setting rigging pulleys

[Steve Bullman]

when setting rigging pulleys what knot do you prefer and why? when using a split tail/pulley combo i use a timber hitch, mainly because that was what i was originally taught. Why would you choose a cow hitch over a timber hitch? most of the time with lighter rigging i just use a whoopie sling girth hitched.

[bob]

timber hitch is more likely to come loose through constant shock loading than the cow hitch always tie a not in end of rope on timber hitch to stop it slipping out i have had the timber hitch come undone and the pulley nearly killed me and groundies as it came past my ear i am a big fan of whoopieeeeeeeees and loopieeeees

[RPA]

Timber hitch, girth hitch sling & pulley for small re-directs etc. Used to use topping down strop (until I ran over it :asshole2: ) a lot on small stuff. Does not seem very popular now but I always found them qick and easy in the right situation.

[Rentachimp]

cow hitch is quicker to tie and untie, too, I believe

[MattyF]

timber hitch....fast and easy and never let me down

[RPA]

cow hitch is quicker to tie and untie, too, I believe

 

This way aint slow

http://www.treemettlenexus.com/class9.html

[FJR]

This way aint slow

http://www.treemettlenexus.com/class9.html

 

I can't believe I never thought of that!

 

What I use depends on how big the diameter of the tree is and how much slack I have in my sling. If I have enough to do a cow hitch thats what I do. If not then I do a timber hitch.

[TreeSpyder]

i've done mine like that. Also, similair for Cow with large line on large tree. Feed eye out of bucket and short of target and lay on ground; then feed bight around tree. slip bucket with rest of line thru, then take half hitch around bight. Lastly, tighten up mess by feeding eye (that fell short of target location) thru bight.

 

Eye should be big enough (Bowline or spice) to keep knot/splice a foot or so behind bight. so only the 2 solid legs of eye take brunt of loading; and the 'joint' takes only buffered loading.

[High Scale]

I have never seen it done like that either, thanks edenarb and of course Paulo.

[TreeCo]

I use the cow hitch because it can be tied with a minimum about of slack. I see from the link the timber hitch can be tied quickly and without slack also and may give it a try as it looks like a great option and takes less rope.