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means of the sheep-shank previous to putting in twitches. There are many 



times when it is liandy, and it is very simply tied. It is shown in Fig. 8, but 



it is far easier to tie than it looks. 



For tightening ropes over loads of hay, straw, lucerne, gi-een stuff, and 



other springy loading, no means is so rapifl as the one shown in Fig. 9. The 



fall is taken through a ring or round 

 the guard-irons of the dray or wag- 

 gon. A loop in the bight is grasped, 

 in the hand, and a half-hitch is 

 made round the end of tlie loop 

 higher up the bight ; the end of the 



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Fig. 8. Sheep shank. 



fall is then passed through the loojD 

 thus made, and used as a pulley 

 block or snatch block. It is a little 

 bit rough on the rope pulling it 

 through the loop, but it enables the 

 rope to be drawn very tight and 

 thus keep the load quite firm. It is possible to extend this system by 

 putting more than one such loop in — a second, or even a third, can lie put in 



Fig. 7.— Timbsr hitch with half-hitch. 



