Trucker's 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... Wikipedia
ABoK: #1514, #2124, #2125, #2126
Typical use: Making a rope very tight, such as to secure an object to a vehicle
Form a bight in the standing end and use it to tie a Directional Figure 8 Knot. Pass the tail round the hook below and through the Directional Figure 8 Loop ...
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 ...
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Using the loop as a pulley, pull down with the free end as tight as you can and secure the knot with two half hitches around one or both lines.
Use: The Quick Release Trucker's Hitch is used in a cascade or sequence. Two people are needed. A single rope is tied off initially on one side of the truck, ...
Pass a small amount of rope through the turns and tighten. Take a few inches of your rope from the line after the crossing turns and pull it through both loops.