Are you shopping for the best prices on tree climbing rope? Are you wondering if arborist grade rope is essential? You may come across lower grade rope that costs less than arborist rope, but there are some essential reasons to...
Climbing Ropes and Harnesses Climbing Ropes and Harnesses: Are You Performing Daily Safety Checks One task in the arborist industry that is not performed as often as it should be is the safety inspection of climbing ropes and saddles. Since...
Care and Maintenance By Kate Leifheit Ropes may be considered an arborist’s most important tools. They can be used to support limbs, tools or a person. Their adequacy as a tool is based on material, construction, tensile strength, elasticity and...
Professional arborists know that using the right rigging technique can mean the difference between a job well done and a job that takes much longer than intended to complete. Here are 4 tried-and-true methods that professional arborists use to get...
Ropes could be considered an arborist’s most important tools. They are used to support limbs, tools, and people. That’s why it’s important to inspect ropes regularly to determine if it is still in proper working condition. During inspection, look for...
By Michael Tain Previous columns have provided a basic introduction to the art and science of splicing, the process whereby a rope may be repaired, fastened back to itself to create an attachment point, or even made into an eminently...
How to use the force of friction to your advantage in tree climbing operations. The force of friction plays a major role in almost every aspect of tree care professionals’ daily work activities. All of the hitches and knots that...
Slide lines can save considerable time, energy and money. Tree folk are confronted on a daily basis by the need to move something, usually awkward woody debris, from one place to another in an efficient manner. Often this involves a...
When tight is too tight The slide line itself should never be under tension when the load to be transported is brought to bear on it. Dropping a load into a taut slide line is a sure recipe for an...
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