The Sotz “Monster Mauls” always intrigued me. I don’t know why, I just think they look cool with their huge triangle heads. I remember as a kid looking at my parents Mother Earth News magazines and seeing the mail order Sotz products. A few years ago I scored an original Monster Maul which was their most popular model at 16 lbs. Last weekend I scored their biggest model, the 24 lb Mega Monster! The previous owner had cut the 30” handle down to 28” and the cut wasn’t pretty. I squared up the cut and welded on/added a 8” piece of 1”id schedule 40 pipe. I crimped the end as the handle had been cut at the crimped/indexed area. I always thought 30” was a short handle length, so now it’s a full 36”. Gave it a custom paint job and rubberized grip. I’ll split a few pieces for kicks and do a video, but it’s really just a conversation piece. I named it the “Mango Mauler”.
