Cool Knot -- The Pipe Hitch

[SnoMan]

I wish this forum had a "thanks" button for all these helpful responses. You guys are a great resource. I hope I can return the favor some day.

[SnoMan]

Me and my dad had to use an icicle hitch when we pulled the pump out of the well. Set a pulley in a tree above the well head, tied onto the black well pipe, pulled 20' up, reset, rinse, repeat. Worked well.
The only thing that worries me about this hitch is that a clove hitch will roll, so I'm not sure what keeps it from rolling out. I'll have to play around with this one a little.

Thanks for the vid!
PF

Recently my well pump went out and my boys and I had to pull the pump from a 120' well with a 1.25" pipe full of water. I'm in pretty good shape for a 44-year-old, but that was... difficult.

That is an important limitation of the capabilities of the clove hitch, but it never comes into play with the pipe hitch. Watch the video carefully -- or better yet, tie the thing yourself -- and you'll see that the tension on the standing part of the line prevents any possibility that the clove hitch will roll. Here's the video again:

[DuctTape]

Very cool. Reminds me of the distel hitch except for only using the running end to pull.