what knots work best?

[vduben]

i worked with a lad not to long ago who just used to cut a throwline when it got stuck!!!! he was a muppet......

[madmatt]

LOL! I know a lad who used to have a 60' pulling rope for his landy its now about 20' in two years! he just cuts every time he can't undo his granny knots!

[rumination]

When joining two ropes together end to end when heavy loads will be applied: the zeppelin bend.

[Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.]

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

 

Hi Bill,

 

I'm curious about the constrictor knot, could you describe it or put a picture on how to tie it...

 

Thanks

 

Jack

[TreeCo]

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

 

Cows hitch

 

Half hitch and running bowline

 

Bowline

 

Zepplin

 

Valdotain tress

[rumination]

Good instructions for the constrictor hitch can be found here:

 

http://www.iland.net/~jbritton/constrictorhitch.htm

[Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.]

 

Valdotain tress

 

Is this one for making a harness out of a rope?! I was under the impression the Valdotain was the one used with the climbers hitch...

 

A triple bowline can be used as a harness not very comfortable but if necessary take you out of sh$$t?

 

Any pictures?

 

Jack

[Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.]

Good instructions for the constrictor hitch can be found here:

 

http://www.iland.net/~jbritton/constrictorhitch.htm

 

Thanks rumination,

 

Very easy I think I'll remember it just from the link. Looks prety constricting!

 

 

Cheers

 

Jack

[Log-ologist]

Anyone else oldschool enough to use a waggon/carters hitch to tension a pull rope on a tree being felled.

[skyhuck]

Anyone else oldschool enough to use a waggon/carters hitch to tension a pull rope on a tree being felled.

 

OH yes! use it all the time.