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Rope Devices on the Farm
By E. ML D. Bracker, Inspector in Farm Mechanics, Oregon
Agricultural College.
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T is surprising how much a rope, if
I rightly used, will do to solve some
of the many difficulties ttiat arise
ia the everyday life on the farm.
Enough of these important uses are
here pointed out to suggest oiner use
that can be made of this common con
venience in farm and shop work.
The ends of the rope should be se
cured to prevent them from becoming
frayed and unraveled, and to afford a
secure hold in use. Some stout twine or
cord should be provided. In case the
strands have become unlaid as in figure
S, lay them up tightly. Make a loop in
ne end of the cord and lay it along
the rope with the loop extending away
from the end of the rope, as indicated
in figure 2. Start nearly a half inch
from the end of the rope and proceed
to wind the long end of the eord around
the rope, working away from the end
of the rope. The windings must be
tight and close . together. Finish by
ticking the end of the eord through
tka lnoti. leavintr a little for slack, as
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other end of lie cord until the loop has
been drawn down several winaings.
This will fasten the ends of the eord,
&fbr which cut off both ends about
oae fourth inch from the windings.
Some Handy Knots.
This fastening iB suitable for hay and
fee -halter ropes. It is also useful in
naadini? split handles of farm and shop
tools. Pine wire may be used in the
same manner.
tThe simple overhand knot, figure 4, is
wed in making other kuots here ae
ritual
One of the most useful of everyday
knots is the square knot To tie it, take
an end of the rope in each hand. Place
the end in the right hand underneath
the end in the left hand. With the
thumb and forefinger of the right
tiaad turn the end of the rope that is
on top around underneath the other
Bad. While doing this, use the thumb
and forefinger of the left hand to turn
Ike ead projecting to the left over to
yrard the right as indicated in figure 5.
How bring the other end over and un
der this end as shown in figure 0. The
knot should be drawn tight by pulling
on both ends at the same time.
This is a splendid knot for tying to
gether the ends of a rope or a cord of
the same size.
A Knot That Will Not Slip.
A knot that will not slip or jam re-
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gardless of any straia pat upon it is
frequently neeaea. itie oow-nne Knot is
invaluable for this purpose. To tie it,
make a nau nit.cn near one ena or, we
rope in such a way that the end of the
rnne is in ton of the main roue. Pass
this ena around tome ODject ana oring
it up through the half hitch as in figure
7. Continue by passing the end over
and underneath the main rone. Finish
by bringing the end up and sticking it
down tnrougn tne nan mien as in. rig
ors 8. Then draw it tight. This knit
is useful for tying a rope around the
horse's neck, tor attaching a rope to
a clevis and for making a loop in which
a person may sit while being lowered
into a well.
An imnrovised Dine wrench is shown
in figure 9. It is suited to any size
of pipe and to any degree or strain.
The double end of a rone is wound sev
eral times around a pipe as indicated.
Another pipe or a stick is thrust through
the loop. Tne tree enas oi tne rope are
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A convenient device for hoisting bar
rels, boxes and the like is Bhown in.
figures 10 and 11. Place tne rope un
derneath the middle of the vessel. Bring
the ends up and tie an overhand knot
as shown. Separate the knot and bring
a half down each side of the object to
h. 1 if t,l as shown in the figure. The
ends of the rope may be tied with either
a square or a bow-line knot.
There are a number of hitches that
may be made for pulling pipes from
wells and other Bimilat purposes. The
scaffold hitch, figure 12, is one of the
best of these. To make the hitch, lay
the long end of the rope along tne od
ject with the end projecting in the
direction opposite to that from which
the pull will be made. Mano tour or
five tight windings about the short end
of the rope and the object. Fasten this
ond by bringing it bacic over tuo wina
ings and under the first winding made.
To use the hitch, pull back across the
windings as indicated, .barge ropes
should not be used on small pipes.
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