The trucker's hitch is a compound knot commonly used for securing loads on trucks or trailers. The general arrangement, using loops and turns in the rope...
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"Trucker's Hitch" is a single by the Norwegian duo Ylvis. It was uploaded onto YouTube on September 16, 2014, and had over 22 million views as of January 22...
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between them. It is functionally similar to the trucker's hitch; however, unlike the trucker's hitch, the versatackle is self-locking under tension. The...
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luggage rack, with a trucker's hitch being used on the other side to tension the line over a load placed between them. The buntline hitch is the same knot...
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types of hitch knots include the clove hitch, the timber hitch, and the round turn and two half-hitches. A simple mathematical theory of hitches has been...
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Overhand knot with draw-loop (redirect from Slipped half-hitch)
Overhand Noose is sometimes used as a Slip Knot to form the loops of a Trucker's Hitch, or as a Stopper. Double Noose is used in arboriculture to fix a rope...
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tent-line hitch, rigger's hitch, adjustable hitch, or midshipman's hitch. These knots are generally shown as being based on one of three underlying hitches: two...
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Power cinch (trucker's hitch) – commonly used for securing loads on trucks or trailers Purcell prusik [ru] Quick-release knot (Highwayman's hitch) – insecure...
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(1949–2011) Hitch (knot), a knot used to attach a rope to a fixed object Tow hitch, a construction on a truck or car to attach a trailer Hitches, fishes in...
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A tow hitch (or tow bar or trailer hitch in North America) is a device attached to the chassis of a vehicle for towing, or a towbar to an aircraft nose...
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The half hitch is a simple hitch knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part. Insecure on its own, it is a valuable...
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An icicle hitch is a knot that is used for connecting to a post when weight is applied to an end running parallel to the post in a specific direction...
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with ropes. The bed of a flatbed truck has tie-down hooks around its edge and techniques such as a trucker's hitch are used to tighten them. Weather...
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The Munter hitch, also known as the Italian hitch, mezzo barcaiolo or the crossing hitch, is a simple adjustable knot, commonly used by climbers, cavers...
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The "barrel hitch" and "barrel sling", named for their use in hoisting cargo aboard ships, are two simple yet effective ways to suspend an object. The...
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becket hitch, including the double becket or figure-of-eight becket hitch, is any hitch that is made on an eye loop, i.e. on a becket. A becket hitch has...
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Retrieved 21 December 2013. tvnorge (16 September 2014). "Ylvis - Trucker's Hitch [Official music video HD]". YouTube. Archived from the original on...
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Hitchhiking (redirect from Hitch-hiking)
Hitchhiking (also known as thumbing, autostop or hitching) is a means of transportation that is gained by asking individuals, usually strangers, for a...
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of hitch called a fifth wheel. There are a wide variety of English-language terms for a semi-trailer truck, including: Semi-trailer Semi-truck Truck &...
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The Blake's hitch is a friction hitch commonly used by arborists and tree climbers as an ascending knot. Unlike other common climbing hitches, which often...
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attached under the rear bumper or trailer hitch, making them plainly visible to other vehicles behind. Truck nuts began appearing in small numbers as custom-made...
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The blackwall hitch is a temporary means of attaching a rope to a hook. Made of a simple half hitch over the hook, it will only hold when subjected to...
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Prusik (redirect from Prusik hitch)
term Prusik is a name for both the loops of cord used to tie the hitch and the hitch itself, and the verb is "to prusik" or "prusiking" (i.e. using a...
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fittings, and with S hooks being the most popular industry-standard. Trucker's hitch Load securing Strapping Webbing On 10 April 2024, How to use ratchet...
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2:51 6. "I Will Never Be a Star" 3:32 7. "Ytterst På Tissen" 2:34 8. "Massachusetts" 4:35 9. "Trucker's Hitch" 3:25 10. "Da vet du at det er jul" 3:11...
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The cow hitch, also called the lark's head, is a hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object. The cow hitch comprises a pair of single hitches tied in...
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Tyrolean traverse, where the other end is fixed to a stable object. Trucker's hitch - another 3-fold advantage system using single loops Mechanical advantage...
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The magnus hitch is a knot similar to a rolling hitch or clove hitch, used to tie a rope or line to a pole, spar, or another line. It is tied similarly...
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Anchor bend (redirect from Anchor hitch)
termination. The name is a misnomer, as it is technically not a bend, but a hitch. Its name originates from the time when "bend" was understood to simply...
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