what knots work best?

[Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.]

It would be good to know what type of knots work best and why in different situations. So in a few examples lets see what kind of knot one would use.

 

Setting up a pulley on a trunk before sectionning down?

 

Timber hicth its time consuming to set up and pain to keep moving it about specially after loading.

 

Running bowline its fast to set up easy, to untie even after loading but dont know why dont use it that much in this situation.

 

Cows hitch never use it, must admit cuase dont know how to tie it. I know that its used for this situation, any plus or minusses???

 

Lowering down a big section.

 

Half hitch and running bowline its my choice for the same reasons above.

 

Half hitch and timber hitch commonly used but time consuming i think.

 

Any others?

 

If need be to pull something with the truck? What knot would you use to attach the rope to the truck?

 

Double bowline perhaps for the same reason!

 

Its late and running out of ideas! Any other examples?

 

To secure a load of brush on the back of a trailor?

 

To send up to the climber something like a bottle of water or something with a smooth surface and no kink for the rope to hold on to.

 

What knot to join to ropes together for extra lenght.

 

To make a harness out of a rope?

 

Any other use that you can think and why?

 

Good night

 

Jack-arb

[bill]

Cows hitch never use it, must admit cuase dont know how to tie it. I know that its used for this situation, any plus or minusses???

 

pluses: easier to pull tight then timber hitch.

 

minus: uses more rope, harder to open, can slip if pulled from wrong direction.

 

 

To send up to the climber something like a bottle of water or something with a smooth surface and no kink for the rope to hold on to

 

constrictor knot.

 

If need be to pull something with the truck? What knot would you use to attach the rope to the truck?

 

bowline on a blight.

timber hitch

blake loop

or attach a sling to pulling line with a klemheist and about 6 wraps.

 

What knot to join to ropes together for extra lenght.

 

overhand bend

water knot

sheet bend

[Jamie]

clove hitch if i'm lowering a few small bits, i just rig em all one after the other.

 

alpine butterfly, i'd like to use this mid line, unlike a bowline it can be loaded from any angle.

 

i tie off my tail on my split tail with a overhand knot, fig 8s come out to easily, as its never loaded its not an issue

 

Jamie

[Marc]

""To secure a load of brush on the back of a trailor?""

 

Carters Hitch, which is also usefull for pulling over standing trunks/trees when without a winch or pulleys.

[Andy Collins]

to send a rope up to the climber, quick hitch, to send a bottle of water, return silky saw etc clove hitch.

midline for pulling with load, double bowline on the bight, midline for attaching fiddleblock, alpine butterfly.

Attachment for throwbag to throwline, buntline hitch.

[Amelanchier]

Rope onto towball with a pile hitch for pulling with a vehicle

[vduben]

carters hitch for tieing a load down, double half hitchs with a stick whn on a tow bar, i like to use slings when lowering,

what does a cow hitch look like?

[madmatt]

Truckers hitch for securing loads on trailers.

 

Bowline on the bight for towing

[vduben]

if all else fails....................''if you cant tie knots tie lots''!!!

[madmatt]

if all else fails....................''if you cant tie knots tie lots''!!!

 

yep and have a good knife handy!