Shortlist · Cable Machines
Multi-gyms and cable machines with a 70 kg or heavier weight stack
Weight-stack multi-gyms, cable towers and functional trainers in our index whose brands state a stack of at least 70 kg, with the pulley ratio that decides what you feel at the handle.
8 of 15 machines in our index qualify · Checked against published specifications · Updated
By IRONINDEX · How we research
How this list is chosen
Every weight-stack machine in our index whose brand states a stack of 70 kg or more (per stack, where there are two).
The list is not ranked: products with photographs come first, then each group is in name order. We haven't tested these products; every figure comes from a checked product page, linked from each product profile. How we build shortlists.
The shortlist
- Stack (70 kg or more)
- 91 kg
- Type
- Functional trainer
- Ratio
- 2:1
- At handle
- 45.5 kg (calc.)
- Max user
- Not published
- Height
- 2.27 m
- Price band
- Over £2,000
- Stack (70 kg or more)
- 91 kg
- Type
- Functional trainer
- Ratio
- 2:1
- At handle
- 45.5 kg (calc.)
- Max user
- Not published
- Height
- Sources disagree
- Price band
- Over £2,000
- Stack (70 kg or more)
- 100 kg
- Type
- Functional trainer
- Ratio
- 2:1
- At handle
- 50 kg (calc.)
- Max user
- Not published
- Height
- 2.34 m
- Price band
- Over £2,000
- Stack (70 kg or more)
- 91 kg
- Type
- Functional trainer
- Ratio
- Not published
- At handle
- Unknown
- Max user
- Not published
- Height
- 2.27 m
- Price band
- Over £2,000
- Stack (70 kg or more)
- 91 kg
- Type
- Functional trainer
- Ratio
- Not published
- At handle
- Unknown
- Max user
- 250 kg
- Height
- Sources disagree
- Price band
- Over £2,000
- Stack (70 kg or more)
- 100 kg
- Type
- Multi-gym
- Ratio
- Not published
- At handle
- Unknown
- Max user
- Not published
- Height
- 2.54 m
- Price band
- Over £2,000
- Stack (70 kg or more)
- 80 kg
- Type
- Multi-gym
- Ratio
- Not published
- At handle
- Unknown
- Max user
- Sources disagree
- Height
- 2.15 m
- Price band
- £1,000 to £2,000
- Stack (70 kg or more)
- 102 kg
- Type
- Multi-gym
- Ratio
- Not published
- At handle
- Unknown
- Max user
- 135 kg
- Height
- Sources disagree
- Price band
- £1,000 to £2,000
"Not published" means the checked product page doesn't state the value. Line drawings show the type of equipment, not the exact product. Compare every product in the cable machines table to sort, add your own measurements or compare products side by side.
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About this list
The weight stack is the figure most multi-gym listings lead with, and a heavier stack leaves more room to progress. This list includes every weight-stack machine in our index whose brand states a stack of 70 kg or more, per stack on two-stack machines.
A big stack isn't the same as big resistance. On a 2:1 pulley you feel about half the stack at the handle; where no ratio is stated, the resistance at the handle is unknown.
Before you buy
- A heavier stack gives more room to progress on big pulling and pushing exercises before you outgrow the machine.
- The resistance you feel depends on the pulley ratio. On a 2:1 cable you feel about half the stack at the handle.
- The steps between stack plates decide how finely you can adjust the weight, which matters for smaller exercises.
- Large stacks come with tall, heavy frames. Ceiling height, floor space and delivery access are worth checking first.
Notes on the list
- Gym Gear Pro Series Dual Adjustable Pulley (Full Shroud)
Two 100 kg stacks at a stated 2:1 ratio. Mass is 341.6 kg or 367 kg depending on the Gym Gear source.
- Gym Gear Pro Series Dual Adjustable Pulley Plus
Two 91 kg stacks on the product page; no pulley ratio is published.
Couldn't confirm
These may qualify, but a figure the rule needs isn't published or sources disagree. Ask the seller before relying on them.
- Gym Gear Spartan Studio Rig, Black
Stack weight not published.
- Gym Gear Spartan Studio Rig, Red
Stack weight not published.
Ruled out
- vidaXL Multi Gym Utility Fitness Machine
Stack (70 kg or more): 41 kg
- Body Power Multi-Function Smith Machine with Half Rack & Dual Adjustable Pulley
Stack (70 kg or more): Not applicable
- Gym Gear Pro Series Plate Loaded Lat Pulldown/Seated Row Attachment
Stack (70 kg or more): Not applicable
- Gym Gear Rhino Compact Dual Adjustable Pulley and Folding Half Rack
Stack (70 kg or more): 63.5 kg
- Gym Gear Rhino Strength Machine
Stack (70 kg or more): Not applicable
What this list doesn't check
- Plate-loaded machines have no stack, so they don't appear here. Their rated load limits are on each product page.
- Stack weight is per stack. Two-stack trainers are listed on the weight of each side.
- Where no ratio is published, the resistance at the handle is unknown. Ask the seller before relying on the stack figure.
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