Pickeroons

[robespierre]

Tired of bending over to pick up splits. Is there any tool that would work as a pickeroon without paying pickeroon prices?

I had watched this youtube video and I wondered if this type of tool would pick up splits efficiently




I cut wood to save money so I don't want to buy a bunch of tools to do so. I also split everything by hand however it's my knees that are tired after a days work and that is due to bending over to pick up splits after chopping all day.

 

[Brushwacker]

Looks good to me, I find 1 for 5 or 6 bucks I wouldn't waste a second to add it to my wood arsenal. I do like my pickeroon with a longer handle for saving steps as well as back bending.

 

[CTYank]

Council Tools has a good one for ~$30, with a poll suitable for driving wedges. Tip just needs a bit of pointifying- no biggie. Solid hickory handle.

 

[old guy]

I made my own out of an old single bit axe, used a cut off wheel in a 4 1/2" grinder.

 

[Jere39]

Picked up this head somewhere cheap, then paid full retail at ACE hardware for a youth ax handle and mated them up for a very handy tool.




FWIW, The guy in the video demonstrated on an extremely small round that I might kick into a pile for fire pit, but would never bother picking up to split or stack anyway. However, I am nothing if not tolerant of everyone else's right to firewooding their own way.

Stay safe folks

 

[Ryan'smilling]

I love my pickaroon. I have a 30" logrite. Works super well. I have one in the style of the council tools one also, which I like about half as much.

They're great for moving small log ends around and moving/standing up rounds. For picking up splits, though it's not very efficient, though that would change if your splits were larger than mine. If, however, efficiency is less important than not bending over, it may be perfect for you.

 

[Gypo Logger]

I believe there is a pickaroon and a hookaroon, used mainly at sawmills to handle green lumber.
A pulp hook is also useful in handling blocks of wood and short logs.

 

[bigbadbob]

Piece of HSS planer blade, been good for a year so far, handy,,painted red now. Sure nice to get the big rounds out of the truck bed.
BBB

 

[turnkey4099]

Piece of HSS planer blade, been good for a year so far, handy,,painted red now. Sure nice to get the big rounds out of the truck bed.
BBB
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It is that 'hook' to the bit that makes a good tool into a great one. I won't look at a pickeroon dthat doesn't have that hook to the bit. My homemade one is just a piece of 1/2" all thread, sharpened to a point and the point beat over. Just reach out with the 8' handle, lay the head on a chunk and that hook bites right in when I pull.

 

[LondonNeil]

mortar pick.

Pickraoons aren't a common tool over here, and consequently are very costly - Think i found a stihl one online for almost twice th cost of an X27. I saw the video above and searched for small pick axes and mattocks and found 'moortar picks' meant for raking mortar from brickwork before repointing. cost about £8-10. It works well enough, i did sharpen the point, and i would like a longer handle...keep meaning to get a 24-30" ash handle and fit it, but even short its better than bending and reaching with 2 hands and saves the back loads.

 

[old guy]

+ 1 on the hook, I also don't like a round handle on tools, I like em like an axe handle so as soon as you grab it you know where the working edge is.

 

[turnkey4099]

+ 1 on the hook, I also don't like a round handle on tools, I like em like an axe handle so as soon as you grab it you know where the working edge is.

Seems counterintuitive but I rarely have to look or check what the orientation is when I pick up the Logrite round handle. I like that over the other versions as it is lighter, has the weight out on the end where it needs to be and doesn't have a huge over-long point.

 

[Ryan'smilling]

Seems counterintuitive but I rarely have to look or check what the orientation is when I pick up the Logrite round handle. I like that over the other versions as it is lighter, has the weight out on the end where it needs to be and doesn't have a huge over-long point.

Agreed. I do have to check which way the tip is pointing when I pick it up, but the other design features more than make up for that on the logrite. Weight is perfect, tip is very very good, and the handle is much easier to pull on than a wood handle. Don't get me wrong, I'm normally a wood handle kinda guy, but the logrite rubber grip just works for me. YMMV.

 

[alleyyooper]

You can find them at Northern Michigan flea markets all the time here with out a handle of course. Some times a dealer will show up with axes and pickaroons with handles but mostly it is just the heads.

Al

 

[kevin j]

Bought a Council Tool one, but didn't like the 'feel' and it was a bit head heavy for me, so I made one from an axe.
Better to just buy one, I think I have an hour or so making so it isn't a real dollar saver, but I like using it. Also like the wood handle so I can tell orientation. Tip needs some shaping and experimenting. Tough balance between easy penetration vs. holding vs. releasing.

For pulling rounds out of the trailer I use a garden weeder tool about 6 ft long. I heated and reshaped the 3 teeth

 

[turnkey4099]

For pulling rounds out of the trailer I use a garden weeder tool about 6 ft long. I heated and reshaped the 3 teeth

I did the same, hoe, rake, weeding tool - all have the drawback of needing to get the 'teeth' behind teh chunk. Nothing works like a real hookeroon. I finally made my own 8' using a closet pole, a compression fitting for plumbing and a piece of 1/2" all thread for the hook. Works like a charm! I haven't crawled into the bed to unload since.

 

[Sandhill Crane]

Tired of bending over to pick up splits. Is there any tool that would work as a pickeroon without paying pickeroon prices?

Try a plup hook from Bailey's. About thirty bucks.

 

[Wowzer]

Anyone use the hookaroon by fiskar some what the same as a picker on no?
Thought about picking one up for the splitter trailer I'm building
Large one:
http://www.baileysonline.com/Forest...s/Hookeroons-Sappies/Fiskars-28-Hookaroon.axd

Smaller one:
http://www.baileysonline.com/Forest...s/Hookeroons-Sappies/Fiskars-12-Hookaroon.axd

 

[Philbert]

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[srb08]

I like the 40" Hume head Pickaroon from Peavey manufacturing. I use two when moving rounds and splitting.The Pickaroon from Council looks interesting and well made as well. Here's a photo of one of mine, stuck in a round, from last Spring.