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What type Peavey pickaroon head is best for moving rounds to splitter? I am 77 yrs old and 6 feet tall in decent health. Just want to stay that way! Peavey Hume, Holbrook, katahdin or which? Thanks to all you seasoned loggers.
 
? I'm a little confused.

A peavey has a pointy end and a hinged hook, my weapon of choice for rolling logs, unless there is a giant wheeled machine nearby. A peavey has permanent residence in the crummy.

A cant hook, has a bluntish end with a slight hook, and a similar hinged hook generally used for rolling cants on a saw mill, hence the name cant hook.

A pickeroon, is really just a spike on an axe handle, mostly used for pulling boards off a green chain or picking up small logs for pulp etc, i hear they are handy for getting fyre wood off the ground too.

The Hume, Holbrock, Katahdin, sound like brand names to me, cause I never heard of em.
 
+1 on the Hume head. I've got two of them, made by Peavey.
I set my splitter up vertical and use my Pickaroon to pull rounds to me while seated. I also use it to move rounds to the splitter.
I've found the Hume head to be just about perfect for my application.
The handle on the Unit made by Peavey is, to me, the most comfortable and indexes naturally in the hand.
I'm never without a Pickaroon when cutting and splitting.
 
srbO8, I must agree!! they work well when my legs don't work. The hume seems to work well for me. I will try not to bend over ever again either!!
 
What type Peavey pickaroon head is best for moving rounds to splitter? I am 77 yrs old and 6 feet tall in decent health. Just want to stay that way! Peavey Hume, Holbrook, katahdin or which? Thanks to all you seasoned loggers.

You'd be better off asking this question in the firewood forum.
 
I have seen recent posts on firewood forums where a hook shape like the "Holbrook" style was the favored head shape for handling rounds.
 

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