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2. Adjustable grip hitch - Wikipedia

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   The adjustable grip hitch is a simple and useful friction hitch which may easily be shifted up and down the rope while slack. It will hold fast when loaded, but slip when shock loaded until tension is relieved enough for it to again hold fast. It serves the same purpose as the taut-line hitch, e.g. tensioning a tent's guy line.

3. New Mexico State Road 540 - Wikipedia

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   State Road 540 (NM 540) is a 4.4-mile-long (7.1 km) state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 540's western terminus is at the end of state maintenance west of Logan , and the eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 54 (US 54) in Logan .

4. Taut-line hitch - Wikipedia

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   One taut-line hitch is tied 15–30 cm from the aircraft and adjusted for tension, then a second taut-line hitch is tied 5–20 cm further from the aircraft and finished with a half-hitch. Wind-induced lift tends to pull the knot tighter, gust-induced oscillations tend to damp-out, and once the half hitch is undone, pushing the lower working ...

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6. Trucker's hitch - Wikipedia

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   Diagram showing the (theoretical) 3:1 mechanical advantage of the Trucker's Hitch. In tightening the trucker's hitch, tension can be effectively increased by repeatedly pulling sideways while preventing the tail end from slipping through the loop, and then cinching the knot tighter as the sideways force is released. This is called "sweating a ...

7. Ohio State Route 540 - Wikipedia

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   The entirety of SR 540 is situated within the eastern portion of Logan County. There are no stretches of SR 540 that are included within the National Highway System (NHS). The NHS is a network of routes identified as being most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense. [4]