Page 464 - Bob Holtzman "The Field Guide to Knots How to Identify, Tie, and Untie Over 80 Essential Knots for Outdoor Pursuits"

68. Rolling Hitch

Uses: pulling or taking strain off another
rope, securing a load in line with fixed object

Pros: secure and easy

Cons: insecure if load is perpendicular to
object

69. Timber Hitch

Uses: hauling and lifting large heavy
cylinders

Pros: simple to tie, easy to untie

Cons: insecure if load is perpendicular to
object

70., 71., 72., 73. Cow Hitch (on a bight, in a sling, over the end, with one
working end)

Uses: hitching animals; adding hanging loops or tie-offs to rails, rings, other
ropes

Pros: easy and quick to tie by many methods, easy to untie; does not jam
Cons: insecure; unequal loads will shift

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