Old School Rigging: Poor Man's 3 to 1

This is a version of the Trucker's Hitch that I learned during my apprenticeship. I call it the "English" Trucker's Hitch. Super simple, and very versatile, you will be amazed at what you can pull with this!!!

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[edrose]

Nice to see somebody doing it old school I'm still rocking old school

[austenwiedrich]

I watched the video where you demonstrate how to tie this knot a couple weeks back. I used it just yesterday to get a stuck Kubota UTV out of a swamp. I was so excited to put this to use, and it worked beautifully! Thanks for the practical teaching and info.

[zacandmillie]

Many years ago I worked as a steel erector rigger and we used this method to pull roof beams in to line when bolting them up on precast concrete slab walls for factories or warehouses.

[ericklaiber]

I use a shackle in my traditional trucker’s hitch and one at the tree as a poor-man’s pulley system. I’ve done as much as a 5-1 system but lose a lot with rope friction. I work by myself and pulling against the lean can be tough!

[nicod]

I find your channel to be the best on YouTube for educational purposes (but that’s not the only reason). I appreciate how clear, concise and efficient you are. Couple that with the added subtitles or voice overs = 👍👍. I also noticed that redwings hat in previous videos lol 😎 🏒 . Born and raised down river but I’m living in the AA area now. Appreciate the content man.

[robertlarsonwoodford]

Thanks for loading your channel with knowledge like this! Knots are hard to teach even with the advantage of video. This video puts the rigging directly into its context.

[Billster]

Your clear and concise instruction is very much appreciated. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of the trade.

[AnomadAlaska]

Thank you for teaching us the poor man's 3 to 1. I learn a lot from your videos.

[spelunkerd]

It just goes to show, if one keeps his mind open to new ideas, you'll learn things long after you thought you knew it all. The way this dissolves when the knot comes undone is so much easier than having to untie an alpine butterfly or figure 8. My first though was you need an open bollard to slide the loop over, but not necessarily. One could thread that last loop through by hand while maintaining tension.

[deanstackhouse]

Oops, while handling the phone my like got charged to disliked. I got it changed back again and shared to myself for a full viewing when t am rested, probably several times to understand and have rope in hand. Thanks very much. You're very good at teaching with this stuff.
Blessings to you

[karlwittig]

I've been climbing for 23 years and I never seem to get bored of it Especially big ones over the house I love my line of work is so much fun

[haukefrahmann]

just stumbled over your video ... I know different variants of a "poor man's 3 to 1" ... this one is just great!!!

[Bccrg]

Nice to see it still used ( I was taught it as 3x3 turns many years ago), here in England the younger 'ratchet strap' generation have no idea how to do it!... for tension work clip a bina and micro pulley on the bite, you lose the self-locking but gain a lot more leverage. Keep up the great work Patrick.

[bwrightaway]

My "ground man"... assistant... all around felling helper is my 5'4" 120lb wife so we're big fans of mechanical help. I watched your video on the 5 to 1 pulley setup and bought something similar. It helps a ton especially with a prussik to keep from losing progress.

[thienthaitran]

Thanks for sharing. One of the easiest way to tie this knot

[johnsullivan]

Nice knot work. Well shown and well explained. Thanks.

[gabriellamm]

I work for a line clearance company on a climbing truck and we use this multiple times a day most often. I use a pulley on the anchor and use a bowlin on a bight fro another pulley

[TheDcolton]

I always called that knot a full sheep shank knot. I use a half sheep shank know to tie down hay loads. Never fails.

[idadho]

You can double the pulley system by adding a second loop after the first twisted loop. It adds the advantage of the rope not needing to slide through the anchor point. Pull the line to the anchor through the loop with the twists. Put the pull line through that loop. You can do this multiple times to increase advantage.
I could lash loads (my canoe on my mom's station wagon) down securely as a little 3rd grader after learning this multiloop hitch.

[michaeldetweiler]

Thanks for another good knot tip. Was cutting a 30" silver maple once and all the sudden it was an ant/water fest spraying out the cut. Got soaked.