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Product Features

  • April 1, 2021

    Dovetail Workwear: Gave It the Treatment, Got the Performance

    By Alliyie Shults

    The author field tests Dovetail’s Britt Utility pants. TCIA staff photos. 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 [...]

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  • March 1, 2021

    Lace ’Em Up! The Ins and Outs of Arborist Footwear

    By Rick Howland

    Haix Protector Ultra Signal Red boots are red by design. Haix boots have colors such as lime green and signal red so you can see exactly where your foot is in relation to a chain saw. Photo courtesy of Haix. [...]

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  • February 1, 2021

    Talking About Chain Saw Pants

    By TCIA Staff

    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 [...]

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  • February 1, 2021

    Backpack Blowers: Tree Care’s Latest Indispensable Tools

    By Rick Howland

    The advent and growing popularity of backpack blowers doesn’t mean it’s time to retire the rake – but almost. Echo’s new PB-9010 backpack blower, shown above, produces 1,110 cfm of air volume at 220 mph at the nozzle, and is [...]

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  • February 1, 2021

    Talking About Chain-Saw Pants

    By Erick Palacios, CTSP

    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 [...]

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