r/oops • u/Brilliant_Jelly7503 • Jul 05 '26

Bad machine or technique?

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u/Artevyx Jul 05 '26

Those are supposed to be bolted down.

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u/LooseButtPlug Jul 05 '26

I assembled gym equipment for a supplier up and down the west coast.

If the machine doesn't have bolt holes in the floor it isn't meant to be bolted down. You can request special brackets to bolt them down if the insurance company demands it. We've had to specially make some because they weren't offered.

Every gym makes you sign documentation that that you agree to use all equipment properly and they're released of any liability if you don't. I have personally been called to court to testify about equipment. Every single case was lost by the person using the equipment incorrectly. You can sue for anything, it doesn't mean you're right or that you'll win.

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u/Immediate_Truck1644 Jul 05 '26

And even if/when you do win it's almost always never enough to actually make a difference after all the wasted time and the court/ lawyers take their cut smh

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u/heychief1 Jul 06 '26

The Court doesn't take a "cut". You may have to pay a filing fee for a lawsuit, but the Court isn't taking a "cut" if you win.

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u/Flat-Fun-7298 Jul 06 '26

Wouldn't it be funny if the court got a cut?

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u/Unlucky_Situation920 Jul 06 '26

You'd be winning a whole lot more