Force & Rigging
Force & Rigging
How pulling force actually behaves — breakaway, stored energy, direction changes, rotation, and reading what a load cell is really telling you.
Why unequal floor resistance can cause a machine to yaw even when every line looks centered.
Why reversing direction isn’t the forward move played backward, and what can lag behind the pull.
Why breakaway force differs from steady pulling force, and what the first inch of movement reveals.
Why a stopped machine doesn’t mean the forces in the rigging have stopped too.
A sudden drop in pulling force isn’t always good news — what it can mean and how to respond.