewton) for simplicity

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Depending on your final application, measurement of distance can be quoted in many different forms but they all mean more-or-less the same thing. One meter can be: 1m, 100cm or 1000mm etc etc.

When it comes to tree climbing equipment and the measurement of units of force a similar principle applies. ..

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Husky takes on NZ TCC sponsorship

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, April 19, 2011

The NZAA, through their house publication Tree Matters, have announced landscaping and groundcare equipment supplier Husqvarna New Zealand as the principle sponsor for the New ..

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Climbers hit in the pocket for general tardiness

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, April 18, 2011

Getting climbers to register for tree climbing competitions is a continual problem for event organizers. In an effort to combat climber tardiness, (and to keep pace with inflation) the NZAA have restructured the entry fees for both Regional and National Tree Climbing Competitions.

Effective immediately, the entry fee for regional events ..

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Lanyard management goes hi-tech (kind of)

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, April 17, 2011

Open Masters and Fancy Dress TCC organizer, Matt Glen is not resting on his laurels while working is Australia - improving the lot of the tree climber is very ..

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Installing a webbing cambium saver on a straight stem

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, April 16, 2011



"There's a right way to wrap 'em". If you want to easily retrieve your traditional 'ringed' webbing cambium saver (eg Stein Saver)there are a few tricks to installing them correctly around a tree stem or palm trunk ..

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Kiwi slackers go international

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, April 15, 2011


Treetools produced a short YouTube clip back in January featuring the slack lining skills of the tree climbers at the NTCA Pakaraka arbor camp. We thought they ..

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Shortage of arborists nationwide

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, April 14, 2011

Tree work companies across the country cannot fill job vacancies for quality arborists.

Greenscene in Hastings and Northland Treeworks in Kerikeri are a couple of ..

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Treemagineers pulleySAVER lessons by Taylor Hamel

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, April 13, 2011



Many competition tree climbers take a lot for granted when it comes to rope savers particularly the new pulleySAVER from the Treemagineers.

There isa general assumption that everyone knows why you might need a pulley-based rope saver in the first place. And… ..

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Zane's day changed by the arrival of the DMM Pinto!

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Popular Auckland contract climber Zane Wedding recently arrived back from aus and one of the first stops was Treetools.

Zane has been waiting (for what seems like forever) for the arrival of the new Treemagineers designed DMM Pinto pulley. He had plans for the use of the ..

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Climbing in the skeleton forest - aussie style

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, April 11, 2011



Have a look at the latest video by Joe Harris from Into Trees. The video also features the traveling Frenchman Jeremie Thomas (who has climbed and worked here in New Zealand) and contract climber Matt Weatherhead from ..

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