I had one, used it for a couple weeks and sent it back for refund. I did not have the holster thing, and every time I wanted to use it, I had to find it and lift it, then use it to lift rounds or splits. It ends up adding its not inconsiderable weight to everything you lift with it. I eventually found it easier to either use my pickaroon or just bend over and pick the stuff up. I can see the holster helps for keeping it handy, but it's still a heavy tool you have to lift over and over again.
67 yrs old. Split two cords of pecan wood a couple of weeks ago. My freakin back is killing me now. I ordered one just yesterday. Too little too late I’m afraid, but gotta keep the wood coming for our home. Awesome review.
Started watching your posts a few weeks ago. You do a very good job of presenting topics - both verbally and via video. I like your easy going demeanor. I’ve learned many things from your posts and enjoy them. Keep up the good work!
That is a total game changer for me. I've been thinking about getting a pickaroon and a timber jack for a while, the fact that it can do the extra's like not bending down for every single piece and having it on your hip is awesome. I love cutting firewood out in the bush , but the older I get (50+) the more these kind of tools have a greater payback. Great Video, very imformative!
Thank you for this video. Been cutting trees down and processing my own firewood for 21 years now. I have had back surgery and this looks like it will help save my back. Just bought it on Amazon! I'll let you know how what I think but looks like a back saver to me.
Outstanding review young Man. I am in my late 60's and this tool looks like the very multi-log firewood cutting, farm clean up tool to keep on our firewood tractor rig. The company that makes this should buy your video as a global ad. Great work!
Made by Americans , is that a quality sign? I mean i had a chevy once, it started to come apart on the tour home from the dealer. It seems that that car was thrown together with a spade. The tool hook has been seen in many years. And as for standing hooking Your back with the chain saw over the timber all day, that is not an ergonomic way of work. Sorry pal, I am not impressed with this “invention”
@Gus VanHorn shitrovlet is both clever and stupid. Clever as a parody of Chevrolet and stupid because you can't spell it well enough to make it recognizable. Chev is to Shit and rolet is to rolet. So instead of Shitrovlet, you should've said Shitrolet. No need for the v, much less moving out of its original position.
The wood hook from Berry Hill in Ontario Canada is a great tool for picking up blocks or 4 foot pieces to put in a hydraulic wood splitter,with 1 hand.I like that your tool is American made.
We still hand split logs down here in Texas. Even though we have a hydro splitter in the shop, my brother and I are in our mid twenties and have really grown to love hand/axe splitting. This tool looks good. I need to try it!
Make spilitin and cutin as easy az u can afford. Just about to hit sixty and wish i had this tool and splitter along time ago my back would be able to cut n split a LOT more!
@@marksmith6435 actually you can. Swisher recently opened a factory store on location and we've authorized them to sell LogOX products as well. You can learn more about its hours and location on their website.
In my 60's. Living the life on a small Homestead. Heating with wood only. This could be my back saver. I'm in. Just ordered it. Video will follow after delivery. Fingers crossed🏄
I think it’s a good tool. I’m 52 years old and climb in my F250 with a lift kit all the time. I have never understood why so many people have knee, back, etc. problems.
Very good job on the video, well put together and edited. You should be proud of yourself, my back feels better just looking at you using the tool, wish I had one when I was a younger man. Again Well Done on the video.
I cut my firewood in winter (green birch)and use a snowmobile and very large toboggan. wood is cut to size on snow, spilt in place with a long handle axe and then use a pitchfork to throw it in toboggan the first time I actually handle the wood is when I stack it on pile.the colder the temperature the easier the wood splits. The use of a log splitter to me is just more wood handing. most often less is better
Enjoyed your video. Interesting tool and concept. If you don’t mind, here’s a little advice from an old man that’s cut firewood for nearly three-quarters of a century... I realize your truck could be positioned for optimum filming, but I’d Just like to say you could save yourself a million steps and hours of time if you moved your truck closer to the work.
@@clarehancock4026 we used a pulp hook for decades, they're inefficient and still require you to bend over quite far to engage the log round. That was the primary reason we created the LogOX Hauler, which only weighs 6 lbs.
I know the effort involved in set up, filming, editing and producing a video of this caliber. Although they sent you this free of charge, they got more value in return. This is a well made very versatile tool, and likely a must have for those gearing up to cut wood. You have done a great service to anyone wanting to know real world use of it. The company would be crazy if they don't use your video in their marketing of this product. I only hope they returns some proceeds to you. Well done, stay warm.
We're incredibly proud to receive such a great field test review from someone like Eric, who has a tremendous amount of experience harvesting firewood (I mean just look at the size of that doggone woodpile). Like you, we were also really impressed with the quality of the video itself and the thoughtful way he went about showing his fans how to use a new tool to help with their own work. To your latter point, while we only sell the Forester Package and accessories on our website, anyone looking to purchase either the 3-in-1 Forestry MultiTool or LogOX Hauler can click the Amazon affiliate link in this video's description to support the LiF channel.
This is definitely going on my wishlist! I've got a cant hook and a homemade picaroon, so its really the log hauler function I'm after... though I love the idea of having a log lift too
The price might be a bit much but from what I saw in your video, your back will be good for lifetime of this type of work. Besides being extremely useful, it's made right here in the USA.
This was a very well put together video. The tool looks great and I'll look at it more closely but I appreciated that I could understand you, I could see things clearly, you had a pleasant way of explaining things and you sounded sincere. Well done--thank you.
Hey Eric, love your vids. Just bought a LogOX based primarily on your review. Keep up the great video quality that you do. Love the subject matter obviously but your production quality comes through. New subscriber, look forward to all your vids. Thanks, Steve
They better have been nice enough to send you one for free!! I bought one from them because of this video. I have a wood stove and cut my own wood and split it. I have a bad lower back from a car accident and bending over is very hard on me. This helps save me from so much bending. 👍👍
I grew up with that Paul Bunyan cartoon. I just watched it again a few months ago, and I apparently forgot the end part. He retired to Alaska. I'm in Alaska now...
Very cool tool...never knew it existed...Ive always dreaded cutting fire wood because it's such a strain on my back...this looks like it will alleviate that problem...thanks for sharing
My friend just asked me a question that I really had to think about: how many more years are you going to do your own firewood? I never thought of it before, but I know that the LogOx Forester would allow me to do it easier.
Great video! Very informative and great use of mixing up the info with action shots. Also great choices in music and how you used it. Truly was a joy to watch.
Also, the Fiskars pickaroon is the best. It's incredibly light! I just used one to manhandle 3 cords of heavy 4 foot diameter maple rounds, half of which ended up being music wood! I have a new Yardmax 35 ton splitter and the Fiskars was a great asset. I need to make a shoulder sling holster for it
I built myself a real strong table just slightly taller than the bed of my splitter, the top is 4x4ft and it sits right close to the splitter. With a log tong in each hand I can pile that table up high in no time and then I can run the splitter nonstop for a while, when the tables empty I throttle down the splitter, load the table and repeat. With two people you can run nonstop.
I wished they would have had this thing about 10 years ago when I was able to get my own wood. Nice review, thank you very much. Best wishes to you and your family.
Very amazing gadget. I even showed it to my husband, and he agrees!! It's going on our wishlist. That songs sounds like "Best of My Love" by the Eagles :) Awesome video!
This looks like a real asset for anyone splitting wood. I seen a comment on another post that someone was concerned about the little "hairpin clips" (idk what they're really called) that hold some of the pieces. I think if you're careful with your equipment it looks to be fine. It comes with that great bag so if you just put your equipment back where it goes (I hear my dad repeating this command in my ear, lol) it seems it would be fine to me. From what I've seen of the LogOx folks they definitely know what they're doing. Thanks for sharing. God Bless. ~Lisa
Clevis pins is the name for the "hairpin clips." They wouldn't be any problem in this configuration except if you lost them. If they are a standard size like 1/2" then replacing them would be easy as well as the spring cotter pins.
Nice video, good to see safety gear being used. Suggestion: why not set the splitter to vertical splitting? Then you only lift the block up to waits/tailgate height once...
The tool appears to be a well thought out design and also seems very durable. I was expecting to see this priced in the vicinity of $80 to $90 but when I saw its price tag of $175 I shook my head in disappointment.
@NightForce It's important not to conflate price with value. A similar sized, but one dimensional, cant hook of comparable quality costs north of $120. Anything in the $80-$90 price range (usually imports) may last you for a couple of seasons, but you'll find that their hooks don't bite into the wood very well and their handles are likely to break when you least expect it or want them to. The LogOX is made in the USA, guaranteed for life, and combines three different high quality tools (not counting the Pickaroon attachment) with a value of well over $250 if you were to purchase comparable tools separately. Along with the unique log Hauler back-saving feature we invented, the LogOX provides the best value, utility, and dependability of any forestry hand tool on the market.
I have been wanting/being this for a bit now. Unfortunately that price tag isn't in the cards right now. Maybe one will find its way to me in the near future.
Wow that's a really cool tool. Never seen anything like that before. The log hauler handle I think needs to be longer though. That can be fixed with some steel and a welder though.
Love2boat92 yeah.. I’m 6’4”, not sure how tall he is but it’s a pain having to bend for 99% of life’s work 😂 Either way though, with this you will bend less, and your back will thank you for that
Love2Boat92 Thanks for saying so! It's a patented tool that we developed and fully launched just this year. I'd give it a try first before you break out the welding torch though, since the length of most people's arms are proportional to their height. For instance, I'm 6'3" and works just as well for me as it would for someone who's 5"3, since my arms are longer.
LogOx, (just being honest as a piss poor consumer lol) for $110.00 thats more than my chainsaw cost me. ill wait till i find one used for $15. i could understand $45 new. love2boat, ended up going late 90's Japanese shindaiwa 488 $60 barely used. included a case, extra chain, plug, wrench and bottle of original shindaiwa oil i refuse to use (bought amsoil saber instead.) i absolutely love this saw after just 2hrs use. i highly recommend shindaiwa.
I would be concerned by the weight of the thing for one - all in one tools are great except when you need them to do the other thing and have to switch. Best to organize your work i guess. belt clip looks great i wonder how secure it is ? will it stay when on you when it isn't flat terrain and your in the wood twisting around cause you cant skid the tree out to somewhere comfortable ?.
@Frank Z the entire tool weighs just 12 lbs assembled, which is comparable to a similar sized timberjack. Because the LogOX attachments are connected with just three clevis pins, rather than bolts that require an allen wrench to change, it transitions between tools easily. The hauler holster (belt clip) does a great job holding the LogOX Hauler by your side to keep your hands free while operating a log splitter, that's all it's designed for. I wore one while competing at the 2018 Great Firewood Shootout at the Paul Bunyan Show in Ohio with our friends at ABS/Timberwolf Splitters, and through all the twisting and moving I did while speeding through firewood, it kept the hauler securely in place. You can see a video of it here th-cam.com/video/9W9SeWii1hg/w-d-xo.html
Hi Lliam, the PickOX is a pickaroon attachment that is included in the Forester Package, which includes all of the tools shown in the video. It can also be bought separately to use with a LogOX 3-in-1 Forestry MultiTool. Both are available on our website at thelogox.com
Thanks for the comment Craig. Woodchuck makes some great tools and as a company in its first year of business, it's an honor to be compared with them. We actually used to use a Woodchuck Timberjack for bucking log rounds on our woodlot. Then we invented the LogOX Hauler to help with lifting log rounds as you can see in the video, and developed attachments to turn it into a cant hook and timberjack, which also allows it to disassemble and fit into a 28" carry bag. We'd definitely invite folks to compare the LogOX with other forestry tools out there and judge for themselves which one delivers the best versatility, portability, and value.
I pick up big rounds with the pickaroon alone, The one i have has a way longer handle and a nice curved hook.Not a big fan of that straight pickaroon.. I am a bit of a savage though lol. Nice tool.
I'm a tad old school and don't jump on fad stuff that overwhelms the "firewood" industry every year however this 3 in 1 tool is kinda interesting. Great video man. Found your channel by chance you got a sub out of it. One question I'm sure you did this for just the video but I turn my spliter sideways and back the truck up close enough to just toss the finished split parts directly in the truck . And if the truck isn't a beauty queen tail gate is a nice table for larger halfs..
Kristopherkok Unfortunately not available in the UK, I did write to them but although they replied by return, their despatchers never replied. Will have to use what we have and then adapt it for use on our farm in a similar fashion.
Hi Kristopherkok, we do ship to Canada on our website www.thelogox.com The shipping rates can get a bit pricy depending on which province you live in, but we are in the process of working to set up distributors in Canada for 2018.
Hi Lloyd, sorry we seem to have had a break in communications with you. We do ship internationally from our website, so please feel free to send us a note with your mailing address at customerservice@thelogox.com and we'll investigate what the best shipping option would be for you. At around 14-19 Lbs. (1-1.3 Stone) per package, international shipping rates can become prohibitively expensive, but we'll certainly work with you to find the best carrier possible. We also look forward to expanding our availability in Europe through local distributors in the coming years!
If my dad was still alive, we would have this tool. We were cutting 8-10 cords a year, and my back and knees feel it now.
I had one, used it for a couple weeks and sent it back for refund. I did not have the holster thing, and every time I wanted to use it, I had to find it and lift it, then use it to lift rounds or splits. It ends up adding its not inconsiderable weight to everything you lift with it.
I eventually found it easier to either use my pickaroon or just bend over and pick the stuff up. I can see the holster helps for keeping it handy, but it's still a heavy tool you have to lift over and over again.
67 yrs old. Split two cords of pecan wood a couple of weeks ago. My freakin back is killing me now. I ordered one just yesterday. Too little too late I’m afraid, but gotta keep the wood coming for our home. Awesome review.
Started watching your posts a few weeks ago. You do a very good job of presenting topics - both verbally and via video. I like your easy going demeanor. I’ve learned many things from your posts and enjoy them. Keep up the good work!
I own one of these. Best product I have ever used hands down. It does everything they claim and is extremely well built.
That is a total game changer for me. I've been thinking about getting a pickaroon and a timber jack for a while, the fact that it can do the extra's like not bending down for every single piece and having it on your hip is awesome. I love cutting firewood out in the bush , but the older I get (50+) the more these kind of tools have a greater payback.
Great Video, very imformative!
ive had a log ox for five years,,,, perfect, easy, durable well worth it!
Thank you for this video. Been cutting trees down and processing my own firewood for 21 years now. I have had back surgery and this looks like it will help save my back. Just bought it on Amazon! I'll let you know how what I think but looks like a back saver to me.
Just a farmboy looking for efficiency, this has proven to be my best setup so far.
Outstanding review young Man. I am in my late 60's and this tool looks like the very multi-log firewood cutting, farm clean up tool to keep on our firewood tractor rig. The company that makes this should buy your video as a global ad. Great work!
:) Thanks for the kind words!
love this tool, we have had it for a while and love the functionality of the 4 in 1 and the bag. MADE IN AMERICA by AMERICANS!!
Made by Americans , is that a quality sign? I mean i had a chevy once, it started to come apart on the tour home from the dealer. It seems that that car was thrown together with a spade. The tool hook has been seen in many years. And as for standing hooking Your back with the chain saw over the timber all day, that is not an ergonomic way of work. Sorry pal, I am not impressed with this “invention”
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@Gus VanHorn shitrovlet is both clever and stupid. Clever as a parody of Chevrolet and stupid because you can't spell it well enough to make it recognizable. Chev is to Shit and rolet is to rolet. So instead of Shitrovlet, you should've said Shitrolet. No need for the v, much less moving out of its original position.
i know it is quite off topic but do anybody know of a good site to stream new tv shows online?
@Desmond Alex flixportal :)
I go on a lot of free wood runs and this tool is i dispensable for me. Money well spent.
Love the wood ox set up,I agree saves the back and time. Love the demonstration you did.
The wood hook from Berry Hill in Ontario Canada is a great tool for picking up blocks or 4 foot pieces to put in a hydraulic wood splitter,with 1 hand.I like that your tool is American made.
We still hand split logs down here in Texas. Even though we have a hydro splitter in the shop, my brother and I are in our mid twenties and have really grown to love hand/axe splitting. This tool looks good. I need to try it!
Make spilitin and cutin as easy az u can afford. Just about to hit sixty and wish i had this tool and splitter along time ago my back would be able to cut n split a LOT more!
I volunteer in a local park. The place is full of fallen trees. This tool would certainly make it much easier to buck and remove those fallen trees.
My husband used something very similar when he was logging timber in southern Missouri! 💕
We manufacture them in Warrensburg, MO :-)
@@LogOXUSA 💕😊
@@LogOXUSA im in st Louis. Can I drive out there and purchase one of these?
Cynthia my family had and still has mills going in Doniphan mo.
@@marksmith6435 actually you can. Swisher recently opened a factory store on location and we've authorized them to sell LogOX products as well. You can learn more about its hours and location on their website.
Years ago I purchased what's called a "Garden Grabber" .. that picks up leaves without bending over. It's saved me months of pain.
Old tip from England. Park the truck much closer to where you saw up the logs, far less effort in carrying logs to truck!!
In my 60's. Living the life on a small Homestead. Heating with wood only. This could be my back saver. I'm in. Just ordered it. Video will follow after delivery. Fingers crossed🏄
Uncle Surf Like U I heat with wood only & this tool has made a huge difference in my ability to continue to do what I love doing.
I think it’s a good tool.
I’m 52 years old and climb in my F250 with a lift kit all the time. I have never understood why so many people have knee, back, etc. problems.
sharing this to my facebook page. Lots of our friends heat with wood and this truly seems a back saver, if nothing else! thank you for this video!!!
Thanks for spreading the good word Joyce, we really appreciate it! You can find us on social media at @BigBlueLogOX
Very good job on the video, well put together and edited. You should be proud of yourself, my back feels better just looking at you using the tool, wish I had one when I was a younger man. Again Well Done on the video.
Great video! Lots of demonstrations of the tool and you didn’t waste our time. Good job!
Prepperjon 😀
I cut my firewood in winter (green birch)and use a snowmobile and very large toboggan. wood is cut to size on snow, spilt in place with a long handle axe and then use a pitchfork to throw it in toboggan the first time I actually handle the wood is when I stack it on pile.the colder the temperature the easier the wood splits. The use of a log splitter to me is just more wood handing. most often less is better
Enjoyed your video. Interesting tool and concept. If you don’t mind, here’s a little advice from an old man that’s cut firewood for nearly three-quarters of a century... I realize your truck could be positioned for optimum filming, but I’d Just like to say you could save yourself a million steps and hours of time if you moved your truck closer to the work.
You ever hear of a pulp hook.a lot easier and lighter to work with .
@@clarehancock4026 we used a pulp hook for decades, they're inefficient and still require you to bend over quite far to engage the log round. That was the primary reason we created the LogOX Hauler, which only weighs 6 lbs.
Great tool . Love that there is a bag for it as well
I know the effort involved in set up, filming, editing and producing a video of this caliber. Although they sent you this free of charge, they got more value in return. This is a well made very versatile tool, and likely a must have for those gearing up to cut wood. You have done a great service to anyone wanting to know real world use of it. The company would be crazy if they don't use your video in their marketing of this product. I only hope they returns some proceeds to you. Well done, stay warm.
We're incredibly proud to receive such a great field test review from someone like Eric, who has a tremendous amount of experience harvesting firewood (I mean just look at the size of that doggone woodpile). Like you, we were also really impressed with the quality of the video itself and the thoughtful way he went about showing his fans how to use a new tool to help with their own work. To your latter point, while we only sell the Forester Package and accessories on our website, anyone looking to purchase either the 3-in-1 Forestry MultiTool or LogOX Hauler can click the Amazon affiliate link in this video's description to support the LiF channel.
Thanks mum!
Right. "free" is hardly the way to describe a product sent for a video review :)
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You make great videos and do a great job with your explanations. I like that you showed the various methods to release the logs from the tool.
This is definitely going on my wishlist! I've got a cant hook and a homemade picaroon, so its really the log hauler function I'm after... though I love the idea of having a log lift too
The price might be a bit much but from what I saw in your video, your back will be good for lifetime of this type of work. Besides being extremely useful, it's made right here in the USA.
You stack your wood like a Chilean. Great tool I would love to have one here in Chile. Thanks for the informative video. Jim
The timber jack function looks to be the most useful bit, a time and back saver.
That looks so effective and so efficient. Light but still very strong too I bet? Great video and might look to see if can get in the UK too.
Good work out . I used to do that I'm 47 and look 28 .
Great looking tool could do with that . And maybe put the splitter across the back of the truck and throw it straight in
Great back saver! Now only if it came with a splitting maul attachment.
The log hauler feature would be enough for me to invest in one of these, so the other features are bonuses. Thanks for the video!
Thats a cool tool. Hadnt seen that exact one before. Glad you shared with us. Many blessings to you and yours. Hope you do well.
This was a very well put together video. The tool looks great and I'll look at it more closely but I appreciated that I could understand you, I could see things clearly, you had a pleasant way of explaining things and you sounded sincere. Well done--thank you.
Hey Eric, love your vids. Just bought a LogOX based primarily on your review. Keep up the great video quality that you do. Love the subject matter obviously but your production quality comes through. New subscriber, look forward to all your vids. Thanks, Steve
Looks great. Been using a pickaroon for years but could sure use this.
They better have been nice enough to send you one for free!! I bought one from them because of this video. I have a wood stove and cut my own wood and split it. I have a bad lower back from a car accident and bending over is very hard on me. This helps save me from so much bending. 👍👍
We're glad to hear the LogOX has been so helpful for you Mr. Glock, thanks for sharing!
@@LogOXUSA it's been great, thanks!!
Nice wood pile. Almost as big as mine. I love to see people that like to cut wood. It looks like a nice tool.
Love it! Nothing beats wood heat! :)
I grew up with that Paul Bunyan cartoon. I just watched it again a few months ago, and I apparently forgot the end part. He retired to Alaska. I'm in Alaska now...
Being able to work a tool into your system is very important. Thanks for sharing this tool.
Very cool tool...never knew it existed...Ive always dreaded cutting fire wood because it's such a strain on my back...this looks like it will alleviate that problem...thanks for sharing
My friend just asked me a question that I really had to think about: how many more years are you going to do your own firewood? I never thought of it before, but I know that the LogOx Forester would allow me to do it easier.
Such a smart tool to have ...thanks so much for taking the time to make this video!
Great video! Very informative and great use of mixing up the info with action shots. Also great choices in music and how you used it. Truly was a joy to watch.
Thank you for this review. You really showed what it can do and how it can be used. Very good video!
Also, the Fiskars pickaroon is the best. It's incredibly light! I just used one to manhandle 3 cords of heavy 4 foot diameter maple rounds, half of which ended up being music wood! I have a new Yardmax 35 ton splitter and the Fiskars was a great asset. I need to make a shoulder sling holster for it
I built myself a real strong table just slightly taller than the bed of my splitter, the top is 4x4ft and it sits right close to the splitter. With a log tong in each hand I can pile that table up high in no time and then I can run the splitter nonstop for a while, when the tables empty I throttle down the splitter, load the table and repeat. With two people you can run nonstop.
Sounds like an amazing setup. I love it. Thank you for sharing!
I wished they would have had this thing about 10 years ago when I was able to get my own wood. Nice review, thank you very much. Best wishes to you and your family.
Becky's Texas Wood Shop 😀 same to you
Very amazing gadget. I even showed it to my husband, and he agrees!! It's going on our wishlist. That songs sounds like "Best of My Love" by the Eagles :) Awesome video!
This looks like a real asset for anyone splitting wood. I seen a comment on another post that someone was concerned about the little "hairpin clips" (idk what they're really called) that hold some of the pieces. I think if you're careful with your equipment it looks to be fine. It comes with that great bag so if you just put your equipment back where it goes (I hear my dad repeating this command in my ear, lol) it seems it would be fine to me. From what I've seen of the LogOx folks they definitely know what they're doing. Thanks for sharing. God Bless. ~Lisa
Clevis pins is the name for the "hairpin clips." They wouldn't be any problem in this configuration except if you lost them. If they are a standard size like 1/2" then replacing them would be easy as well as the spring cotter pins.
We always called em grenade pins
Great video! This is a great tool to help ease the pain of cutting wood! Thanks!!
You make it look so easy .
Bought one, complete set up...all because of your video!! Thanks!!
You liking it. I really like the hauler tool. Little heavy but really a nice back saver when working around the splitter.
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how do you like your log splitter?
+Eric Peterson I love it. I did an update review on it a while back
This could have helped me so much over the years! Great video!
seen this 3 in 1 firewood / Forestry tool by LogOX on doug and stacy's channel they seen it at one of the show they visited, it a fabulous bit of kit
I will definitely be getting this tool.
Nice video, good to see safety gear being used. Suggestion: why not set the splitter to vertical splitting? Then you only lift the block up to waits/tailgate height once...
That looks like a great tool for those who haul wood, and have a wood burning heater, and cooking stove.
Can you make a video about how you clean out the ash in an active fireplace.
Great review. I'd say that the Log Ox Forestry Tool is worth the investment.
Anything that will save your back and knees is genius.
That looks like a slick tool. I'll have to have one of those. Great review and well done video. Thank you very much.
That holster is pretty cool. I think you could carry that legally in the inner city for protection, don't need it for wood.
UNCLEDOUG SAYS GOT TO HAVE ONE !!! NICE TOOL !!
High quality, well made and informative video.
Just got it today. Can't wait to try it out......
Have you used a log cradle for your splitter? Can you use the tool for stacking? Thanks a lot. Great video.
The tool appears to be a well thought out design and also seems very durable. I was expecting to see this priced in the vicinity of $80 to $90 but when I saw its price tag of $175 I shook my head in disappointment.
I agree, I want one but dang it you gotta cut a lot of wood to justify that kind of expense, that's expensive.
@NightForce It's important not to conflate price with value. A similar sized, but one dimensional, cant hook of comparable quality costs north of $120. Anything in the $80-$90 price range (usually imports) may last you for a couple of seasons, but you'll find that their hooks don't bite into the wood very well and their handles are likely to break when you least expect it or want them to. The LogOX is made in the USA, guaranteed for life, and combines three different high quality tools (not counting the Pickaroon attachment) with a value of well over $250 if you were to purchase comparable tools separately. Along with the unique log Hauler back-saving feature we invented, the LogOX provides the best value, utility, and dependability of any forestry hand tool on the market.
Considering what I’ve paid for some snapon tools lol I didn’t think this was too bad.
Everyone says buy USA but then complain when it’s not priced like a Chinese pos throwaway tool.
I have been wanting/being this for a bit now. Unfortunately that price tag isn't in the cards right now. Maybe one will find its way to me in the near future.
Great video! I just added the LogOX to my wish list.
Wow that's a really cool tool. Never seen anything like that before. The log hauler handle I think needs to be longer though. That can be fixed with some steel and a welder though.
Love2boat92 yeah.. I’m 6’4”, not sure how tall he is but it’s a pain having to bend for 99% of life’s work 😂
Either way though, with this you will bend less, and your back will thank you for that
Shawn K, you're absolutely right, the LogOX will take the strain of continually bending over out of harvesting firewood, and your back will thank you!
Love2Boat92 Thanks for saying so! It's a patented tool that we developed and fully launched just this year. I'd give it a try first before you break out the welding torch though, since the length of most people's arms are proportional to their height. For instance, I'm 6'3" and works just as well for me as it would for someone who's 5"3, since my arms are longer.
LogOx, (just being honest as a piss poor consumer lol) for $110.00 thats more than my chainsaw cost me. ill wait till i find one used for $15. i could understand $45 new. love2boat, ended up going late 90's Japanese shindaiwa 488 $60 barely used. included a case, extra chain, plug, wrench and bottle of original shindaiwa oil i refuse to use (bought amsoil saber instead.) i absolutely love this saw after just 2hrs use. i highly recommend shindaiwa.
Billy Darley Wow that's a great deal. Hope it works out great for you. Shindawa makes a nice saw. We have one.
I would be concerned by the weight of the thing for one - all in one tools are great except when you need them to do the other thing and have to switch. Best to organize your work i guess. belt clip looks great i wonder how secure it is ? will it stay when on you when it isn't flat terrain and your in the wood twisting around cause you cant skid the tree out to somewhere comfortable ?.
@Frank Z the entire tool weighs just 12 lbs assembled, which is comparable to a similar sized timberjack. Because the LogOX attachments are connected with just three clevis pins, rather than bolts that require an allen wrench to change, it transitions between tools easily. The hauler holster (belt clip) does a great job holding the LogOX Hauler by your side to keep your hands free while operating a log splitter, that's all it's designed for. I wore one while competing at the 2018 Great Firewood Shootout at the Paul Bunyan Show in Ohio with our friends at ABS/Timberwolf Splitters, and through all the twisting and moving I did while speeding through firewood, it kept the hauler securely in place. You can see a video of it here th-cam.com/video/9W9SeWii1hg/w-d-xo.html
Love your videos very thoroughly done
those guitar strains at the start reminded me of Bob Seger's "Still the Same." Gonna have to pull that old gem up now (after this vid, of course)
Great video!! Thanks for finding my future Christmas present!
Very nice and very useful.
Very well made video with good information. Thought I was going to buy multiple tools but now I can get this three in one. Thanks for making this!!
Very neat tool.
Is the pickaroon included? I don't see it in the product descriptions. Looks interesting, though!
Hi Lliam, the PickOX is a pickaroon attachment that is included in the Forester Package, which includes all of the tools shown in the video. It can also be bought separately to use with a LogOX 3-in-1 Forestry MultiTool. Both are available on our website at thelogox.com
LogOX thanks!
I bought a woodchuck, similar concept. Definitely check out the woodchuck before you buy one of these
Thanks for the comment Craig. Woodchuck makes some great tools and as a company in its first year of business, it's an honor to be compared with them. We actually used to use a Woodchuck Timberjack for bucking log rounds on our woodlot. Then we invented the LogOX Hauler to help with lifting log rounds as you can see in the video, and developed attachments to turn it into a cant hook and timberjack, which also allows it to disassemble and fit into a 28" carry bag. We'd definitely invite folks to compare the LogOX with other forestry tools out there and judge for themselves which one delivers the best versatility, portability, and value.
I pick up big rounds with the pickaroon alone, The one i have has a way longer handle and a nice curved hook.Not a big fan of that straight pickaroon.. I am a bit of a savage though lol. Nice tool.
I'm a tad old school and don't jump on fad stuff that overwhelms the "firewood" industry every year however this 3 in 1 tool is kinda interesting. Great video man. Found your channel by chance you got a sub out of it. One question I'm sure you did this for just the video but I turn my spliter sideways and back the truck up close enough to just toss the finished split parts directly in the truck . And if the truck isn't a beauty queen tail gate is a nice table for larger halfs..
Looks like a variation of the log Jack.
Thanks for the video, well thought out and executed.
very good tool
Wow a modern can hook! I could've used this 20 years ago!
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Like your firewood, but is it not too good to burn. Looks like some fine woodworking basis. What kind of tree is it?
We keep a three year supply so it is nice and dry by the time it makes it to the stove. 20% moister or less. The bulk of the wood is Ash and oak.
Merica! Great video great tool I'm definitely gonna get one.
cool tool for sure thanks for the review
It really does look like a useful addition to the firewood toolset. Thanks for the video!
I like the looks of this. I might have to try to get my hands on one and check it out. Thanks for sharing!
Goodgame Bees & Homestead 😀
Great video. It looks like a very versatile tool.
Cheers,
Looks awesome, wish it shipped to Canada!
I think it does. I am trying to confirm but it appears it does on the Logox website.
Kristopherkok
Unfortunately not available in the UK, I did write to them but although they replied by return, their despatchers never replied. Will have to use what we have and then adapt it for use on our farm in a similar fashion.
Hi Kristopherkok, we do ship to Canada on our website www.thelogox.com The shipping rates can get a bit pricy depending on which province you live in, but we are in the process of working to set up distributors in Canada for 2018.
Hi Lloyd, sorry we seem to have had a break in communications with you. We do ship internationally from our website, so please feel free to send us a note with your mailing address at customerservice@thelogox.com and we'll investigate what the best shipping option would be for you. At around 14-19 Lbs. (1-1.3 Stone) per package, international shipping rates can become prohibitively expensive, but we'll certainly work with you to find the best carrier possible. We also look forward to expanding our availability in Europe through local distributors in the coming years!
Just shipped to Canada!