Fiskars Hookaroon Review - XA22 Model 28 Inch Length - E59
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
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Jason purchased a Fiskars Hookaroon (Pickaroon) to use on the firewood processor. He trialed it on some firewood poles, firewood nubs and firewood sticks to test the practicality of this tool. He even discusses a bit of the company history as an added bonus!
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Good content Jason. And good tools. Greetings from Finland.
Thanks for the feedback and for watching our videos! I love to hear from everyone around the world; what a great platform for this! Jason
Thx for the great words of us Scandinavians ❤
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching!
it's nice that you found the skandinavian products. fiskars and hakki pilke from finland . husqvarna and kranman from sweden. i'm swedish and proud of it. have a nice day.
Thanks for watching our videos! I think my equipment is very good quality; I have compared my equipment productivity against other manufacturers and it seems to be top notch! Take care, Jason.
I've only had my XA22 for a few months but it's 110% been worth it! It weighs nothing and is so easy to use. It's made me so much more productive and I don't get as tired. I use it a lot for lifting up larger branches and then passing them to my hand, it's like having a hand extension.
It's a bit slower when picking and stacking logs tho, because you can only work with one at a time, I'm thinking about getting 2 of the smaller picks so I can dual wield ;)
Coupled with a cheap logjack off ebay I've really been able to tidy up my bush block.
Agreed. I really like that tool and I have used it when piling wood. I don’t like bending over as much as I get a little older! Take care, Jason.
I’ve got a couple of these, not a Fiskars, but a couple homemade units. I have one in my firewood delivery truck to help with the last few sticks that get hung up in the front of the dump trailer, and another one on the tractor for exactly what you use your for. I have other fiskars gear, so I know first hand how good the quality is. Thanks Jason.
Hi Jeff, thanks for the note. How much firewood do you have processed so far this year? My pile isn't growing very quickly! Jason
@@OakMountainAcotts I’ve got just over 50 cords processed and delivered so far. The season has slowed down now till late September when it ramps up again. All together I’ should process and deliver a little more than 110 cords. I keep about 6-8 cords in a pile and I can load via my conveyor from there, and then replenish that pile when it looks like it’s getting low. We only burn 3 cords ourselves, and my son and his wife burn 3 cords... I cut our wood, but buy the firewood I sell in 8’ lengths.
@@thelogfather5002 That”s impressive! I am having trouble sourcing truckloads of wood. I figure I net the same from cutting 20 cords per year from my own lot compared to buying 90 cords of 8’ from a supplier. Take care!
@@OakMountainAcotts buying truck loads of wood is easy, it’s trucking it to me that’s an issue. Reliable truckers are in short supply!
I buy my firewood cut into rounds, and I use my fiskars pickaroon to take from the trailer bed to my back porch, at 70+ my back does not last long lifting so this works fine. I actually stand in the trailer and pick out and drop the rounds into a large garden cart that I can then pull onto my back porch. I take out of the cart about 3-4 rounds and set on a table on the opposite side of my electric splitter. Then as I split it goes back into the cart, my system works for me, then I wheel the wood to where I stack it in racks and off load from the cart. I like doing this in small stages, perhaps 3 cartfulls, then take a break. It takes about 6-7 cartfulls to do a 1/3rd cord rack. Sometimes my son helps, sometimes not. My splitter is on my covered 40X12 ft. back porch, so if it is going to rain, I just bring several cartfulls onto the porch and when splitting, use my pickeroon to get them up on the splitter, again without having to bend over. Nothing more fun that splitting wood in the dry while it is raining! HA HA
Sounds like a great setup! We are taking small stuff over to Dad and Mom a load at a time and they cut it and stack it in the mornings. I see they have a wood cart or two around as well!
I bought a pickaroon from Lee Valley years ago. It’s good but has short handle. I like yours. Be careful they have no mercy if it bounces off a stick and hits your leg or foot. Even with leather work boots on, I got stabbed in the ankle.
Thanks for the safety tip Laurie. I bet it can happen really fast too! Hope you are enjoying the videos! Jason
Hi Jason!!😀😀
A pickaroon is definitely a great tool for when you are running the processor for pulling the logs along.
Have you ever considered trying a set of bunching tongs for stacking the wood. I actually use 2 sets of them for stacking. They save you bending all the way to the ground. I have a set that is good for 8 inch and under pieces and I also have a set that is good for 12 inch and under. They save you at least a foot of bending and reaching. I won't stack wood without a set of them.
Take care my friend!!😀😀👍👍
Logger Al
Hi Al, I haven't used the bunching tongs before, they are not common around here. I'll have to watch a video or two and check them out. Thanks for the suggestion!
I've just started using a Husqvarna lifting tong for moving logs around, again save bending down too much. Should've started using one before, it has saved my back a load, maybe I'll get a hookaroon as well.
Good feedback, I may have to try a set as well.
your hookaroon looks like a great tool. I bought a pickaroon 2 years ago and love it. However, the one that I bought has the replaceable tip (same as the hand hook) with a bit of a square knob at the end. I find that it works great most of the year but looses efficiency as the wood freezes. The point does not want to dig in, a bit like that piece of dry firewood you were trying to pick up in the video. I suspect your hookaroon has better chance with frozen wook since it is much pointier. How do you find it to work with frozen logs? thanks for the video
Hi Yves, I haven't used it with frozen wood. I use it predominately on the firewood processor to help pull bigger or crooked logs into the unit when they do not feed automatically. I expect frozen wood would be similar to the really dry stuff...
The Fiskars hookaroon is my most used tool in the woodlot... great for manipulating piles of logs keeping me out of the way of rolling logs
I'm really starting to like my hookaroon. Not sure why I waited so long to buy one! Thanks for watching, Jason.
@@OakMountainAcotts I spoke too soon just broke it today
@@sureflamefirewood4174 ha! Have to explore that warranty!
How's she goin'? The pick-a-roon is a good tool for doing wood. Nice review. Take care!!
Thanks for watching! Is the lake water warm enough for a swim yet? Jason
@@OakMountainAcotts Well I wouldn't go in, but it probably would be for a young buck!!! LOL
Works even better if you hit it into the end grain of the wood rather than the length.
Yes, it sure does... I usually just need a little pull once in a while on the processor to help the crooked ones along. Thanks for watching!
Fiskers hookaroon is absolutely junk use them for a bit and u will find out the tips break off. And good luck getting ahold of customer service the are almost impossible to get ahold of them.
Thanks for the feedback... I'll definitely keep your feedback in mind.
I've read that a few times. I ordered two wood handle pickaroons from Garrett Wade. They seem to have great reviews.