Flynn Improves the Truckers Hitch

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  • Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
  • This is clever improvement to the auto locking trucker's hitch. Flynn from the Philippines sent me his video and gave me permission to use post it. This is a great know modification for repeated. It works great for hand trucks, dollys, and trolleys.

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  • @daemn22
    @daemn22 Год назад +243

    Thank you everyone for your kind words. I wasn't expecting the credit and just wanted to share Brent this accidental innovation to help others who may find this knot useful. As my 3 year old always say: "Sharing is caring!"
    I would like to give back the credit to Brent/First Class Amateur for the inspiration from his original in-line auto trucker's hitch video. You may notice from the video that the black wall hitch we used is similar. (ruclips.net/video/1J8MuOWO0Qs/видео.html). I just modified the midline anchor and how to tie the actual knot to make it more efficient for my personal use. I use this hitch with my trolley to carry grocery, laundry and other things. I find this knot to be very tight, secured and quick when mastered.
    Not even sure if this knot is unique or new, but if it is, maybe we can call it FLYNT AUTOMATIC HITCH (flynn+brent) for easy reference LOL!
    Cheers and God bless you guys!

    • @zchuss1
      @zchuss1 Год назад

      no you may not call it a flying hitch.......it is called a Kobe hitch that is what i called it and i really would like it to stay that way as i shared it with another youtuber and it was named through our friendship and sharing of knowledge and to rename it is a insult to that, i do understand that it may not have been known what it was called and to remember it you have to call it something but it is out there with its given neme......sorry if i seem a little angry about this but i have had to defend this knot for many months and had many many arguments with others around the world as to why it is different and i am very protective of its name.

    • @myew8238
      @myew8238 Год назад +3

      Kobe Flynt Hitch, final offer!

    • @zchuss1
      @zchuss1 Год назад +1

      @@myew8238 not a prayer lol

    • @zchuss1
      @zchuss1 Год назад

      @@myew8238 the amount of abuse my friend and I had to suffer for this before others said it was better was not worth it personally, and at the time I wished I had kept it to myself.

    • @myew8238
      @myew8238 Год назад +1

      @david lacey Yeah, that is quite demoralizing

  • @grahamohea2424
    @grahamohea2424 Год назад +53

    I really like this format. Showcasing other people's innovations and then going in with a more detailed explanation on how it works

    • @pappysproductions
      @pappysproductions Год назад

      I agree. He makes better tutorials. Easier to understand

    • @jadefalcon001
      @jadefalcon001 Год назад +1

      I love understanding how a knot does what it does. makes it much easier to know when to apply it, and to remember how it works.

    • @mixedmartialnutrition1746
      @mixedmartialnutrition1746 Год назад +1

      Yea FCA explains everything so clearly nice channel

  • @davebullard
    @davebullard Год назад +64

    I love that there are people capable of discovering new methods of working with something so ancient as knots in rope. I also love that you're the type of person to pass credit along to someone less prominent than yourself. I have an appreciation for people with that sort of integrity. Especially when they are not only creative and insightful, but also gifted as a teacher. I have always had trouble working with knots. Discovering your channel and learning from you has "cured" me of that particular affliction. I can now safely transport lumber on the roof of my car! :) Thank you.

    • @BakerMikeRomeo
      @BakerMikeRomeo Год назад +2

      well said!

    • @daemn22
      @daemn22 Год назад +3

      Likewise, this channel is awesome for the same reasons.

    • @First_Class_Amateur
      @First_Class_Amateur  Год назад +12

      As someone who has seen their work used without credit, I really appreciate your comment. Thank you

    • @davebullard
      @davebullard Год назад

      You're welcome. I can only imagine the frustration and I hope it's not too discouraging for you.

    • @zchuss1
      @zchuss1 Год назад

      @@First_Class_Amateur you have a fantastic channel and I enjoy your videos greatly, but this has really rattled my cage, boiled my piss and annoyed the hell out of me..... Your integrity is solid and give credit to others....but on this one I am furious as I am the creator of said knot and its been viewed nearly 2 million times all over Asia.....it has a name I my friend and I gave it...Mr Flynn improved nothing and only copied...that is insulting to both of us that took the flack for this hitch and my friend had to defend his RUclips post for months and the abuse I received was bad and resulted in him making another video to explain the difference between an autotruckers hitch and the Kobe hitch.

  • @deviousrooster136
    @deviousrooster136 29 дней назад

    After all these years you are still my favorite knot tying channel on RUclips. You explain each step so well and provide multiple examples. Thanks!!

  • @JaydubyaX
    @JaydubyaX Год назад +8

    I have broad knowledge of knots(sailing, outdoor
    sman etc) would consider myself slightly above average in knots... but FCA's brain is wired for knots on another level.,and then this guy Flynn comes along and reinvents the wheel..lol..super cool and great that FCA is humble enough to recognize and showcase another persons skill :)

  • @leehunter1967
    @leehunter1967 Год назад +17

    Spread the word ppl. Share this video and let’s get this channel to the 200k it deserves. 👍🏻🇨🇦

  • @stephenhampshire6772
    @stephenhampshire6772 Год назад +22

    Wow, thanks Flynn for the simple yet excellent improvement one of my favorite knots!

  • @tagalogkurt
    @tagalogkurt Год назад +16

    "That's not going anywhere" in Tagalog is "Hindi ito gagalaw."
    Hin-deh eh-to guh-guh-law (law rhymes with wow)

  • @jimt3336
    @jimt3336 Год назад +5

    This is fantastic, not only the chap from the Philippine’s locking truckers hitch but also your self centred knot. I need to practice this one !

  • @mateusz-grochowski
    @mateusz-grochowski Год назад +3

    MOst usefull knot tying channel ever found.

  • @J123G
    @J123G Год назад +3

    Wow. I didn't think I'd ever find an improved version of the truckers hitch but this will probably be my prefered twist on this extremely useful knot going forward. Thank you.

  • @algodonrabo
    @algodonrabo Год назад +2

    Hmm, Brent, because you asked; How do you say 'that's not going anywhere in Tagalog?' Here it is: 'Hindi yan pupunta kahit saan.'
    Nice video. Very humble of you to credit Flynn for the idea. Thank you both for a useful tip many of us can put to good use.

  • @donkpow
    @donkpow 8 месяцев назад +1

    I think it is a good improvement. I do enjoy this channel. When I first saw the concepts explored here, I was definitely fascinated. What makes this improvement so important is that it reduces the hazard of not laying your ropes just right. The application of traditional knots depend less on the understanding of the dynamics of the rope work and simply allow the user to "install" a knot. I am looking at these concepts and have only come to partially understand the nature. I am seeing the use of a 'button' in anchor positions and the crossing of ropes to hold the work. This is very much outside the way I understand working with ropes. I see this in comparison between a clove hitch and an icicle hitch. Don't get me wrong, I use a clove hitch all the time but an icicle hitch is something I can have more confidence in.

  • @brrrt6666
    @brrrt6666 6 месяцев назад +1

    This worked out to become my favourite knot, love to tie this one on a slip as well!

  • @lrntmercier
    @lrntmercier Год назад +9

    This video is very helpful because I transport things all the time with a dolly, Thank you to the both of you!

  • @floridasaltlife
    @floridasaltlife Год назад +2

    Congratulations to Flynn on a great new idea

  • @joshwarner5676
    @joshwarner5676 Год назад +10

    Genius. Makes it even easier to remember how to keep all the tension

  • @jomamma1750
    @jomamma1750 Год назад +5

    Flynn, you're a genius! Thanks for the share.

  • @ralphhighlights4081
    @ralphhighlights4081 Год назад +2

    Awesome tutorial! Love 💕 from the Philippines 🇵🇭

  • @puregsr
    @puregsr Год назад +3

    Omg, that 3 point bowline needs a separate video. I've been trying to find or invent a way to have my kids tow in front of me with their kayaks and needed that very knot!

    • @Nanchantress
      @Nanchantress Год назад +2

      He has a video on this channel of a Spanish bowline through a ladder that might work for you: ruclips.net/video/RNAYYMNCn3M/видео.html . Also there is a video on another channel of a Portuguese bowline that I find easier to remember how to tie: ruclips.net/video/smd23RFNIhs/видео.html

    • @puregsr
      @puregsr Год назад +2

      Wow, Portuguese bowline, that's it!

  • @travelinganvil5711
    @travelinganvil5711 Год назад +2

    This solves my only gripe with the locking truckers hitch. Thanks to you and Flynn! Great job

  • @billblount2285
    @billblount2285 Год назад +3

    Love the bonus knot tut at the end. Great stuff, thanks Flynn!!

  • @stephanddd
    @stephanddd Год назад +3

    This is awesome!! And thanks for showing how to unlock it under tension, it wasn't obvious at first

  • @Jedi_Jed
    @Jedi_Jed Год назад +2

    Thank you guys! This is one of the most useful things I’ve seen in a knot.

  • @ruggedrickrude1946
    @ruggedrickrude1946 Год назад +2

    Friend works for food supply service in bulk….uses hand truck a lot will send him this TY GUYS

  • @ianrickey208
    @ianrickey208 Год назад +1

    Simple genius that has the ability to change lives. Bravo Flynn!

  • @WaschyNumber1
    @WaschyNumber1 Год назад +2

    Very cool 👍🖖 people from the Philippines have Manny cool ideas not only with Knots. 👏

    • @zchuss1
      @zchuss1 Год назад

      Plagiarism is one of them

  • @curtwhite876
    @curtwhite876 Год назад +4

    Simple and brilliant! Nice improvement, Flynn!!

  • @pappysproductions
    @pappysproductions Год назад +1

    That's awesome. We should just tell you what we're trying to do and you make a video with the best knot to use. I want to tie a cardboard sign to a 🌴, showing our lot number in our camp ground. I made a hole in each corner and in going to try your latest tarp on the roof knot video

  • @Giroux68
    @Giroux68 Год назад +2

    Nothing beats good knots!!

  • @deviousrooster136
    @deviousrooster136 29 дней назад

    What I like about this truckers hitch is you can tie it without having to pull the standing end completely through which yields two quick releases as well!

  • @rbt_lzo
    @rbt_lzo Месяц назад

    Works great for keeping things on my bicycle rack! Thank you!

  • @marcchrys
    @marcchrys Год назад +2

    Great enhancement..yet so simple

  • @johnsullivan6560
    @johnsullivan6560 Год назад +1

    Very nice. Thank you for bringing this to us.

  • @BenNatsarim
    @BenNatsarim Год назад +5

    Contextual translation: "Di na gagalaw yan."

    • @alk555
      @alk555 Год назад +1

      Knew somebody would have a suggestion already.

  • @b.griffin317
    @b.griffin317 Год назад +3

    Brilliant work Flynn. 👍

  • @keeblem1
    @keeblem1 Год назад +2

    Brilliant. Thank you all for sharing!

  • @Zendukai
    @Zendukai Год назад +2

    That works really, really well, cheers.

  • @designerd77
    @designerd77 3 месяца назад +1

    Flynt Automatic Hitch! Love it

  • @arthurkimpel4758
    @arthurkimpel4758 Год назад +2

    Great knot!! Also works well with an in-line figure 8 loop.

  • @Keelsman
    @Keelsman Год назад +2

    Amazing! Thanks to you both for sharing 🥰

  • @BigMacSam
    @BigMacSam Год назад +6

    *Thanks for sharing this!* 👊

  • @jadefalcon001
    @jadefalcon001 Год назад +3

    This is BRILLIANT!!

  • @gcdcpakmbs
    @gcdcpakmbs 9 месяцев назад +1

    can't possibly sit through this many commercials just to learn a knot

  • @roadrunner3867
    @roadrunner3867 Год назад +2

    Pretty clever.

  • @timmykang1
    @timmykang1 Год назад +2

    Thank you, very useful info, you guys are awesome.

  • @paulha2998
    @paulha2998 Год назад +1

    so great, can´t wait to use this knot for my tarp ridge line!

  • @arthurkimpel4758
    @arthurkimpel4758 Год назад +1

    Near the end of video, making double anchor-point bowline; you can use the tail of the bowline to capture the midpoint of loop and then bring end of tail back up thru
    bowline (nipping point and eye), as in the Scott's locked bowline method.

  • @rong1924
    @rong1924 Год назад +5

    When you go through the loop the second time you still need to remember to go inside the working end, not around it.

  • @cathmar7394
    @cathmar7394 Год назад +2

    *The Filipina Flynn*
    Excellent knot

  • @atomicsmith
    @atomicsmith Год назад +1

    This is so simple and so brilliant.

  • @lawrencefederico2112
    @lawrencefederico2112 Год назад +1

    Thanks for sharing. I'll certainly be using this one.

  • @juggernaut316
    @juggernaut316 Год назад +1

    I like the 3 point bowline

  • @salimufari
    @salimufari Год назад +2

    Which ever side you twist your first loop doesn't matter if you pull the running end through. I also always put more than one twist in my loop form so the moving part doesn't bind as it does in that single overhand style.

  • @ZigaZagu
    @ZigaZagu Год назад +4

    Nice!

  • @word2thewise447
    @word2thewise447 Год назад +2

    Cool knot back feed a bite on your Angler and it becomes a quick release

  • @mrchams
    @mrchams Год назад +2

    Awesome Flynn!

  • @boxiedog
    @boxiedog Год назад +3

    Genius

  • @christopherforsyth5284
    @christopherforsyth5284 Год назад

    I'm going to USE THIS KNOTT !!!! THANKS FOR SHARING IT !!!

  • @suzibikerbabe8073
    @suzibikerbabe8073 Год назад +2

    That's awesome!

  • @meanwileinthedesert..2320
    @meanwileinthedesert..2320 Год назад +2

    Love the channel man. I've learned so many new useful knots thank you. I was wondering if you would evaluate a knot I've been using for years. I've never seen it anywhere I did it by accident a long time ago and have used it ever since. It's a slip hitch combination of a eskimo hitch and moors hitch. Would you mind if sent you a quick vid on it?. Don't know if it exists or knot..

  • @ДмитрийГлущенко-г3х

    genius!❤!

  • @seanohaimheirgin1047
    @seanohaimheirgin1047 Год назад +1

    Very nice! Thank you 🙂

  • @prebaned
    @prebaned Год назад +1

    I found the magic in a $7 ratchet strap.

  • @jeremykemp3782
    @jeremykemp3782 Год назад +2

    Very good

  • @billgleeson1059
    @billgleeson1059 Год назад +3

    That's a good improvement to the truckers hitch except for the slip knot. Slip knots can jam really tightly. Better to use an alpine butterfly loop.

  • @markmillenium438
    @markmillenium438 Год назад +1

    Brent, while we are on the subject of knots and cargo boxes, can you show us a good and secure way to tie rope around a cargo box, one that will not slip off at the corners, etc... and a good knot with which to secure it and undo easily at airports?

  • @Assgasyoda
    @Assgasyoda Год назад +7

    Better for this application because it tensions uniformly at the top to keep the small boxes better secured. Big anchor point. Won’t matter which version you do for small anchor point. I’ve ran into this issue before. This solves it. Thanks guys!

  • @phonophilia9095
    @phonophilia9095 Год назад +2

    love it

  • @iwanderanderrdthroughlife2914
    @iwanderanderrdthroughlife2914 Год назад +1

    "That's not going anywhere."
    Literally translated:
    "Wala iyan pupuntahan."
    Contextually translated:
    "Hindi na iyan matatangal/maaalis."
    From a Filipino whom you have taught how to make a trucker's hitch eons ago. 😊

  • @ПустиПавалюся
    @ПустиПавалюся 2 месяца назад +1

    Super !!! Thanks!!! 🙏🙏🙏

  • @carpecanem611
    @carpecanem611 17 дней назад

    That's knot going anywhere!

  • @InjectedImages
    @InjectedImages Год назад +3

    WOW

  • @Mark--Todd
    @Mark--Todd Год назад +2

    Perfection

  • @edithflood631
    @edithflood631 Год назад +2

    This new knot or Blackwall hitch variation has one big problem - it seizes and is devilishly hard to undo. The method given to undo does not work. I found one solution: make it a slipped Blackwall hitch, ie put a bight of rope through, for the final pass through the eye. Then it holds well and undoes readily by merely pulling the very end. Thank you for adding a new knot to my repertoire.

  • @threeriversforge1997
    @threeriversforge1997 Год назад +1

    Very nice adaptation. Looks like it'd be just a hair easier to remember or not screw up.....

  • @GBV1436
    @GBV1436 5 месяцев назад

    Cool knot work

  • @Jack42Frost
    @Jack42Frost Год назад +1

    Try laying the loop over the other cord then pass working end through the loop from the top then under the cord and then back up through the loop.

  • @jefffriedman6942
    @jefffriedman6942 Год назад +12

    I wanted to know why he chose the angler's knot (aka perfection loop?) instead of bowline, and he actually has a video for that question: ruclips.net/video/czuPOGrMwx8/видео.html

    • @daemn22
      @daemn22 Год назад +4

      I think angler's knot generally looks prettier as the loop runs aligned with the running end. I personally used bowline because it creates a rounder loop rather than a tear shaped loop. It goes down to your personal preference.

    • @zchuss1
      @zchuss1 Год назад +1

      I used the zeppelin loop and I still do, but honestly you use what your happy with.

  • @garycort7997
    @garycort7997 Год назад +1

    Useful and clean to tie.

  • @raymondjurado9203
    @raymondjurado9203 Год назад +1

    brilliant

  • @MyTube4Utoo
    @MyTube4Utoo Год назад +1

    A wynn, for Flynn.

  • @LO-dp5ee
    @LO-dp5ee Год назад +1

    not going anywhere = walang pupuntahan or not going to move = hindi gagalaw. sure or secured = sigurado.

  • @BEDavisBrown
    @BEDavisBrown Год назад +1

    I hauled freight as a local pick-up and delivery driver for 20 years and very rarely used the truckers hitch because we had 25 & 50 ft hanks of rope and our trailers had wooden slats to tie our loads to and most of us would use a sheep shank to shorten the rope then half hitch to secure it for easy removal later, any more I think the truckers hitch is used on smaller loads with shorter rope.

  • @j3dd
    @j3dd Год назад +1

    "That's not going anywhere" -> "Hindi na yan ma-ta-tanggal/ma-ka-kalas"

  • @DarrylMiglio
    @DarrylMiglio Год назад

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @KeepItSwift
    @KeepItSwift Год назад +1

    Cheers!

  • @justinjones9255
    @justinjones9255 Год назад +1

    Ah, nice modification and classy to give him proper credit. BTW like that particular paracord. Where can I get it?

  • @denisewildfortune4058
    @denisewildfortune4058 Год назад +1

    Great video. What do you think about using an axel hitch in place of your 3-point bowline? I had never seen the 3-point method and wondered how it handles loads in other applications. Love your channel! Thanks for sharing Flynn's work!

  • @vicholm1000
    @vicholm1000 Год назад +1

    Sige na 🇵🇭

  • @mrdavemo
    @mrdavemo Год назад +3

    Groovy! Would it work as well with a loop end at the final tightening, so you could undo it with one easy pull??

    • @zchuss1
      @zchuss1 Год назад

      Yes, I did this on video years ago
      ruclips.net/user/shorts5qCS1FwN_JA?feature=share4

  • @nelsonsoaresusa
    @nelsonsoaresusa Год назад +3

    This is called automatic trucker's hitch

  • @davebrown6552
    @davebrown6552 Год назад +2

    The whole point of the original truckers hitch was that you should not have to feed the end of the rope through any loops. truckers have (had) very long ropes and feeding the line through a loop was a waste of time and a pain to undo. use a bite through a twist instead of the loop, however it is much easier on a truck than a little trolley and if tying to a rub rail you could double or triple the knot for much tighter ropes. .

    • @edithflood631
      @edithflood631 Год назад

      Many people and truckers hitch videos miss the key point you just made. Occasionally a trucker will chime in with it, but it’s usually ignored. This why I use one of Peter Suber’s “Six Exploding Knots” number three called the Sliding Butterfly to secure my very first anchor point for the Standing End. I am currently using the new Blackwall variant shown here to finish my truckers hitch, but with one extra variation, I make the very last part “slipped” by pushing a bight through the opening of Flynn’s knot. May I suggest that as the Blackwall Hitch has been around for a long time that the new variant be named *Flynn’s Blackwall* Hitch or *Standing Blackwall* ? My way of tying it would be as a Slipped Standing Blackwall. Finally, some people have mentioned that the slipped Marlinspike Hitch used to make the truckers loop can easily jam. Instead of that, *as you indeed suggest* “a bight through a loop”… I use the Aussie version “truckies hitch” which is two half Sheepshank loops separated by several inches. The Aussie way of tying this is, after taking a bight around the second securing point, or pickup tray rail, and then reaching through (across) that bight again to make a second bight, to use one’s l.h. to hold the second bight like grasping a rabbits ear, and to place one’s r.h. between the ear and the standing line, reach to the right *underneath* the standing line, then *up over* it, to grab the ear, and pull it *back the way you came,* lifting it forward *away from you* to form the sheepshank half. *Repeat* for the second sheepshank half, then dress the knot before proceeding with Flynn’s Blackwall variant, but slipped, to finish. The entire knot from anchor to bitter end, is tied “in the bight” and slipped, cannot jam, and explodes back into a single piece of rope upon pulling on the releases.

    • @davebrown6552
      @davebrown6552 Год назад

      @@edithflood631 MY knowledge of knot terminology is woefully pathetic. I can tie the knot but I cannot translate it into a coherent verbose description, but the 'bite through a twisted loop' to catch the tail means that even if the rope is on a spool it can still be used with rails and looped anchor points. I watched an Indian truck driver demonstrate it years ago but cannot find the video now. It will never be a ratchet strap but it is great for tying down loose and odd shaped stuff. I would not recognize a sheepshank if it sat up and said 'Baaa'

  • @bujiknits
    @bujiknits 2 месяца назад +1

    is there a video somewhere a bit closer to see? I'm a newby at knots & was totally lost. thank you

  • @davidtmiller56
    @davidtmiller56 Год назад +1

    Excellent.

  • @ChristopherLien
    @ChristopherLien Год назад

    Where you did your "three point bowline", I might suggest an axle hitch instead, as a slightly quicker alternative. (# 162 in Ashley's book of knots.)

  • @HellVedaKa
    @HellVedaKa Год назад

    interesting!
    it sort of reminds me of a demo knot i was shown for load securing

  • @truthmatters1950
    @truthmatters1950 Год назад +1

    An idea for the finish: instead of just passing the working end through the loop the 2nd time, pass a bight - then you have quick release. Yes?

    • @TheBrandicus
      @TheBrandicus Год назад +1

      That wouldn’t work very well cause you need to pull on the working end to get tension. Which would undo the bight. Plus it already releases fairly quick.

    • @daemn22
      @daemn22 Год назад

      Thanks for suggesting. Same experience with @brandicus, i pull the running end to tighten the system so i can't seem to end with a bight for quick release.
      What i do though is on the last step i insert the running end through the loop in preparation for quick release as demonstrated in this video.

  • @sholland42
    @sholland42 Год назад +1

    Nice

  • @serroteinreb5389
    @serroteinreb5389 Год назад +1

    5:37 walang kawala