Thinking back to the fifties when on the BRS at Tuffnel Park, we used to do a lot out of Hygrades of North west London. These were flattened and printed cardboard boxes and they would be about seven ft high on a flatback. Not roped and sheeted properly you wouldn’t get far without a shot load Bill
Pulled out of deptford years ago, on the roll 
upm at suttons years ago also on the roll 
kemsley mill on the roll! 
all back scotched, wedged in between roped and sheeted! 
good times and it looked the boillix 
when done properly!
Moaster planners would have heart attacks mate and just on Wednesday I helped a driver fold his sheets up and his ropes, after I quickly strapped my ten bundles of timber on my four metre high taut liner! still makes my willy hard once it’s all done properly, it looks the mutz nutz!
Suedehead:
Now who is going to admit to ending up on their arse,after pulling down on the rope and the knot slipped.?
It never happened to me . . . because i always got up quick and nobody was looking
been there, done that 
only the once though
Driver-Once-More:
Suedehead:
Now who is going to admit to ending up on their arse,after pulling down on the rope and the knot slipped.?
It never happened to me . . . because i always got up quick and nobody was lookingbeen there, done that
+1 2 3 I reckon if we are all honest we have all done it many times
regards dave
when i started in transport , we only had flat beds so had to learn from the older drivers !! we used to have competions on whose load was sheeted the best with dollys all in a line, that was when i worked for AMEYS and done dock work DAVE.
Fatboy slimslow:
Pulled out of deptford years ago, on the rollMoaster
bloomin heck !!! Convoys at Deptford !!! is it still there ■■? I’ve spent some boring hours in there many years ago waiting my turn to load…
Yes I can and still do regularly
Taught by my father when I was about 10 -11 years old . we lived on a farm and had to rope loads of straw and hay on the trailers to bring them home on the roads . When I started driving all I had to do was learn how to sheet a load but with loads of potatoes - bags and boxes on a 40 foot with springs you learned quick .
yup and still do on a fairly regular basis 
Yes something i learnt 40 yrs ago when i started driving and still have the odd occasion to use it today.
Yes! Learned way back in Oz about 40 years ago when there was no such thing as curtain siders and straps. It was gates and tarps, tied down with ropes. I could still do it too, but it was filthy work then and I don’t suppose it’s got any cleaner!
Learn’t to tie one when I used to go with my Dad at the age of 9 so yes I can but must admit not done one for a few years now and don’t want to but could if needed to
Rhythm Thief:
Just browsing the “Old Time Companies and Drivers” forum and this question came up. I’m not asking if you can rope and sheet, or if you ever have, but simply if you can tie a dolly knot. Just for fun, it doesn’t count towards your DCPC hours or anything.
DJC:
Just for fun, it doesn’t count towards your DCPC hours or anything.
Does if it’s your initial CPC …
Same as one of the replies above, my old dad taught me many years back when I’d spent time with him as a kid out on his truck.
Does anyone know any other knots used? I can still tie a dolly knot and half hitch which is quite easy but don’t think I can remember some of the other ‘hitches’ he’d use for securing loads.
markoc:
Same as one of the replies above, my old dad taught me many years back when I’d spent time with him as a kid out on his truck.Does anyone know any other knots used? I can still tie a dolly knot and half hitch which is quite easy but don’t think I can remember some of the other ‘hitches’ he’d use for securing loads.
When pulling each other off muddy sites (a lot) I used to use a bowline, which is guaranteed not to jam. Then me bro showed me a-round-turn-and-two-half-hitches - easier to tie and usually undoes ok.
I know the bowline from my days sailing dinghies. Also the figure of eight stopper knot and the square knot. I used the round turn and two half hitches to moor the narrowboat I used to live on. I wish I knew a few more, but those and the dolly knot are about the lot.
An old boss of mine used to tie a bowline with one hand, behind his back! He said you needed to on those square-riggers - one hand for you, one for the company.
Once you learn you never forget, I went about 20 or more years without using a dolly knot then got a job with a company in Saratoga where I found the practice just came natural again. The people there watched in amazement as none of them had ever seen one
Nope but could do with learning , being a newbie (ish) on general haulage .
We do a lot of fertilizer which is sheeted on a flatbed , usually they are preloaded at the factory by one of our lads , he ties the corners with dollies and we finish off the sides with the ropes which are attached at the bottom of the sheet and go thru a loop high up then we finish by tying two half hitches round the rope hooks .
Anyway sometimes I have to go and sheet my own load of fert , or sometimes steel , so dollies are on my need to learn list , at the mo I’m using an American version which although is easier to remember is not quick release like a dolly knot 
I’ve looked online but to be honest not found any videos that are clear enough ,had a couple of our lads show me but we never get a decent amount of time to practice and they have been tying knots since there dads shown them at age 4 lol
Any now who wants to a proper clear step by step newbies guide and put it on u tube , or indeed if any one knows of a good clear guide online , I’d be more than gratefull .
Cheers MIke
It’s at times like this that I regret not continuing with my over-priced Roping & Sheeting Course. 
I could be persuaded to come out of retirement if anyone’s willing to pay me £400 a day.