What's up guys!
For today's video I'm going to show you what this "hookaroon" or "pickaroon" is all about
There are couple of names for these things
It looks like ice pick right here
this one is a new design
a lot lighter than the older design over here
but the handle is a lot longer on this one
I have to cut firewood for my house now to keep my house warm and save the energy and the electricity
I wanted to figure out
which one is better
so let's find out!
I need to cut a lot more wood
but here is the idea
what it is, is if you need to grab a log
instead of picking it up with your hands
you grab it like this
look at that
and then you carry it
just be careful, it might fall out
and then when you need to lay it somewhere
we can lay it like this
and take it out
same thing if you need to
load it up in a truck or where ever
this is actually a lot easier
look I don't even have to bend over
as you can see
sometimes it does fall out
you just pick it up one more time
BOOM!
very simple
you can even go like this too
look how big of a log that is
so far I like this thing right here, because its lightweight
its long enough
also they come in small sizes
I'm really tall so I need a longer one
Very important
do not hit it next to your leg like that
in case you miss
it slides and goes into your leg and you are going to hurt yourself on the ankle
so kind of stay away a little bit
and hit it like that
just be safe, use common sense
otherwise i would have to go like this, grab it
bring it up, lift it
bend over
bring it up
throw it right here
got to make sure its nice and snug when I throw it
so might have to bend over even more times
woah
bending over is not fun
and also everytime you bend over
lift with your legs, not with your back
cause you are going to hurt your back
I don't want to hurt my back so I'd rather use a pickaroon
and you can see I can hit it from the top like this
use my second hand
to lift it up
BOOM!
stuck it up
this one is a little bit dry to do that
doesn't stick as hard, but these logs right here
black locust
but at the same time, not too bad either
take it out
you can go like this too
not a big deal
so far so good
really easy to use
and as you can see
I'm stacking it with the minimum of bending
Okay, so far I love this thing
and I love this handle right here so that way it doesn't slip out of my hand
it does give me a little bit of blisters, so
probably should wear some gloves or something
now, let's put this thing to the test
it is a lot heavier, at least three times heaver than the other one
woah, but it sticks to this log so easily
take it out
nice
it is a lot heavier so you are swinging more weight, that's a disadvantage
and also, you need to use two hands, because its just too heavy to use one hand
if I have to hold it like this
my hand is already getting tired
this one I can hold all day, and I'm holding it in my left hand, no big deal
you don't have to waste energy swinging around a lot of weight
but what I do love about this one is, its longer
longer, so its better for the bigger logs
okay, so let's put them to the test with the bigger logs
put it in
carry it where ever you want to carry it
let's say I'm going to stack them up right here
that's not bad
it works really well
and one more and then I'm going to do the same thing with the other pickaroon
this pickaroon or hookaroon works really well
with this bigger log
now let's try to do the same thing, but with this one
you know what?
same thing
same thing, except the handle is a little bit bigger
and it's more comfortable
but I still don't like it that its a little bit heavier than the other hookaroon
don't want that to happen
there you go
I absolutely love these hookaroons or pickaroons
you see how we can stack up
all those logs without bending over
or load up the car
also this pickaroon is good
to move around smaller logs like this
that are not too heavy
that way I don't have to bend over
all I have to do is just smash it
and move it
awesome
another way I can use it is to go like this
and drag the log
so as you can see
it has a lot of power and potential
to make your work productive
and once again I need to move all the logs away
going to stack them up right here
love this tool
I put it to the test earlier
its amazing, now I don't want to
work without it
look how much energy I am saving
instead of bending over
I just come up and stack it all up
use two hands if I have to
BOOM!
awesome
now my logs are sitting very neatly and nice over here
and now I have empty space to work at
Okay, in conclusion I love them both
but overall I do like it slightly better this hookaroon
because its a lot lighter
I don't have to swing it around as much
plus because its lighter, when I swing it
my aim is better, because I don't have to control as much weight and this one
but definitely amazing tools both of them
if I have to roll the big logs, I would still have to go with this one
its a lot easier
to roll bigger logs
with this one
because the handle is bigger
so its a lot more reach
plus when I swing it and hit it
its a lot easier to stuck it in
so once again if I have to roll big logs
I would use this one
smaller logs, I would use this one