| Pipe hitch | |
| Names: | Well-pipe hitch |
| Type: | hitch |
| Related: | rolling hitch, klemheist knot, Tensionless hitch, Taut-line hitch |
| Releasing: | non-jamming |
| Uses: | securing a pipe or pole |
| Caveat: | The direction of the pulling force should be away from the wrapped coils. |
| Abok Number: | 504, 2047 |
A pipe hitch is a hitch-type knot used to secure smooth cylindrical objects,[1] such as pipes, poles, beams, or spars. According to The Ashley Book of Knots, a pipe hitch is "used to lower a pipe or hoist one" and as "another method of tying to a rectangular timber."[2]
The pipe hitch will not slip when tied correctly to a pipe or pole. This knot is a variation of the Round turn and two half-hitches.[3] [4] This knot can be used with a rope to pull a pipe or spar out of the ground,[5] or to hoist a pipe or beam.
The pipe hitch is started by wrapping four or more coils around a pipe or pole. It is finished by tying the working end around the standing part with a clove hitch, and less commonly with a cow hitch or a buntline hitch.