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HITCHES
Doubled trucker’s hitch
There are two ways of ‘doubling’
a trucker’s hitch. One makes it
more secure, and the other
increases the amount of
leverage, or ‘purchase’, in the
pulley system. Or, for a more
secure pulley with extra
purchase, do both!
KNOT SCORE
Strength
1 To create a more secure knot, 2 To give extra purchase, insert a
Security
simply add an extra turn to the bight into the middle loop to create
Diffi culty Tying
‘sheepshank’ part of the loop. a new loop. Pass the working end
Diffi culty Untying
Recommended for slippery lines. through the shackle or ring, then
Usefulness
back up through the extra loop.
4 Put another bight into the 5 The working end and the loop can
standing part and pass it through now be attached to the fi xed point
the loop. and the moving object (or vice
versa). To haul or hoist the object,
pull the standing part.
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