Panic knot

[mcjtom]

This is a pretty neat idea:

https://youtu.be/HaCg4FOQH_A

I think what he's tying is the Nillson variant of the Anchor bend (#1843).

Then in this video he figured another variant that is supposed to jam less:

https://youtu.be/LtFiz5T5ne4

[KC]

Seen stuff like first vid in various farm usage growing up.
But again warn of double bearing/RT on Ball Hitch as can seize synthetics by fusing in hard usage especially where rope thick enough to get squished together on ball.  This can be intense and not a normal force we face on 'flatter' linear rail or even rounding of hook.
Can be especially aggravated if reinforced ball base of greater slant, serving greater pinch force.
The ball roundness and base closeness make this a special consideration host geometry to me.
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2nd vid provokes more thoughts, TY for both!

[Dan_Lehman]

This is a pretty neat idea:

https://youtu.be/HaCg4FOQH_A

I think what he's tying is the Nillson variant of the Anchor bend (#1843).

Then in this video he figured another variant that is supposed to jam less:

https://youtu.be/LtFiz5T5ne4

Hmm, he's tying TWO knots --what you cite from Ashley,
and then something else (better for larger objects : for pile
vs. spar/ring hitching).  Interesting that at least one break
seems to come well away from the yellow tied-to post &
hitch (from the pulling hitch, perhaps --and not pure rope
unknotted breaking (!!)).

As for tying to the ball, I recall reading about this being
a bad idea :: and where in some pulling of a stuck off-road
vehicle by another, with some heavy-duty webbing, there
was the BANG of rupture, then the cessation of the pulling
vehicle's enging, newly with ripped-off ball embedded in
its engine block !!!   (Yes, one remembers things like this!)


--dl*
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