Inexpensive Pickaroon

[svk]

Looking to buy a pickaroon as a gift and want something of decent quality without spending too much. Any suggestions?

 

[Trapper_Pete]

http://www.landmsupply.com/search-results/jh-contracting-pickaroon-36
http://www.landmsupply.com/search-results/woodchuck-tools-pickaroon

i have one by each of these companies ordered form L & M supply their shipping was fast

this is the woodchuck brand I have it is an Axaroon very handy tool one tool to lift rounds onto the splitter and it also cuts the stringy bits you get some times splitting http://www.landmsupply.com/search-results/woodchuck-tools-pick-axe

I like the barbed end on the woodchuck brand a bit more than the hooked end on the jh contracting but that varies a bit by wood type

but I use both and both work well

 

[svk]

http://www.landmsupply.com/search-results/jh-contracting-pickaroon-36
http://www.landmsupply.com/search-results/woodchuck-tools-pickaroon

i have one by each of these companies ordered form L & M supply their shipping was fast

this is the woodchuck brand I have it is an Axaroon very handy tool one tool to lift rounds onto the splitter and it also cuts the stringy bits you get some times splitting http://www.landmsupply.com/search-results/woodchuck-tools-pick-axe

I like the barbed end on the woodchuck brand a bit more than the hooked end on the jh contracting but that varies a bit by wood type

but I use both and both work well

Of course L and M!!! Didnt even think about checking there but will tomorrow.

 

[Dirtboy]

Been thinking of getting one for awhile. This pushed me off the fence, ordered the 36" from L&M.

 

[Trapper_Pete]

if you spend a few more dollars that axaroon is really handy !

 

[svk]

if you spend a few more dollars that axaroon is really handy !

Do you have a link to that?

 

[Trapper_Pete]

Yes it is the third link posted above they call it a pick-axe

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[CaseyForrest]

Do you have a link to that?

3rd link in the 2nd post.

 

[svk]

Sorry I am blind. Don't tell anyone but I am a professional sports referee in my spare time LOL

 

[dancan]

http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=51108&cat=1,41131

http://www.baileysonline.com/Forestry-Woodcutting/Log-Handling-Tools/Hookeroons-Sappies/

I guess inexpensive is a relative term .

 

[Rockjock]

I have seen some people use this type of tool. They sell for about 5.00 and are used for gardening.. From what I have seen they work really well and can be " broken " down pretty well.

 

[Trapper_Pete]

I was out loading wood this evening to bring it home and split it , just filling the truck, ok so I probably went over weight , it is squatting and I had to take the curves real easy on the way home, the pile is about 10 yards off the road and ti is so soft I made a pallet bridge through the ditch so I could walk.
using the two side by side I definitely like the design of the wood chuck over the JH contracting , both work but I got consistently a better bite with the woodchuck barbed tip , it is a little harder to lever out of the wood when I got to the truck but I never felt like it was slipping out of the log either and it holds
each of the rounds in the picture I would guess at about 50 pounds each , I moved some that were a 2 handed lift operation probably about 100 pounds my son took this picture from the bed of the truck
the red one is the JH contracting and I frequently had to take 2 swings to get it to stick well enough to lift like this but the orange woodchuck was a one swing operation all swings were one handed , swing then choke up on the handle and lift

 

[Trapper_Pete]

did I mention how handy that axe blade is it isn't very big , but I used it to chop out a 2 inch root that was already pulled up and going to keep tripping me as I walked from the pile to the truck

 

[TreePointer]

http://www.landmsupply.com/search-results/jh-contracting-pickaroon-36
http://www.landmsupply.com/search-results/woodchuck-tools-pickaroon

i have one by each of these companies ordered form L & M supply their shipping was fast

this is the woodchuck brand I have it is an Axaroon very handy tool one tool to lift rounds onto the splitter and it also cuts the stringy bits you get some times splitting http://www.landmsupply.com/search-results/woodchuck-tools-pick-axe

I like the barbed end on the woodchuck brand a bit more than the hooked end on the jh contracting but that varies a bit by wood type

but I use both and both work well

I'm a big fan of pickaroons with the curvy wood handle. They are lighter than they look and feel better than the more expensive straight metal handled models.

 

[TreePointer]

Although it's more expensive than other models posted in this discussion, my current favorite is the 36" Peavey Manufacturing Hume head pickeroon. The price seems to fluctuate a little, but if you shop around, you may be able to find one for ~$50. It's certainly much less expensive than a Logrite aluminum handled model.

I've never had to replace one, but Peavey Mfg. makes replacement handles available, too.

 

[svk]

L and M had them on sale today when I stopped. $24 bucks out the door.

 

[unclemoustache]

Made my own out of scrap junk. Doesn't get any more 'inexpensive' than that, and a home-made gift is better than a store bought one. Just do a better job on making it than what I did.

 

[user 122190]

http://www.landmsupply.com/search-results/jh-contracting-pickaroon-36
http://www.landmsupply.com/search-results/woodchuck-tools-pickaroon

i have one by each of these companies ordered form L & M supply their shipping was fast

Thanks! I've been looking for a pickaroon for sometime now. I also grabbed a cant hook. The 2 ordered together made the shipping free.

 

[jra1100]

dancan thanks for the Baileys link. I found those several years ago somewhere and tried to buy one. I even called Fiskars US, and they said that they didn't have them. So I called Fiskars HQ in Finland. They wouldn't sell me one even if I paid the shipping, weren't even interested at all. I finally ended up buying one, don't remember where. It is one of those with the round pick, which bent several times, and it's a ***** to sharpen, as well as stick in very cold weather.
I was complaining about it to my buddy who runs a machine shop so he welded on up for me and it works great. The blade is made of auger flighting which is very hard stuff. He sells some of them for $22 and everyone who has one loves them

 

[sundance]

So.....if your buddy is selling them how about some info to buy one?