Pipe hitch ground, 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 normally 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. The pipe hitch can also be finished by crossing the coils and the standing part and tying the working end in one or two half-hitches around the pipe – wrapping in the same direction as the original coils but on the opposite side of the standing part, described
Swing hitch parts both must hang from the same side of the branch, otherwise there will be forces rotating the swing seat right and left. Swing hitch reduces such forces by having the end pull the main part towards the middle of the beam and fixing it there; Using a simple clove hitch would cause more of these disturbing rotational forces. If the swing is attached to a living tree, protecting the sap carrying live layers of the inner bark may be necessary; Suitable measures of tree protection while attaching a swing include Swing hitch Swing hitch is a way to tie