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Originally Posted by Macroach
Anyone know how to tie the "trucker's knot"?
I was loading some furniture in the back of my truck. Being the handy man that I am, my "tie down" technique consisted of multiple square knots and repetitive wraps. Not pretty.
My buddy tied what he called a "trucker's knot". It worked like a champ. The line was looped back on itself and could be tightened with a pulley-like action.
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Yeah, I use them all the time. There's a couple of ways to tie them. Here are a couple of websites with pretty good instructions:
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Trucker's%20hitch
http://www.constructionwork.com/resources_details_1330trucker's_hitch_or_lorry_knot.html
They'll do in a pinch, but I prefer ratchet straps to anything, in all honesty.