The boys from Advanced Tree Services in Christchurch demonstrated a couple of battery powered Sthil chainsaws and blowers at the South Island Regional TCC a couple of weeks ago… and they attracted plenty of attention.
Above is a video sent to us by regular blog reader ..
Due to unfortunate scheduling there happens to be two important New Zealand tree climbing events planned for this weekend: the NZ Arbor/Husqvarna 2011 Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional TCC in Hamilton and the NTCA Aerial Rescue Practice Day and Open Forum in Whangarei.
It appears Auckland climbers are not sure which event ..
The DMM Pinto spacer saga started back in March with the release of the Pinto Rig. Kiwi's, impatient for the launch of the genuine spacer, milled up their own versions from aluminum and Nylex.
The first genuine spacer available in New Zealand was the 10mm hole Pinto Rig option. The 10mm ..
Stein have taken the best features from Gecko, Bashlin and Buckingham and combined them together to make a pretty good looking set of climbers - the new lightweight Stein X2 - the padded carry bag is a real bonus!
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The following is a Husqvarna National's update from Neal Harding:
Mat Palmer, NZArbor's Tree Climbing Championship Co-ordinator, has asked me (Neal Harding) to co-ordinate the volunteers for the upcoming New Zealand Tree Climbing Championship.
The Championship is scheduled for Labour Weekend: with set-up on the Friday, and competition on ..
Not everyone can 'jump' the top out of a lightning damaged tree and have it clear a privet hedge to land some 23 feet away from the stump.
Watch Daniel Murphy do just that in the YouTube video below. It is almost 17 minutes long ..
Petzl certainly put the cat amongst the pigeons when they suggested the Grigri was not appropriate for treework.
Petzl Grigri owners spoken to by Treetools said they would continue to use their Grigri's regardless of Petzl's warning. As far as they are concerned the Grigri is well tested in treework with ..
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The Northland boys have scheduled an Aerial Rescue Practice Day and Open Forum for Saturday 17 September, Awa Glade, Tikipunga - the physical address is 56 Boundary Road, Tikipunga, Whangarei.
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