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TCIA CORPORATE MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
When mounted on a piggyback chassis, Altec Teupen’s TC89AJplus tracked lift can get to the job site much like a standard truck-mounted aerial. All photos courtesy of Altec Teupen
Altec Teupen: Creating Tree Care Equipment With a Focus on Safety
For close to 100 years now, Altec has been providing equipment and services to the electric-utility, telecommunications and tree care industries. The privately held family company has intentionally been growing its tree care line of products and services over the past several decades.
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October Mr. Safety!
Bryan Kotwica is a talented illustrator and climbing arborist with a knack for bringing safety to life through his art. From February 1992 until 2020, his “Mr. Safety” cartoons were a staple feature in the TreeWorker Newsletter. TCI Magazine is thrilled to renew its collaboration with Bryan and to bring his insightful and amusing cartoons to readers every other month. Click on image to expand.
TCI EXPO ’25 Demo Tree
This is the Demo Tree that will be in the middle of the TCI EXPO ’25 show floor in St. Louis, Missouri, in November. It was selected by Andy Jones, CTSP, co-founder of Rooted Arbor Care, a two-year TCIA member company based in St. Louis. He and his team will have it removed, pruned and delivered to the convention center in St. Louis.
“We believed this tree would be an ideal choice for a demonstration tree due to its extensive canopy,” explains Jones. “Locust wood is exceptionally strong, offering climbers numerous tie-in options compared to many other species with similar wood sizes. The tree’s multiple stems will provide a diverse range of climbing obstacles for trainers, while still providing sufficient ‘log’ wood for rigging demonstrations. Since it has a vase-like growth habit, we anticipate successfully binding a significant portion of the canopy for transportation (bending rather than breaking). If all goes well, we aim to deliver a significantly wider canopy than we usually encounter.”
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