Tying Off a Barge with Pilot Andy Cross of Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc.

[@chadhenson377]

That was a perfect throw! This guy has been around the rivers some.

[@AKQJIO1978]

Or he was lucky ;)

[@Marian-V3E2]

GOOD JOB SIR, NICE DEMONSTRATION, THANKS

[@beachfiredude]

great work

[@deannaspencer8988]

All Stores Please Lower the cost of all Military Military and Local for all Brands of Barge Products and Accessories and Production Cost Now That's Too much $$ The Whole thing Now 🙏🙏🙏

[@2bigbufords]

Excellent

[@fernandomurillo9272]

Awesome 👍

[@antoniocarvalho4041]

CONGATRULATIONS, VERY WELL TIED!

[@damonwerner2432]

Ayy good job mate! The only question i have is why so many parts? With a lock like 4 should be enough right? 😊

[@mattbunner9225]

Atta boy Andy!!!!

[@ryanstevenson6300]

Last dog is wrong way but good job

[@TheIrishAmish]

Sticking your hand inside the bight of the line, um, NO. UNIMPRESSED.

[@Mahalo_83]

A comment from someone who knows

[@MojoHaiku]

Yeah, I was about to comment on that, then I saw yours...I decked for 10 years on heavy tows, LMR, UMR, Ohio, Illinois, couple of years on the Missouri, a trip or two on the GIWW.

[@jerrykinnin7941]

When i was in high school i thought it would be fun to work a towboat. Oh well. Trucking won.

[@andreasrasmussen6362]

is trucking fun?

[@jerrykinnin7941]

@@andreasrasmussen6362 27 yrs of Fun times but I'm also 2nd gen as well

[@huntergoheen9104]

Four part all you need

[@doughesson]

It depends on the river conditions. I worked for one company twice about 19 years apart & their policy changed from 4 parts being good enough to not less than 6 parts using a thicker line. I wasn't apprised of the change until the boss' son got me a written reprimand for using 4 instead of 6 parts.

[@8dollars276]

Depends on what you're doing.

[@ArczAngel]

what kind of knot is dot

[@mlg-ish215]

That's just two underhand turns I believe. They'll work just as well as a half hitch from what I've been taught.

[@GerOffYeWeeBastard]

That last one he threw was a clove hitch.

[@brennacanale3731]

"If you wanna get fancy with it" and throws it 5 ft lmao

[@gwalker173]

That was easily a 10 maybe 15 ft throw and doubled up like that is generally harder to throw for some people so that was kinda “fancy”. Plus those lines depending on what line it is can be hard to throw.

[@brennacanale3731]

@@gwalker173 negative that throw is simple.

[@southerngentleman2516]

Lol it was a good throw and not simple for anyone of course if you been out there a while it should be do able I would hope any way. Now it can be tough in the winter with a line that's a little wet and it's cold as shit and your using a line that been pulled tight tight tight several times and you done made lock after lock

[@drewvi3682]

@@brennacanale3731yeah cause u been on the river stfu

[@LaCajunWash]

It it bad I still cant do it after watching once ? Lol

[@doughesson]

I know guys who couldn't figure it out while standing beside me as I showed them how to do it.

[@user-xi8ex5cl6c]

All Stores Please Lower the price of all Military and Local for all Brands of Barge Products and Accessories and Production Cost Now That's too much $$ Tha Whole World Now 🙏 🙏🙏

[@doughesson]

It amuses me when a new deckhand makes a backing or towing lead around the timberheads by going around the back head & then around the front head to get the lead. I have to demonstrate that you can get the front head - have the boat fall back into the line to get the lead, using as many parts for the line as needed for local conditions, current & the like.

[@8dollars276]

Assuming the boat will be shoving/backing into your line, you should wrap up on the head closest to the fitting on the opposite barge, so you don't have to worry about your leads fouling your dogs bc they're running across that head.