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50 KNOTS, BENDS AND HITCHES

18 WAGGONER’S

OR TRUCKER’S HITCH

1 2 3

Widely used for lashing down loads on lorries, this Hitch gives a 2:1
purchase without the use of blocks or other devices. It’s simple to form and
falls apart when the strain is taken off it.

The line is first passed through a strong eye or under a securing hook. Two
parallel bights are formed above the strong point, one upward and one
downward. The upward one is applied to the standing part and twisted as
though forming a Bowline so that the bight protrudes through a loop. The
working end is then passed through the other (downward) bight and tension
is applied to tighten the whole lashing.

OPPOSITE Waggoner’s Hitch in use.

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