at last someone that know how to tie a rope , my father was a truck driver for 40 years and showed me how to tie the first version of this knot when I was 12 year old and is a skill that has stayed with me all of my life (thanks dad) the 3rd version is very hard on the rope.

Excellent video. Puts the amateurs to shame. No fiddling around, just clear instructions (and not at the speed of light). Very well filmed too. Could see everything. Thank you so much. Now to practice!

there is something about that tightening squeaky sound (cinching) that just makes me say YESSSSS :D

Tim, I just discovered your channel. I’m not a truck driver or a farmer but I’ve been entertained and educated by you. The truckers hitch has always eluded me. You’ve now giving me simple instructions (and a great video) and shown me how to do something I knew existed but was always a failure at. Thank you so much.

Was taught this truckers knot by a nice driver out of Cali. I was in Arkansas and he was transporting what he had purchased from my employer. He asked “Do you know what a truckers knot is?” And the rest is history. Thanks for bringing back his memory.

I've had a number of people showing me how to the truckies hitch but this was the best presentation so far & even the though I rarely need to tie loads down, I now feel confident in doing it after several practice sessions. So thanks Tim.

This is far and away the best tutorial that I've found demonstrating how to tie a truckies hitch. Slow and detailed advice. Definitely worth a watch. ❤

I'm 53 and just bought a length of rope to practice knots, I think knots are awesome and learning different ones is good brain exercise!

Well it’s about dam time someone showed a proper truckers hitch. And I also commend you on the easy way you taught people how to tie it. 👍🏼 I see so many people tie an axe knot most times what you showed can always be taken off without having to cut the rope. Hats off to ya.

Thank you for showing the freaking clove hitch!!! EVERY OTHER VIDEO NEGLECTS the other end of the rope! YOU'RE THE MAN!

Sufficiently slowly performed so that one can follow how the rope is manipulated to form the hitch. Good demonstration.Thank you.

At last, a video that shows how to tie a double trucker's hitch step by step. THANK YOU.

Drove truck's for 30 yrs myself. First video where I've seen some tie it right.

Many thanks for the clear presentation

I have only heard and used the last one. But now I will try the first. Looks more sturdy. Thank you for all three demos.

Best example on KZfaq! Thankyou good sir!

You taught that SO well! I appreciate how clear it was in what you were doing with the rope and also your verbal instruction! Very good! Now I need to go practice!

Very well done and methodical explaining on how to tie the truckers' hitch. Thank you so very much and cheers!

I learned a version of the truckers hitch in the Navy when I drove a stake truck. Baffled many bosun’s when I would break down the knot. Was asked to show how I tied it and I’d do it extra fast to show off…..

This video gives a person a sense of accomplishment, learning something very useful.

Thanks Mate, simple, clear, not a whole lot of unnecessary blabbing, much appreciated.

Tim Thompson a good teacher in Australia Cpl Kelly OUTSTANDING woodscrafter in America 👍🏻🇺🇸💯

Cheers, Tim! I'd only ever learned the third, simple hitch. Great to know the proper ways to tie a heavier load. Well done!

Man this was the best demo ever

My Dad taught me this once but I forgot after a while. Luckily we now have you tube..

Well done. I wasn't shocked to hear you were a teacher. Good presentation pace and delivery.

Excellent videos thank you for them especially the truckers hitch

When I was a child I used to work on my father's farm and we stacked bales on trailers to bring them home to the farm across fairly rough and sloping field about 10 bales high and weighing about 3 tonnes . I learned the truckers hitch from my father. I only weighed about 6 stone but even with my tiny weight I could get a rope about 40 feet long thrown over and over the trailer as tight as a guitar string. We didnt quite do it the way demonstrated here as we used a version that didn't end up with knots in the rope when undone so we could get a quick turn round. We used free standing loops that stayed stable as long as the rope was under tension but collapsed as soon as the tension was loose. Absolutely worth learning to do the truckers hitch, so useful in so many places and I still use it 50 years later.

Thank you for teaching me these great techniques.

Thanks mate ... I was taught to do these a few years ago for work by a very knowledgeable mentor, but sadly had forgotten them. Now I’ll be right again 👍

Brilliantly clear demonstration. Easily the best commentary and filming of the knotting procedures.thank you, I have something to copy to enable safe transport of wood on my trailer.

Holy fucking shit, this was my science teacher in HS, always was a fucking legend good to see he’s still a stud. Onya mr Thompson

Plain and simple explanation. Easy to follow instructions. Nice guy.

I like the first way. This is the first time I've see 3 ways.

This is the best video ever on tying the Truckies hitch. Thanks.

Been re-watching this everytime i'm loading something on the ute, which is few and far between. Thanks mate! This has been my definitive guide.

Thanks Tim! GREAT, SIMPLE instructions for a necessary knowledge in today's world! I'm a former trucker & was only taught the 3rd method! I do a fair amount of hauling and will implement the other methods you demonstrated! THANK YOU, from Oregon, U.S.A.

Finally someone who knows how to tie a good truckies hitch. Having said that, I tie it differently again, but it gives an almost identical result as the first two. Cheers.

Another trucker’s hitch which is quite strong is using an alpine butterfly loop along with bowlines

Thanks for that. I've had different people over the years teach me a truckies hitch. And become confused because each of them taught me their version which were all differemt and so confused me. Your video just cleared that up. Simple but helpful video. Thanks mate.

Cool. Been trucking for 40 years. I have always used the third one, just slightly different. Thanks. I'm going to try your first 2 for a bit.

I worked on the dock for a trucking company 30 years ago and they taught me the last knot. My dad (a trucker) always used the proper truckers knot and its pissed him off for 30 years that I never bothered to do it the proper way. He was more interested in trying to show off how quickly he could tie the proper knot when he was trying to teach me. Trying to make others look stupid was (and still is) his MO. So, being the smart-ass son that I am, each time he would show me I would simply do the easy version and remain just as dumb as he chose to try and make me look. He'd get angry, then I'd get angry and say "I aint trying to earn a knot tying badge today so re-tie it you're dam self if it aint good enough for ya" and then go hop in the truck yelling "we're burnin' daylight here, whats the holdup?" as he stubbornly retied it (even tho it could be as simple as tying down a wheel barrow to drive 5 miles down the road with). I've never had a problem using the easy one (other than its harder to get apart when yer done) and its served me well for 30 years, moved interstate multiple times with huge loads never having a problem. I'm a full time RVer and it still serves me well every day. I had no real reason to be here, just showed up as a recommended video and I thought maybe I'd learn from someone who actually wanted to teach rather than just be a show-off/make-you-look-stupid type like my good ol' dad! Thanks! maybe I'll actually try the proper one next time I need to use it to secure a load... P.S. You get bonus points for being a Floyd fan!

Gotta love the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) rule, now i'll look like i know what i'm doing, not a fool fumbling around and ending up with a granny knot. Thanks Tim, awesome demonstration.

Clear and concise, all you want in a teaching video. Well done.

You should try that with a 50' rope, pulling it all through that bar. Get some roping hooks fixed under the body and do some proper dolly knots. SO much quicker and easier.

Thanks. Best demo on tying down.

simple yet effective. Ive been using the first truckies hitch since watching your last video. thanks again tim great video

None of those loops are any stronger than the other. They all have one thing in common. Force is applied to one loop and that's the weakest link. Your third example is the easiest and quickest to undo and just as strong. My opinion of course. Great video.

By far the best demonstration I've watched. Nailed it after this video. Thanks a lot.

I learned the trucker's hitch about fifty years ago to secure fire fighting equipment to our trucks. Thanks for the review.

I love your way of explaining! Direct and clear! Thank you!!

Fantastic rope tutorial, this is just what I need to learn to use rope to down everything in a shipping container to move overseas. I was going to spend a lot and buy all ratchet tie downs but this will save me a small fortune, thank you. I will have to have it cued up on my lap top still though, I'll never remember that.

thank you so much .i,ve been telling people and my drivers the first two are the real truckers loop,some people who have never pulled a flatbed,(little on drive a truck)want to argue,but that third loop can bind and then won't come apart.again thank you

Was taught the drivers dolly knot, as I always knew it to be called, when I started driving class 1 33years ago. I am amazed now that these days very few lorry drivers know how to do it.Valuable video demonstration as not everything can be secured with a 5 ton ratchet straps or chain and toggle.

I tried this and was tied to my trailer for two days before help arrived 😫

Great demo, very clear and intelligent. One thing though: I have heard the your number 3 hitch is actually the best and strongest of all to be used for heavy loads. The guy that said this claimed he used the knot as a tree trimmer and the only difference is he put more turns in the first loop, at least four.

Best illustration of this very useful knot ever! Keep them coming!

About time I learnt how to do a truckies hitch. Great clear demonstration. 👍Thanks

Great Demonstration! Nice and slow to follow along! Won't forget this one.

Something I never bothered learning because rachet straps and tie downs are easy to get at Bunnings... But I went out and bought a rope to practice using this video, cheers mate you made it too easy, thanks for the life lesson . I'll now throw a couple of ropes in the back of the ute.

Best knot instruction on the tube.

dude seriously the best video on that hitch i've seen. made it way easier than the others, thanks again!

With one exception, this the first video I have seen that clearly shows the hand movement to make that upper knot. Well done.

He made this very simple for me,brilliant!

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absolutely brilliant - my granddad taught me this is 1959, tying down cord wood.

Excellent demonstration with superb clarity. Thank you for the informative video.

Great video with easy to follow instructions. Thanks for posting.

Thanks Tim. Have used the last 1 alot and never had a problem. Keen to try the 1st 1. Cheers

Best video on KZfaq to learn the Trucker's Hitch. I liked the first one and the third one.👍👍

Finally the correct way

They are great knots Tim, we used them regularly when moving pallets of fruit and veg. I still use rope whenever I can....they lazy brigade are all over ratchets now. No more calluses 😂 Thanks for some very clear instruction.

Wow finally a well presented vid on how to tie this hitch, makes it easy to follow.

Best explanation and variation yet.

Excellent Tim, very easy to follow and not too fast.

Hi Tim. There is a fourth type of hitch. This one uses less rope and if the rope is fed through the tie rail correctly, one can use a long rope and go over the load several times WITHOUT feeding the rope through at all! This may be difficult to explain, but here goes: from the point where the rope passes the tie rail make a 1 foot loop, push it through between the side and the tie rail, around under the rail, out and up. Next pick up the standing rope like you showed and lift it to the hitch point. Hold the loop end in one hand horizontally and with the other hand take the standing rope and wind it around the loop.....twice! Make sure the second turn is behind the first and locked in with a slight outward twist. This is important to ensure it will be secure. Then pull down the loose bit and tie off in the usual fashion. But wait there is more! There is a long length of rope to go over again. So for the tie-off, again loop the rope and tie the clove hitch with that loop. You then have the rope ready to go back over again. I hope this is clear. The main thing here is that the rope is NEVER fed through any where and makes it easier when untying. It helps if there are tie hooks in behind the tie rail to tie off on, they also provide the anchor for the next throw. I learnt this old school when hay carting .

Just got my HR licence so this will be very useful, thanks.

Excellent instruction. Thank you

best description so far

Thanks Tim. Gotta buy me a ute now to practice on.🤣🤣🤣🤣

Great video and well explained. I love knowing how to tie knots. I recently got shown how to tie a load down without having to pull the rope through over and over again (after years of doing it the other way). It's basically #2 but you keep going and do a few more. I use it most when I've got a trailer-load of cut timber. What I like about it is that all these knots come undone easily and the best part is you don't have to pull rope through your bars, saving time. The clove hitch-and-a-half is a little different (leave a bight hanging out of the half hitch and do two), but basically the same. Thanks again.

Thank you so much for sharing your ideas. Salute to you Sir 👊.

Well done my good man. I was also using those knots about 50 years ago when I was hauling hay for our horses.

Excellent for hopeless ropers like me - thank you !

the third version was the one commonly used in propping cavendish banana plantation. .so simple, direct and saves a lot of time. .

what a great vlog so simple to follow and three versions great work Tim

Thanks mate, you bailed me out at work.

The third is extremely handy if you want to hang a ridge line for a ten or hang a hammock.

Instead of a clove hitch and a half hitch around the same anchor point, I finish the clove hitch with a half hitch around the working rope, above the clove hitch. Pretty bomb-proof.

Simple, concise teaching. Bang on point m8. Thanks for the video 👍🏽

Thanks Tim. You always have good helpful tips on your videos. Hope all well with you. 🇮🇪

Thanks, Tim much appreciated.

Great demo

From a former Green Beret Special Forces Engineer,Great Demonstration . Making eye contact,step by step with short simple words at a relaxed simple pace and directly to the point. 👍😎🇺🇸.

Tim, Best tie downs I,ve seen mate

Thanks a million! John

Very well explained video.Easy to learn from it.Thank's

Very nice Tim. Thanks!

I haven’t needed to tie anything down for a while and had forgotten how to do this, thanks heaps mate!

Ylvis give a pretty good demonstration too.