What Drives Choices for Powered Pole Saws and Pruners?
Depending on your specialty, the power pole pruner or pole saw might be one of the most used cutters on a tree care truck. “I’ve heard of some climbers who climb with (power) pole pruners and that’s all they use, because they can work in one tree and prune three trees around it,” says Jack […]
Selecting Cut-Resistant Leg Protection
This article is based on a demonstration by Travis Vickerson at the TCI Magazine Trainer’s Test Kitchen demo area during TCI EXPO ’21 in Indianapolis, Indiana, in November. Let’s take a look at cut-resistant leg protection. I’ll talk about the two different types of products available – a tech fiber versus a bulk fiber – […]
The Jail Brake Lowering Device
If you missed TCI EXPO this year, then you missed out on the industry debut of the Jail Brake, which may signal the next generation of lowering devices for arborists. This device brings an innovative design to basal friction for lowering. Cast from aluminum and machined to a polished finish, the Jail Brake is designed […]
Get 30 Years Out of Your Chipper? Why Not?
There are few reasons why your brush chipper might not last past the retirement of its first crew. But whether it does or not really depends on how you use it and care for it. According to Jason Morey, marketing manager for Bandit Industries, there are several original machines from the early 1980s still in […]
Telematics: Tracking Your Fleet Pays in Many Ways
The pandemic of 2020-21 created another trend for tree care companies, Tony Nicoletti observes. At a time when schedules are full and supply-chain delays have slowed manufacturing, there’s been an increase in stolen equipment. “One of the big issues that’s become more prevalent during the pandemic is the incidence of theft,” says Nicoletti, director of […]