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How to Splice Rope 
The Long Splice Will PassThroughPulleys Easily 
O NE of the uncer¬ 
tainties of hay¬ 
ing is the possibility of the hay rope 
breaking. On a busy day, with hay out 
and the possibility of a storm coming, 
i he breaking of a rope does not add to the 
Peace or tranquillity of a man's mind. 
It must be repaired. Some one must do 
the job. Why not be able to do it 
yourself and do away with that constant 
fear of delay in case the rope should 
break? The general belief that the job 
is difficult and can be done only by a 
so-called expert is ridiculous. The job 
is not difficult, is not hard to learn and 
is not hard to do. 
There are two kinds of splices, the 
short splice and the long splice. The 
former, which is, when completed, twice 
as large as the original rope, is objec¬ 
tionable for hay ropes which must pass 
By F. G. BEHRENDS 
through pulleys. It is a strong splice, 
though bulky, and very desirable for 
towing ropes where the extra size is not 
objectionable. The long splice is, when 
completed, but slightly larger than the 
original rope. In fact, it is nowhere one 
It is strong, 
can be used 
knot passing 
Figure 4 
Unwind each of the two pairs of 
strands left at the center. Be sure they 
are completely unwound. It will be 
noted that the two strands of each pair 
lay side by side. Now 1 place one of the 
center strands between the other pair. 
See Fig. 3. Be sure strand C is between 
D and F, and F between C and E. 
Unwind strand D from the left hand 
rope and follow in its place strand C 
from the right hand rope. Do not mis¬ 
take and unwind F instead of D. Keep 
strand C twisted up tightly and pulled 
down firmly in its place. Continue 
winding in C until only six to nine inches 
of strand C is left out. Fig. 1. 
full twisted strand larger, 
small, easily made and 
without the purchase 
of 
pulleys. 
There are several methods of starting 
the long splice—Some will unwind the 
three strands from each rope end, inter¬ 
lock them and thus start. With this 
method, there are six (6) loose ends to 
work with. For the beginner, because 
there is less chance of becoming con¬ 
fused, it is suggested that but two loose 
strands at a time be worked with. 
Unwind one strand from one rope end 
Figure 5-—Tying the Strands 
Figure 
nine or ten turns. This rule will apply 
to any three-strand rope regardless of 
size. Next unwind one strand from the 
other rope end the same number of turns 
(nine or ten). 
It is suggested that the ropes be laid 
on the floor. Slide one along the other. 
Stop when the point in each rope, where 
the single strand which was unwound 
enters the rope, is opposite. Lock and 
draw* the ends of the rope tightly to¬ 
gether. See Fig. 1. Be sure strands 
(A and B) are side by side. Hold the 
ropes so that the ends will not separate. 
Unwind strand A from its rope one turn 
r- 
The rope w ill now be as shown in Fig. 
4. Do not work with the center strands 
E and F. Simply tie them at the center 
with an overhand knot. Then tie C and 
D, then A and B. See Fig. 5. 
The rope, which is now spliced, is the 
same size throughout. Three knots 
have been tied, one at the center of the 
splice and one at each side. If the ends 
were now cut off, the knots would untie 
and the splice w r ould unravel. The next 
job then, is to secure the ends. 
To begin with, some of the ends are 
too long, as at 1 Fig. 5. Cut all strands 
to the length of the shortest, that is to 
say, six to nine inches. Now select any 
one loose end, say at 4 Fig. 6. Pass 
this strand over the first strand of the 
long rope and under the next strand. 
Unwind the strand before pulling it 
down into place. One tuck has now been 
—4 
Figure 6—Tucking the Ends 
Figure 3 
and follow it with strand B. Keep B 
twisted up tightly and pulled dowm 
firmly into its place. Continue unwind¬ 
ing strand A from the right hand rope 
and winding in strand B from the left 
hand rope. Continue this procedure 
until only six to nine inches of strand B 
is left out. (Fig. 2.) 
What has been done so far? A strand 
(B) of the left hand rope has been crossed 
made. Take the same strand and again 
go over the first strand of the long rope 
and under the second. Two tucks have 
now been made. Tuck it once more and 
cut it off leaving from one-half to one 
inch. Now tuck each of the remaining 
five strands in a similar manner see Fig. 
7. With a round stick, pound down each 
part of the splice and roll it on the floor 
under the foot. 
The question of splicing a four strand 
rope often arises. The procedure is 
just the same as described, except that 
10 10 10 
Figure 7—The Splice Completed 
when finished there will be four knots 
instead of three. The rope where spliced 
will be but little larger than the original. 
If you are interested in definite instruc¬ 
tions for splicing a four strand rope 
communicate with the American Agri¬ 
culturist or write the State Agricul¬ 
tural College at Ithaca for bulletin No. 
62 “Hitches, Knots and Splices.” 
over and wound into 
the right hand rope. 
See Fig. 2. Room for strand B was made 
by unwinding strand A. 
What is to be done? We now wish to 
take a strand from the right hand rope 
and wind it into the left hand rope. 
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