Trucker’s Hitch

ow to tie the Trucker's Hitch Knot. Use the Trucker’s Hitch to cinch down a load. This combination of knots allows a line to be pulled verytight. Probably the most useful hitch there is, the Trucker’s Hitch allows a line to be pulled tight as a guitar string and secured. It is used by truckers to secure heavy loads in place and works equally well tying canoes and other objects to the tops of cars. Once the line is pull to the desired tension using the pulley effect of the loop in the middle of the line, the knot is secured with a couple half hitches around one or both lines.

The Trucker's Hitch is one of 23 essential rope knots included on the waterproof Pro-Knot Outdoor Knot Cards - click to see.

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Trucker’s Hitch Knot Tying Instructions

1. Tie one end of rope to fixed object such as car bumper. About mid way on the rope tie a slippery half hitch to form a loop in the middle of the line. Be sure the loop part is formed with the slack part of the rope or it will tighten down on itself under pressure.


2. Make a wrap around another fixed point opposite the tie-in point and feed free end through the loop.


3. Using the loop as a pulley, pull down with the free end as tight as you can and secure the knot with two half hitches around one or both lines.