Glad you won it, your the right person to put the axearoon through its paces.

I'man old man in my mid forties. I harvest about 3 or 4 cords of hardwood and softwood a year. And I use a cheap Gemrna Bison Pickaroon, drop forged heard. The point has held up pretty well on ash, willow, alder, sycamore and spruce. It's been great in terms of saving my back and knees - I split by hand. It also gives me better leverage if I have to wrangle a log out of a ditch - and it extends my reach so I'm not scrambling into ditches, over fences, or onto woodpiles. And I ofetn have to drag logs some distance across ground. Across smooth groud, the pickaroon has helped me drag more, more ergonomically. Can be a liability dragging a log across rough ground as the point can come unstuck on bumps, and that can make my footing unstable,or wrench my back - I''d use a tongs here. Overall, it;s a great tool for wrangling smaller logs and stove sized rounds. Thanks for the review Eric!

46 and have a bad back. Just bought a Log Rite Hookaroon from Wes Spur Tree Supply yesterday. Can’t wait to get it in my hand as i do 3-4 cords of wood a winter now that i live on a farm. Good video!

I'm a relatively light wood-burner in Upstate New York. I own a pickaroon and like it. Being elderly it helps reduce back and knee pain.

Congrats on winning the axearoon. How is it possible that after winter your wall of firewood looks bigger than it was before? Incredible. Hope you guys are well.

Before dropping the $$ on a sweet hand forged tool, to see if I even like using one I started with a cheap $20 pickaroon from Menard's. Have used it only twice and I'm already a fan. My current workflow is typically climbing around stuff that's already down in the woods on my property where loggers in the past cleared out most of the big hardwoods, but left a huge mess of limbs and tops and odds and ends of other trunks on the ground all over. I buck them where they lay and the pickaroon definitely made it a lot easier to pick them up and out from the brush, etc, and swing them over into my little dump trailer that I tow behind my little lawn tractor. Much less bending. Would have LOVED the "axearoon" variant, but I'll have to make do with the cheap alternative for now.

I have a pickaroon/hookaroon, which I love. But after watching this video, I wish I had an axearoon! great video! and switching up the music!! now you will be able to process at least 40 cords a year. Nice job

Glad that you were the winner. Thanks for the demo and review.

Great video man! That looks like a great little tool and congrats on winning it!

@LifeinFarmland

7 жыл бұрын

+Simple Little Life I could so see you building one of these. With your knife building skills you have and soon to be forge. I could see you getting very creative with a design. Don't even get me started on your craftsmanship skills. 😀

Great Video, thanks for sharing. Greetings from North Michigan, USA. I been cutting, splitting, stacking and burning for 63 years. Take care of your back and all will be fine.

I never saw the axearoon before. Interesting tool.

Couldn't have gone to a better guy! Beautiful video.

@LifeinFarmland

7 жыл бұрын

😀 thanks! Been enjoying watching your new addition. You two been put in a lot of work and it has all payed off. been fun to watch the excitement around the new goats.

You definitely put it through its paces. No questions unanswered. Very good info.

@LifeinFarmland

7 жыл бұрын

Windswept Homestead lol 😀

Getting a pickaroon was the best thing I ever did when it comes to firewood processing. I was not sure they were for me so I picked up two cheap fiberglass handled hatchets to modify into pickaroons. Huge energy and back saver. I can easily work twice as fast and twice as long when using them. I highly recomend getting a pair if anyone is on the fence. It's worth buying a better quality set in my opinion. The cheap hatchet mod lasted about a winter (processing dry Aussie hardwood) untill the picks started bend.

I had to designate a particular place to store my new pickaroon cause I found I liked it so much I would just carry it around all day and then leave it in random places ,Good point and great video.

Looks like a nice tool. The only thing I'd change is the making the tip replaceable. It will dull overtime. Glad to see you're working smarter not harder. That's my motto.

Congrats on winning the axearoon!! Thanks for the video

I just bought a pickaroon. Before that I would use claw of my framing hammer. I do have back issues and it helps a lot.

congrats on the win looks like it will serve you well

if your old and crippled they are great

Great video! Cool tool! I like the idea that it has an axe on one side. Wood when split, sometimes gets stringy. The thing I didn’t like about it was, I thought the handle is too long. You yourself said you were choking up on it.

Interesting , I don't process as much wood you have wow . I never tried one before but ya know what , I like it a lot. Most of the wood does have to me moved around a lot and not having to bend to pick it up is great. Thanks bud

A pickaroon is a great tool also for manipulating large pieces of wood, you can whack it into the end of a fairly substantial length of wood, lift up that end and skid it to were you need it. For running my splitter I like my log tongs, I have one for each hand and it seems to be more efficient for me.

Thanks for you review, Jeff Hipps

I was about to buy one of these but I found this item on the candy isle instead. ;)

@LifeinFarmland

7 жыл бұрын

Cog Hill Farm & Homestead lol you crack me up!

@tcs5256

7 жыл бұрын

Cog Hill Farm & Homestead 😂😂😂

I bought second hand HOCKEY shin guard for safety with axes or pickaroon. Just an idea, Great Video

Great review. I don't know much about that tool but I can see you were really happy with it.

I've been on the fence about getting one too. Thanks for the review and helping me make up my mind.

I have 3 hookaroons and a wood pick... Council ”Red Head” Hookaroons failed in my opinion as a mighty swing was needed to sink into the wood (bought 2 so my son would have one as well. I recently got a Stihl 30 in aluminum hookaroon and it works great and is a real back saver. The wood pick is great also but not for getting wood off the ground. The axe part is a tad scary but I can see it could be real useful.

I really like what you do on your videos! very inspiring! I made my own pickaroons, one with an 18" handle and one with a 36" handle. I need to make my own axe-a-roon.

Firewood related video happy day!

good review, I like the part getting wood out of the bed....

congratz on winning it. Seems to me like it adds an extra step to stuff? you swing it at a piece of wood, lift it up, place on splitter, etc. If you have back issues or anything then i guess it would help with bending. But for me, ah not sure yet. Great video all the same!

@strixt

7 жыл бұрын

Adam Craig Outdoors What's the extra step it would add? Either you reach and grab, lift, place or you hook, lift, place. Plus it saves from having to do things like climb into the bed of the truck, like he was saying. Like he said, you have to work it into your work flow, but in the end it saves time and effort.

just voicing my opinion . i have been heating with wood my entire life and went on disability 2 years ago because of my back ...i think it would be a fine tool for trail clearing to have at hand but when im wood cutting and splitting i believe in KISS keep it simple stupid ... if i had one i would find a use for it for a while until the novelty wore off ... i do enjoy your channel even though i dont coment often but one thing you could improve on is put out more videos

Great video,thanks

i seen that on doug and stacy channel.. thats pretty sweet.

Cool video Eric. That is a cool tool. Not much use for it here in Chicago but if I had a back 40 I would take your recommendation. Thanks for the video and ATB Mike

@LifeinFarmland

7 жыл бұрын

mfavia620 do I dare say it... 😀 the mild are coming for you guys next year and won't be so mild. (Insert evil laugh here)

@mfavia620

7 жыл бұрын

We'll just have to wait and see young man. Looks like we both fell apart this year. As I've heard all my life here in The Windy City, "wait til next year". LOL Take care Eric!!

@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY

7 жыл бұрын

GO BLUES =)

@mfavia620

7 жыл бұрын

OFF GRID with DOUG and STACY ....unfortunately I can't root for the Blackhawks and gotta go with the Blues in the playoffs. Thanks for the comment D and S.

@LifeinFarmland

7 жыл бұрын

mfavia620 I hear you there. Not sure where you are in Chicago and know I could be going down a slippery topic depending if you are a sox or cubs fan. But the world all knows what happen last year. I have hope. 😀

I think a head nod is better than a thumbs up lol LOVE AMERICAN BUSINESS and please start using the barn or garden as the back drop wink wink =)

@LifeinFarmland

7 жыл бұрын

OFF GRID with DOUG and STACY super excited when Stacy announced me. You guys have a lot of great giveaways but this was by far the top of my list.

@BobbleheadHomestead

7 жыл бұрын

Somebody might be jealous of Eric's wood pile walls. :)

@digbyodell2924

7 жыл бұрын

Ya, Eric should start stacking it in a pattern that eventually reads Life In Farmland from the sky!

@Grizz270

7 жыл бұрын

yes like me ...his wood pile is neat and orderly and mines just a pile lol

Be kind to your spine when you're in your teens and twenties because in 10 or 20 years all that wear and tear you didn't care about then can come back to haunt you. Trust me brother I speak from bitter experience.

@LifeinFarmland

7 жыл бұрын

captainquint great advice!

@Sprnklrmn

6 жыл бұрын

Don’t abuse your back. Wear knee pads on hard surfaces, don’t bend over to lift, and don’t use your fist for a hammer.

@Warriorbob-im5py

4 жыл бұрын

So true, I’m 29 but served as a mortarman for 8 years, on top of that my sciatica runs in my family, knee and back problems and early arthritis are my reality lol

Like the Minnesota Wild shirt. I'm a Preds fan.

@LifeinFarmland

6 жыл бұрын

When we lived in Milwaukee WI we use to watch the admirals (nashville 's minor league team) Saw a lot of players that worked there way up. I remember watching dirty old tutu . lol

Just a variation of the 'Firemans Axe'.......Or the old 'Naval boarding Axe'

I see alot of comments about " if I was old or had a bad back "....that is nonsense ! A very wise man said "NEVER use your back when you can use your Brain" I am a 5th generation Arborist/ Logger and if you handle more than a wheelbarrow load of wood you should have a Pickeroon, Hookeroon or Axearoon ....we as Loggers value our Pickeroon or Hookeroon as much as our Fellers Axe or Chainsaw.....once you get one and start using it you will be surprised at just how much time and effort one can save you, not to mention the myriad of different things besides just moving a piece of wood from one place to another you can use one for. I am still young and in my prime and I wont leave the yard to work without mine !..... I still have my Great Grandpa's hand Forged Hookeroon it's still used here at home though just for firewood now days and is on it's 2nd handle that I know of and I would not hesitate one second to take it on the Mountain if I misplaced my Hookeroon. ....oh and before I forget the Hookeroon's we use are purpose built, not a axe head re tooled or ground down....they are all Forged (mostly by hand) and start out their life as a Hookeroon. There are MANY STYLES to choose from depending on what your going to do with it. If your a weekend firewood cutter you might not want the cost of a good hand Forged tool but if your a logger like me you can't afford not to have the durability of a hand Forged tool. My advice is match the cost and style to what your doing with one and you will be very glad you did but the idea that you only need one if your old and busted up.....is being said by guys who will be using one when in their late 30s because they are all crippled up from not using their brains instead of their backs! R.C. "Charlie" Hill H & H Logging.

@LifeinFarmland

6 жыл бұрын

Prevention is key! Well said!

Sadly it looks like they went out of business as the FB page is gone and the ebay store is empty :(

Integration into the workflow is key eh? The way I process wood I just wouldn't use one though it might work with grabbing rounds off the wagon that are further forward but then it would probably still be too short for the ones even further forward, so I use a big four tine hook rake. Stacking I go a lot faster than I can pickaroon individual pieces and my back is good enough. You don't let split ash fall to the ground in real life though do you? Ash pops so easy I just keep rotating it and splitting and carry the whole round to stack, red oak usually too...as long as the round isn't too big anyway. I did notice it looked like you had a load of ash but then I saw some being split and said to myself, that's not ash, that's elm! So I appreciate the explanation at the end. I always thank my splitter after a load of elm goes through!

@LifeinFarmland

7 жыл бұрын

Lot of the ash that hit the ground bigger stuff 14" - 16" rounds. We do some nasty ash trees from time to time. All twisted up.This load was not to bad it all. Had a handful of splits of elm left over from my last round. That splutter has helped re leave some of my nightmares I use to have when ruining into elm :).

@digbyodell2924

7 жыл бұрын

Ya, I run into some ash branches (big ones) that are quite twisted and bent at severe angles but the trunkwood always seems to be mostly straight. Ash is so much dryer than other large trees I'm surprised it doesn't snap off big branches more than it does. Maybe it's a water weight thing because I see more than a fair share of hickory windfall and that wood is super strong and dense...and high in moisture content (it twists over instead of snapping).

Great stuff!! I know nothing about this subject, but as someone that messes with firewood very seldom and always has a bad back afterward....I might have to consider one of these :) Great video...thanks for sharing. And congrats on winning it!! - Mike

That is the number one reason I bought a hookaroon... I hate jumping up in the truck to kick wood back. Like my most unfavorite part of hauling wood.

I’m just now seeing your video. Are these still for sale somewhere?

As your back gets older you will like it more.

Good vid bud. Do you apply any kind of filter when editing?

Eric, This axearoon looks like a copy that wranglerstar made. Can you tell me if it has the aluminum wedges in it instead of the steel step wedges. The forestry dept. uses them over steel because they are far superior

Unloading the truck makes the cost of one worth it. Speeds up the unloading of the truck even when your young. Also if you work around creeks they work good at getting limbs out of the creek without getting wet.

@LifeinFarmland

7 жыл бұрын

suffolkshepherd I was so surprised how slick it work unloading the truck. That is a great tip / use near water edges. Thank you for sharing that.

Nice, saves your back.

That's a lot of wood. It's good to have

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Heavy/thrash metal for a farm/homesteading vid... Nooooo.

Just bought the Fiskars brand and don't recommend it

@LifeinFarmland

6 жыл бұрын

+Brandon Settgast bummer. Good to know. I had no idea they made one.