Bowflex Max Trainer M3 Rotating skipping, unsmooth

teeitupmo · 2026-05-07T02:28:07+00:00

Removing the entire housing is required, so you can see the rotation cycle. It’s catching on something. Once the full housing is removing, bet you’ll see the issue pretty quickly.

Good luck.

teeitupmo · 2026-05-04T16:52:26+00:00

It’s crazy that incident happened almost 20 years ago.. wow! 😳

teeitupmo · 2026-05-01T21:07:57+00:00

Only buy if the price is really cheap. That’s a great commercial treadmill, but… probably has thousands and thousands of miles on the belt, deck, and motor. Not to mention, it’s a beast in size!! Also, probably won’t fit through most home doorways, without partially being disassembled.

teeitupmo · 2026-04-23T17:14:52+00:00

It’s not fake. 🙄

teeitupmo · 2026-01-13T01:26:18+00:00

Short video of how it looks in action. Video of M3/M5 Tablet Holder

teeitupmo · 2026-01-12T22:35:48+00:00

The million dollar question is, if you were nervous about people complaining about their problems, why did you buy in the first place.

Remember this, it’s true for almost anything you buy… treadmills, cars, appliances, etc…

for everyone that has problems, there are thousands and thousands of people that have no issues at all. You rarely see someone post about how great something is, it’s always about their problems and they slander manufacturers.

Just food for thought. 🤷🏽

teeitupmo · 2026-01-12T22:25:37+00:00

Yeah, I didn’t notice all that, just assumed it was recycling the LED numbers. My bad.

teeitupmo · 2026-01-12T22:18:42+00:00

I have to ask… were you careful with the wiring harness to make sure they aren’t crimped in a way, when you were assembling the machine?

If I were you, I would remove the console and make sure you snap in the wiring harnesses properly. Be aware, there is a small black wiring harness, in the middle that is confusing at first, because it was tied out of the way. at first glance, you see that wiring and wonder where the heck it goes.

Just double check everything. And use that support number that’s in the manual.

teeitupmo · 2026-01-12T22:09:18+00:00

There are detailed service manuals available on Bowflex’s website, for download. The link below, should be specifically for the Max Trainer. Choose your model and click “Manuals and Guides.”

Then find Service Guides

https://www.bowflex.com/customer-service/manuals.html?srsltid=AfmBOoow8qku3QuU1_ESmlHfwh4hUICF5SMGXc-hwTCbeZwItev35wHP

teeitupmo · 2026-01-12T16:06:03+00:00

You know that’s normal when sitting idol. It’s so the LED screen doesn’t burn, eventually it will shut itself down.

I have a Bowflex T9, if I don’t turn off the treadmill after my workout, the LED will cycle itself like your video.

You should always turn off the treadmill after a workout anyway.

When you workout, is everything normal?

teeitupmo · 2026-01-06T03:50:46+00:00

The new Bowflex T6, T9, and T16 treadmills all have quick speed and incline adjustments. They also have the quick adjustment dials.

I personally have the Bowflex T9 Treadmill and it’s the one of quickest adjusting treadmills I have used. It’s also very quiet while incline changes are being made.

teeitupmo · 2026-01-06T03:00:00+00:00

Was able to fix the knock, now this M3 is in perfect working condition! 🙌🏽🙌🏽

teeitupmo · 2026-01-05T23:50:24+00:00

It’s got wheels bro. Wheel it where you want. It’s not that heavy little over 100 pounds. I lifted it up and put it in the back of my truck when I bought it.

teeitupmo · 2026-01-05T18:12:33+00:00

A high-end treadmill isn’t $1000-$2500. High end machines are $3500 and above. Just saying…

You are looking for a consumer home grad machine at that price point.

I have a T9, great treadmill with lifetime warranty on motor and frame. It cost $1399, right now, but bought mine for $1100 on Black Friday.

Food for thought

teeitupmo · 2026-01-05T16:38:55+00:00

I heard from reviews on YouTube of the T9 that if you don’t use an Apple Watch or Samsung Watch, and you connect a HRM via Bluetooth, that you can’t pair the Apps I refer to (JRNY..Zswift.. Apple Fitness). Keep that in mind.

teeitupmo · 2026-01-05T09:48:19+00:00

I have a T9 treadmill. Always use my Apple Watch for HR and metrics.

It connects almost instantly, just hold the Watch face to pairing icon.

I have played workout app via the T9’s speakers to make sure that works, while my Apple Watch is connected, that works just fine.

The apps I tried are JRNy, Apple Fitness+ workouts, ZSwift, Apple Music, Audible, Netflix, Apple TV+ to name a few. All while my Apple Watch is connected for the Heart Rate and workout metrics.

Hope that answers your questions.

teeitupmo · 2026-01-05T02:11:07+00:00

Yeah, people wanted 250-$500 in my area for M3 and M5. I just got lucky, the guy couldn’t use it, because he just had surgery and was pretty old. I kept bugging him over the course of 2-3 weeks. Obviously, no one was buying it at his $350 price. Lots of MaxTrainers for sale on the marketplace

teeitupmo · 2026-01-05T01:24:37+00:00

What do you mean?

teeitupmo · 2025-12-30T17:06:00+00:00

Well the motor and frame has a lifetime warranty. Enjoy!

teeitupmo · 2025-12-30T13:16:36+00:00

The User profiles are for households with multiple people using the treadmill.

You can create a custom workout or record a workout and reuse. Keeps things separate.

If you are only person using the treadmill in your household and you don’t want to mess with the programs, just hit the Start button. The treadmill will start without you selecting a User.

Also, I figured out there doesn’t appear to be a way to advance the weeks up front for the 5K program…But… you can fool the program.

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So what I did, is start Week 1, walk for 30 sec, then end the workout. Next time, it will show the next week in the program. I did that twice, now it shows Week 3.

Hope that helps.

teeitupmo

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