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    Trucker's hitch

    Hitch knot

    The trucker's hitch is a compound knot commonly used for securing loads on trucks or trailers. The general arrangement, using loops and turns in the rope itself to form a crude block and tackle, has long been used to tension lines and is known by multiple names. Knot author Geoffrey Budworth claims the knot can be traced back to the days when carters and hawkers used horse-drawn conveyances to move their wares from place to place. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    The trucker's hitch is a compound knot commonly used for securing loads on trucks [7] or trailers.The general arrangement, using loops and turns in the rope itself to form a crude block and tackle, has long been used to tension lines and is known by multiple names. [2] [3] Knot author Geoffrey Budworth claims the knot can be traced back to the days when carters and hawkers used horse-drawn ...
  3. Nov 25, 2024To tie a trucker's hitch, start by attaching one end of a piece of rope to something sturdy, like a post. Then, create a loop with the rope, hold the loop where the rope crosses, and feed the rope through the loop. Create a second loop with the rope you've just pulled through the first loop and cinch your first loop tight.
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  5. survivalsullivan.com

    The trucker's hitch (or power cinch, rope tackle, hay knot, harvester's knot, dolly knot, there are many names) is the unchallenged king of tension knots. It is a compound knot (an arrangement of rope made of multiple different knots) which has the unusual feature of providing mechanical advantage, like a simple pulley system, for pulling […]

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