For the record... all Ive done is copy this... Minus the rubber o-ring and a different stopper.
For the record... all Ive done is copy this... Minus the rubber o-ring and a different stopper.
OK... Update time.
So I tested the prototype... I dont have access to the machine Ive used in the past, but what I did have access to is a JD 4x4 gator and a JD850 tractor.
So I set the brake on the tractor and put it in gear. Then I hooked the gator to the tractor using a chain with the shackle being used as a link between the chain and the hitch on the gator. I successfully pulled the tractor all over the inside of the building it was parked in. I did have to put the gator in 4 wheel drive in order to do it.
So with that, static load test done, it was time for a dynamic test. So I let the tension off and then gave it about another foot of slack... then I hit it with all the gator had... and it failed. Failed inside the blood knot. The blood knot itself didnt budge, slip or otherwise show any indications that it moved.
I have slimmed my original down to this.....
Just over 3" end to end and weighing in at 4 grams.
Ill be giving this a hanging test this weekend while Im in Da UP.
For those of you that got a little confused like me...
Blood Knot (ABOK #516) = Double Overhand Knot
And here it gets confusing..
Someone is calling this..
http://killroys.com/knot/barrel-knot-or-blood-knot/
a barrel or blood knot.
Then there is this blood knot...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_knot
What Im using is the last knot in this vid..
http://www.ehow.com/video_2358850_ti...g-lessons.html
opie,
The other knots you just referenced are what I've always known as blood/barrel knots.
Based on the vid showing the knot you're using, it looks like a triple overhand stopper knot. The way he goes about tying it is a little different, but the hitches/end result are identical.
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