1st Bullsbrook Air Scout Group
Truckies’s Hitch
- Used to tie a rope to a fixed object under tension, especially when securing a load onto a truck or trailer.
- Uses a loop in the rope as a “pulley” to double the tension that can be exerted by simply pulling on the rope.
- Not recommended for natural-fibre ropes because of the rope-on-rope friction damage caused when tightening.
- Start with half a Sheepshank, then thread the end around the tie-down rail and through the loop before tensioning and tying off, (1,2,3 above).
- Once tensioned, the knot can be tied off in any way; a Clove Hitch or Half Hitches most commonly.
- Originally known as the Hay Hitch or Waggoners Hitch