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You need to secure a load onto trailer using just plain rope and then untie it later without using a knife - how screwed are you? (feddit.uk)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 55 points 6 months ago* (8 children)

Not screwed at all.

I'd use a Bowline to secure the end of the rope to the trailer, and a Trucker's Hitch at the other end.

The Bowline is easy to untie and the Trucker's Hitch gives a 2:1 mechanical advantage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowline

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trucker%27s_hitch

Edit: Another way to secure the end of the rope to the trailer is a Timber Hitch (best for a round pipe) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_hitch. Super secure and can be untied very easily.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Timber and truckers is what I was originally taught. I remember it taking a while to get the truckers hitch down then out of no where it was like 'snap', had it ever since lol

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