Hi Gkiesel,
My name is Austin Roberts and I'm one of the Co-Founders and General Manager of the LogOX. We are a family owned small business and make the LogOX 3-in-1 Forestry MultiTool you mentioned in the USA, with our manufacturing partners Swisher Inc. I would certainly recommend giving your back enough time to heal adequately prior to any further heavy lifting, but once you're ready to get back after it, I think you would find our tool to be quite useful. The LogOX Hauler allows you to engage, lift, and move log rounds off the ground, without the back strain of repeatedly bending over. This a great for centralizing log rounds, loading a splitter directly or for hooking and dragging larger log rounds over to either a vertical splitter or hydraulic log lift.
As you can see from the photo below, the LogOX can also be quickly converted into a 38" cant hook or timberjack, and then disassembled to fit inside a 28" bag. We also make some handy accessories for it, like a pickaroon attachment for the cant handle extension (making it into a 4-in-1 tool) and a Hauler holster, to keep your hands free while loading a splitter. You can check out this overview video to learn more:
I'd also be happy to answer any additional questions. We're working on getting our Arboristsite sponsor forum page setup, and I'll also be posting more info and links there.
Thanks,
Austin