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Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day ago

You need to secure a load onto trailer using just plain rope and then untie it later without using a knife - how screwed are you?

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You need to secure a load onto trailer using just plain rope and then untie it later without using a knife - how screwed are you?

Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day ago
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  • Scott 🇨🇦🏴‍☠️@sh.itjust.works
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    Not screwed at all.

    I’d use a Bowline to secure the end of the rope to the trailer, and a Trucker’s Hitch at the other end.

    The Bowline is easy to untie and the Trucker’s Hitch gives a 2:1 mechanical advantage.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowline

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trucker's_hitch

    Edit: Another way to secure the end of the rope to the trailer is a Timber Hitch (best for a round pipe) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_hitch. Super secure and can be untied very easily.

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      Let’s do the Trucker’s Hitch!

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        The ending was worth it.

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        You gotta love an Ylvis reference.

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        This deserves a post in YouTubeClassics

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      Timber and truckers is what I was originally taught. I remember it taking a while to get the truckers hitch down then out of no where it was like ‘snap’, had it ever since lol

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        That knot comes in handy so often.

        Years ago, my clothesline came apart (it had pinch clamps that failed to grab the line tight enough) and I used a Trucker’s Hitch along with Prusik knots to pull the clothesline close enough together to reattach it.

        I now only buy clotheslines that come with the mini winch.

        https://www.animatedknots.com/prusik-knot

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      This is the correct answer.

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        Glad to be of service.

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