Ready Rig GS / ProArm troubleshooting

Common GS / ProArm errors & problems

What techs run into most, and what's usually behind it. The step-by-step fix for your exact unit is in Ask Roadie.

• Need more reach / gimbal to sit lower for underslung or low-mode shots

  Likely cause: Telescoping the carbon ProArms lengthens the boom to reposition the gimbal; equal extension keeps the two arms balanced, and longer leverage requires a tension re-tune.

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• One arm bottoms out / uneven lift — is there a per-arm limit?

  Likely cause: Each carbon arm and its tension cable is individually rated to 20 lb; total capacity assumes a balanced two-arm load, so per-arm overload sags one side regardless of total weight.

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• Rig pulls forward / lower-back strain with a heavy gimbal

  Likely cause: The rear accessory plate shifts the combined center of mass rearward, counterbalancing the forward-hanging gimbal so load transfers to the hips instead of levering on the lower back.

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• Walking bounce / footsteps and gait showing up in the footage

  Likely cause: The GS's per-rod two-sided dampening absorbs vertical gait motion; rigid gripping or seized dampeners defeats it, reintroducing the bounce the rig is meant to remove.

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• Arms sagging / gimbal riding too low

  Likely cause: The rear tension cables anchor into the rod ends; changing the arm's lever length at the clamp changes effective lift force.

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Not on the list? Describe it your way, or paste the error code off the display. Ask Roadie works the problem with you until it's fixed or you have a clear next move.

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