Face Shields and Eye Protection: Why the Disconnect?
Back when I was getting started in the industry, I was cutting a fallen honey-locust tree by a community pool. As inexperienced people often do, I pinched the saw. Then, also as inexperienced people do, I went full throttle on the trigger while yanking the handle back and forth to try to free it. The […]
Wireless Headsets: What’s All the Yelling About?
Alex Kundrat has been in tree care for 45 years, starting when he was 15 years old. For the past several years, he’s run both his own tree care company, Cleveland, Ohio-based Alex’s Tree Service, Inc., and Speak Easy Communications Solutions, LLC, a three-year TCIA corporate member company, also based in Cleveland, that sells communication […]
Husqvarna 525DEPS Madsaw
Overall, the Husqvarna 525DEPS Madsaw is a well-built, versatile pole saw that gives our crew an extra measure of safety when working near electrical conductors. The really impressive thing about the Madsaw is that it is the only insulated, gas-powered pole saw on the market. (“Mad” is for minimum-approach-distance. The DEPS stands for dielectric pole […]
CAMP USA Gyro 4 rigging plate
CAMP USA’s Gyro 4 is a new 3D, swiveling rigging plate equipped with four connection points designed to rotate independently so as to allow them to be self-orienting, even in the most complex rigging scenarios. The patented Gyro system allows for countless possibilities of connection between different elements that need freedom of movement. The design […]
All Gear Bazooka color-blend climbing line
Don’t let All Gear’s new Bazooka blow you away! Bazooka is All Gear’s first color-blend rope that comes in ½-inch, 16-strand. Bazooka has a 16-strand, polyester jacket with an 8-strand, parallel, nylon core for extra strength. A firm braid of the outer jacket is designed for abrasion resistance for extended rope life. Bazooka can have […]