Running almost in sync with the growth in the NZ 'lopper' market blogged about last week) there is a higher than normal level of interest in second hand tree climbing and rigging equipment.
One has to question, what aerial arborist worth their salt would ..
Visit any Australian city and you will see trucks proudly advertising themselves as 'tree loppers'. These guys are not arborists but most of them do know how to use a chainsaw and simply lop and top the tree, as and when required by the customer and charge a fee accordingly. ..
If you followed the TreeBuzz Rules and Regs thread linked in yesterdays post you will have noted several references to 'Petzl documentation' regarding the use of the Petzl Rig and I'D in SRT work positioning.
One observer stated: 'no other single line device has this kind of documentation'.
Treetools wondered what 'this ..
By Treetools reckoning 'Joe' is correct in his assumption that SRT climbing (Ascent and Work Positioning) IS ALLOWED in the ITCC events.
Non-allowance of the Rope Wrench is product specific. The ITCC restriction does not apply to the climbing method in which the Rope Wrench ..
Single Rope Technique in tree climbing has to be the THE hot topic for 2012!
Following a passionate SRT outburst from Rich Hattier on TreeBuzz earlier in the year the ISA/ITCC public relations machine faulted a few times in their delivery of information, causing the associations' Technical Advisory Committee to ..
Finding the right chainsaw protective boot is a mission by anyone's standard. Price, performance, durability, water-proofness, comfort, availability, warmth (but not too hot), weight, height… the list goes on.
Treetools landed the first shipment of the new Stein Phantom chainsaw protective arb boot last ..
As promised back in March the ITCC Technical Advisory Committee Performance Criteria document is now out for review.
Considering this years who-ah surrounding the use of the Rope Wrench in ISA sanctioned tree climbing competitions there is a plenty at stake with this document.
One imagines many sleepless nights (and long Skype ..
Three kiwi aerial arborists working in Canberra have well and truly wooed the locals - making the pages The Canberra Times today.
Billed as the 'daredevils of the tree world' Andy Neverman, Drew Bristow and Freddie Hjelm have been working in Canberra for the last week pruning trees in the Parliamentary ..
Get ready for a busy September!
The NZ Arbor/Husqvarna South Island Regional TCC is scheduled for the first of the month, Waikato/Bay of Plenty on Saturday 22nd and the South Island Regional TCC a week later.
Wellington is the only regional event with a confirmed venue: Kowhai Park in Whanganui. The ..
A couple of years ago Jerry Lynch organized a splicing workshop in Dunedin, presented by Menno Kluiters and Jelte Buddingh, as part of a Labour Weekend climbing festival. Along with a training session, the plan was to establish some sort of 'certification' criteria relative to splicing production.
Unfortunately, only half a ..
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