Dovetail Workwear: Gave It the Treatment, Got the Performance
I finally got to open the box! Dovetail Workwear makes workwear specifically for women, and they sent me a collection of apparel to try in the field while performing tree care. The box contained a couple of different pairs of pants and a hoodie sweatshirt – all of which I was very excited about! The […]
Lace ’Em Up! The Ins and Outs of Arborist Footwear
Question: What’s one of the best investments you can make in keeping your crew and your business on good footing and, therefore, profitable? Answer: Quality footwear designed specifically for the tree care pro. It is difficult to fathom, but in this top-priority era of worker safety and efficiency, more than one boot manufacturer’s rep interviewed […]
Talking About Chain Saw Pants
Cut-resistant chain-saw pants should be a part of any tree workers PPE. Click here to read the article. Erick Palacios, CTSP was training contract workers to fell and remove thousands of trees damaged by the many wildfires. They came from different parts of the U.S., and everyone had their favorite brand of cut-resistant pants. Erik […]
Backpack Blowers: Tree Care’s Latest Indispensable Tools
The advent and growing popularity of backpack blowers doesn’t mean it’s time to retire the rake – but almost. The story of the birth of the backpack blower is interesting. Landscapers learned to convert one manufacturer’s small, engine-powered backpack sprayer into a blower to clean up garden beds. When that manufacturer then successfully re-engineered its […]
Talking About Chain-Saw Pants
Hablando de pantalones de motosierra I was out in Oregon this summer training contract workers to fell and remove thousands of trees damaged by the many wildfires. We were constantly navigating through steep, rugged terrain. There were tons of downed trees, branches and debris that would grab at your running saw, which put kickback and […]