Homemade Cant Hook?

[WarmGuy]

My neighbor and I have access to an area of very large downed trees. Some, we will have two saw part way through and then roll over to complete the cuts. It would be nice to have a big cant hook, aka log peavey, but not worth the expense to buy one.

Anybody make their own? I would think that a 2x4 with an attached chain and hook could work well.

 

[Jay H]

Good 'ole Mother Earth News:

(broken link removed to http://www.motherearthnews.com/DIY/1979-11-01/Mothers-Conduit-Log-Peavey.aspx)

Also is modified as a timberjack too...

Let me state that I have not made it as I didn't have the time, I bought a 5' peavey from Northern Tool earlier this spring... but I did look into it for a bit and bookmarked the above link...

Jay

 

[ChrisN]

I use a 4' digging bar to roll logs. It doesn't have the hook feature, but as long as I can get a good bite of earth under the log I can get plenty of leverage to roll some pretty large logs. (Also if you live in New England anyway, a digging bar is a MUST for digging any hole deeper than even a few inches.!)

 

[velvetfoot]

I've used mine a bunch so far in reducing my pile of logs.

 

[johnsopi]

I've had my Cant for a couple years. Unless you lose or stop cutting wood it will be around a long time.

 

[Gooserider]

A cant hook (I reccomend getting one with the removable "timber jack" stand on it) is NOT that expensive, especially when compared to the cost of your chainsaw and PPE (You are using PPE I hope...) The TMEN design looks to me like it might work, but I wouldn't count on it for strength - I've bent the handle on my Northern metal timber jack and it's made of heavier stuff than the TMEN design. At any rate I'd say that unless you own a welding shop it will probably be more time and hassle to build one than to just go buy one...

As mentioned, it's not a "consumable" if you don't loose it, you will have it for years...

Gooserider