Rope with a Tire

["Linda B. Merims" <lbm@naisp.net>]

Randy Eiland renegade12@juno.com  said:

 

>How did they manage to carry a rope with a tire tied to the

>end of it?...especially while mounted on a horse and chasing

>a wild horse?

>

>Terry W. wrote:

>>

>>They also used to rope them with tires tied to the ends of the

>>ropes to drag around til they were exhausted...

 

This technique is used in _The Misfits_ (Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe,

circa 1960).  Copies should be available in any sizeable video store.  If

I recall correctly (it's been at least 10 years since I watched it), they

roped them off the back of a truck.  Pretty harrowing.

 

 

Linda B. Merims

lbm@naisp.net

Massachusetts, USA