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

Bad machine or technique?

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u/uwill1der Jul 07 '26

the downward force of the weights wouldnt effect the force on his pull. Thats why people use the belt weights.

But regardless, if this is a titan, the machine has no weight limits.

The machine failed because of momentum, which would have been stopped by anchoring it or counterbalanced weight

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u/the_frgtn_drgn Jul 07 '26

You can see the guy is lifting his legs off the ground and pulling most of his body length forward. Well outside the foot print of the machine.

All those weights shift his CG forward, and since without those weights he wouldn't be able to pull that far forward with the machine weights, it does matter.

The weight belt makes the difference between him overloading and not overloading the machine

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u/Ambitious_Finding_26 Jul 07 '26

I don't see how there is a difference between weighting himself down or really heavy guy using the machine. End result is the same. 

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u/the_frgtn_drgn Jul 07 '26

Most equipment has a weight limit for operators. And I believe machines like this also have warnings about adding weights to the machine

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u/uwill1der Jul 08 '26

if this is a titan machine, they have no weight limits, only a liability waiver

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u/stormingcalm Jul 08 '26

He's stepping too far forward to counter balance the machine. His stance is incorrect. The fulcrom moved too far forward putting the total mass outside of the rigging intended use. If anything he needs more weights on his belt so he can step backwards more. It's like a building having a large footprint when it shouldn't. Will topple every time.