The smaller tongs are genuine Husqvarna brand. The large 12 inch set I got from Amazon yrs ago. I found some on Amazon that look exactly like them. Search Fitool log tongs on Amazon. They have the smaller ones as well. Sent from my SM-G930VL using Tapatalk
Bahco brand is another quality tool. My brother has 12 in tongs made by them and we like em. Sent from my SM-G930VL using Tapatalk
FatBoy85 it really does depend upon where you get them. The cheapest place I've found is Amazon. The bad part of Amazon though is that I've ordered 2 pair (for some other guys) and they both took well over a month to get here....from England. The price on one was $38 and some change and the other was $41 and some change. Most times most places get around $50 for them.
Any of y'all tried the pinch a log? Looks like it is designed to pick up rounds from the cut ends. Little different style.
If I can, I’d like to find a small local saw store that sells them. But that takes a bit more intuition and quite a few visits that may not prove out. As soon as I’m able to move about a bit more, I hope to test them out. Thanks Dennis and the rest of you!
They are okay but not great. They are designed to grab a lot different and grab on the ends. I did almost buy some once but then looked further and realized that you have to bend over as much as if you didn't have them. So the only advantage is that your gloves would last longer and if the wood is wet, you would stay mostly dry. With the Husky log tongs, most times I just don't have to bend at all to pick up a log or if I bend, it is very, very little. A real back saver.
Thanks for starting this thread FatBoy85 I'm glad to see you're enjoying your LogOX. There's another thread about the LogOX that's been going for a few years now on FHC where folks have shared their experiences, which you might be interested in as well. One quick recommendation that will make using the Hauler even easier for you, is to remove the two clevis pins holding the timberjack onto the Hauler and set it aside until you're ready to use it for bucking logs. Otherwise, it's just dead weight that gets in the way. I'd also recommend always holding the Hauler with your knuckles facing outward, as you see in the top right photo below. Some of the advantages that the LogOX Hauler has over typical timber/log tongs is that not only is the handle more ergonomic, but its body is also longer so you're not bending as far to easily engage the log round, to either carry or drag. It also holds the log round parallel to your body, rather than horizontally in front of you, making it easier to walk with and load a log splitter. As you can see below, you're able to pick up as large a log as you otherwise could by hand, whereas most log tongs are going to max out on much smaller diameter logs. If the LogOX were just an improvement on the log tong and pulp hook designs, along with being scientifically proven to reduce back strain by up to 93%, quadricep strain by 86%, and arm strain by 76% when lifting and moving logs (compared to by hand), that alone would be notable. But when you also consider that you can add our custom attachments to this patented design that turn it into a cant hook, timberjack, and an optional pickaroon, which then disassembles and fits neatly into a 30" carrying bag, it's easy to see why it's the perennial best-selling and "most wished for" forestry hand tool on Amazon and The Home Depot online. This quick video gives an overview of how the components of the LogOX Forester Package work together as a system. Thanks again for your post, we love seeing the LogOX helping people in the field!
Ctwoodtick that's good advice, in general, we recommend only lifting with the LogOX Hauler what you could normally lift by hand. Its ergonomic design will improve the biomechanics involved with lifting log rounds, especially repetitively, and therefore reduce strain on your body, but it won't make them any lighter. What we recommend doing is separating your logs into two piles when you're staging them to split. One pile with the smaller logs that you can easily load onto your horizontal splitter, and one pile with the larger logs you're going to want to drag over to your vertical splitter (as you see below). Then split one pile at a time completely, switch your log splitter setup, and do the second pile. This will help speed up your workflow because you're not having to make a decision about each log every time you go to grab one or switch between splitter configurations, and it also ensures you're not lifting logs that are too big to handle onto the horizontal splitter. The sharp tip/toe on the LogOX can bite into the corners of much larger logs than you could probably pick up, and dragging them into position is much easier than trying to roll them around like a giant wooden snowball.
