Best way to get branches/rounds up off the ground?

[dancan]

Pushing logs around, like in a river

Yup , days of old , log drives , prying jammed logs apart and being able to stab/spear it under a log to use it as a leaver .

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[Woody912]

So what is the "point" for?

Thanks

-Emt1581

bites into the log so it won't slip, they also come in real handy when you are trying to get a chain a

 

[Big_Eddy]

Cant hook is for rolling a log in place, or on a pile. Both Hook and Shaft contact the log.
Peavey is for moving log on the ground. Hook into top of log, point into ground. Or for pushing logs in water as mentioned earlier.
Hookeroon is for smaller logs and for pulling, not rolling.
Log Jack is a Cant hook with a foot. Hook the log and roll the log up onto the foot to get it off the ground.

I took my peavey and welded a tooth onto the body so it is now both a cant hook and a peavy. Depending on where the log is, how large the log is and how far I'm moving it, the point is used or not.

If your cant hook can't hook, take a look at the hook tip. Cheap ones often come with dull hooks or badly angled hooks and may need to be ground or cut off and reshaped. A well designed cant hook is a pleasure to use. If it's continually slipping off the log and frustrating you, it can be fixed with a little adjustment of the hook tip.

 

[lknchoppers]

I use a log jack sometimes or if they are really big I'll use the skid steer to hold the trunk off the ground.

 

[Shanen Mannies]

So what is the "point" for?

Thanks

-Emt1581

I use it to stab in the ground to hold the peavey upright so You Don't Have To bend Over OR LOOKING around for it ,among other things...

 

[Sandhill Crane]

Log-Rite sells the foot separately and can be mounted on either their peeve or can't hook. I have two of the feet hanging in the shed unused.
I use a peeve the most. Does not work well for rolling larger logs. Rolling is where the can't hook shines. I cut on a cut table and use the peeve to pry and align the logs on the deck, then roll the log forward, then pull or push a log length wise, to bump up to an indexing stop. Now, I can cut equal length rounds without measuring, because there are marks on the bench. And as Shanen mentioned above, it is very handy to stab the peeve in the ground upright when not using, and to keep track of.
Last fall I got a 30" (?) peeve for the log deck. Less handle to get clobbered with when things shift quickly, and have to cut loose of the peeve when prying and shifting logs. A lot depends on how the deck is loaded. Less is better, as shown.
Edit: Often the bar will pinch when cutting on the bench. I use plastic wedges in the saw kerf on bigger stuff.
Not advising it for your practice... just saying they are handy when cutting if used properly.