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Thanks for the info.
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Much easier and quicker and I might even remember how to do it when I need it. Thanks Dan.
Nice demo, check out this new product called TiteTie at Home Depot or on the web for an easier Truckers Knot.
tite-tie
this is not a secure enough tie for a load. only appropriate for household needs, not for transportation.
What’s a good, convenient alternative?
Stay with the figure 8. Safety ALWAYS comes before convenience mate. My brother was killed because of an unsecure load.
Whoa, sorry to hear that. You convinced me, but I live in an agriculture area and this knot is prevalent among the produce truckers here. Very common here with the number of half hitches increased as needed. Take care and watch out for those “funnel-web spiders”
How is that loop less secure than a figure 8?
I’ve seen the ‘truckers knot’ done before but didn’t catch how to do it. This is great for securing my tarps over my hay.
Thanks for posting!
That’s a good variation on the truckers hitch. Been using the figure of 8 version myself and you are right it can get tight and difficult to undo. Thanks for posting
a) you have lost tension by position where you have
and b) you need a rope rail under gunnel rail so as to keep it secure.
Thanks for that demo.
Hard to believe my dad was a bosuns mate and I have to rely on youtube posts to teach me how to tie knots lol ,he just never showed me lol!!!Great info not suitable for heavy loads though it can slip this is good for tarp, great info thanks
Secure if properly made, used by many truckers and use it myself. However, the video INCORRECTLY shows how to do this. It shows the person making the loop then taking the end of the rope and feeding it through. If he were a trucker, his rope would be very long, and pulling several hundred feet through the loop would take a long time. Sorry to hear about your brother, but the reasons cannot be solely on the knot – several factors come into play when a load falls.
yeah, i agree…the ropes i use are far too long to mess around feeding the ends through loops. its a good point. plus…he’s using a piece of string….whats he tieing down? a news paper?
Use shorter rope.
Show me a trucker who will cut his rope – he has different size loads. Plus, tying a knot in the rope means having to untie it, often with the help of some pointed object to untie a tight knot. The correct way is still the half-sheepshank. Use two hitches to make more secure.
Who said anything about cutting rope? Most of the drivers I ever knew carried different lengths of rope. So what, you only haul one size load all the time? What kind of truck do you drive Tommy boy?
info good
quality of vidow, needs improvement
If any of my drivers used a knot like that they would be sacked. There is much better knots to use that dont need a knife to undo when they get wet.
NOT a truckers hitch.
I worked for 6 years rigging whitewater rafts, and another 4 tying down loads on trucks.
That is NOT a truckers hitch.
Try tying a knot like that in Australia and see how long u last in a job. I’ve sacked mongs for using stupid knots like that. THAT IS NOT A “TRUCKERS” HITCH.