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Trango Piranha climbing prizes

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Trango make the Cinch which is our most popular lanyard adjuster. Now they have come up with a alpine safety knife to compliment the bigger Barracuda climbers knife. The Trango Piranha is a 'must-have' for every climber - it's a very simple design - positively 'cute'.

Small enough for your ..

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Arborwear at Treetools

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Bernd Strasser is a fan of Arborwear - if you fancy some of this fantastic gear for yourself Treetools will have a limited number of Arborwear tech pants, tech tees and Arborwear belts in stock over the next few weeks.

Keep an eye on the Treetools blog for the latest ..

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Zubat: same but different

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Like all Slikys, choosing which Zubat can be a daunting task: you have four size choices for a start and each saw has its own subtle characteristics. The two most common in the range are the Zubat 270 and the bigger 330. Urban arborists prefer the 270 - its a ..

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Fall factor and impact force calculator

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, August 24, 2009

Treetools had a climbing customer in the other day and discussion turned to kN (kilo-Newtons), fall factors and the shock force experienced by a climber in the event of a fall. I was certain I had seen a shock force calculator on the web but try as I might I ..

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What will happen to our trees?

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, August 24, 2009

Below are excepts from a Media Release by THE TREE COUNCIL and NEW ZEALAND ARBORICULTURAL ASSOCIATION dated 20 August.

"The Tree Council and the New Zealand Arboricultural Association (NZAA) are appalled that Clause 52, banning general tree protection rules in urban environments, is still proposed to remain in the Resource Management ..

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Tidy up your climbing system

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, August 22, 2009

Those clever guys at Treemagineers were the first to think of this idea - use a pair of castrating pliers to limit the size of your spliced eye! Well, there is a bit more to it than that - the objective was to keep the Ultra Os in a central ..

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DB Tree Rope Saver development

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, August 20, 2009

Work is almost complete on the DB Tree Rope Saver - the first product in the DB Tree range. The development team had one hurdle left - how to spread the load across the shoulders of the ART Cocoon pulley.

Without a 'spreader' the shoulders can snag in a tight ..

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DMM Yates TriLock Carabiners

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Work is underway stocking up with interesting gear for the Treetools Demo Day in Hamilton on September 19. New in this week is the DMM Yates TriLock tactical carabiner.

Made by DMM in Wales it looks very similar to other DMM carabiners: the I-beam forging in particular. According to Hamish ..

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Tree books arriving at Treetools

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, August 19, 2009

We have had a number of requests from customers to supply tree 'related' books. Recently landed are two books written by Jeff Jepson and illustrated by Bryan Kotwica. Both Jeff and Bryan are from the industry so they know what they are talking about (and drawing).

The Tree Climbers Companion ..

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Wolf Claws in stock

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The 'turning force' experienced with traditional strap-on climbing spurs has been a concern for many years. Climbers have complained about the hard time they have keeping the spurs straight on the leg. This is largely due to the fact the steel strap is only down one side and once pressure ..

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