The Tackle Machine (タックルマシン) was the first obstacle of SASUKE 5's Second Stage, replacing the first half of the Spider Walk. The competitor must push a 50kg (110 lbs) weight down a tunnel to reach the exit. This obstacle was unfailable unless the competitor timed out (which no one even came close to doing). It was replaced by the Narrow in the following tournament.
Competitors' Success Rate
- All results based on the TBS broadcast and external information found
| SASUKE | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 100% |
Tackle
Tackle (タックル) is a new obstacle that first introduced in SASUKE 31. It was the fifth obstacle in the First Stage, which removed the first wall from Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe thus returning Soritatsu Kabe as the sixth obstacle. Competitors have to keep pushing until the three boxes are joined and then part of the boxes go into the platform. The boxes each weight 140kg (308lbs), 160kg (352lbs), 180kg (396lbs) from the first to the third box respectively. In total, competitors have to push the weight of 480kg (1058lbs) to the end. However, for women competitors, they will only need to push a total of 240kg (529lbs) of weight to the end, each weight 70kg (154lbs), 80kg (176lbs), 90kg (198lbs) from the first to the third box respectively. Only once a certain amount of the boxes are inside the competitor can go over the boxes to the next obstacle. They don't have to push the entire contraption in. The netting in the first box is there to assist them in getting over the boxes and onto the platform. As such, most competitors got tired and eventually timed out at the Soritatsu Kabe.
In SASUKE 32, Tackle was modified by increasing it weight by 240kg (approx. 529 lbs), 300kg (approx. 661 lbs) and 320kg (approx. 705 lbs) from the first to the third boxes respectively which brings to the total of 860kg (approx. 1895 lbs), almost to a ton. To make it easier for women, the weight is being toned down to 80kg (approx. 176 lbs), 100kg (approx. 220 lbs) and 120kg (approx. 264 lbs) from the first to the third boxes respectively. Due to that notorious weight, a lot of competitors timed out at the Soritatsu Kabe. The weight is kept the same in SASUKE 33 however more competitors cleared the Soritatsu Kabe after that due to the lenient time limit at that tournament.
Competitors' Success Rate
- All results based on the TBS broadcast and external information found
| SASUKE | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 29 | 30 | 96.68% |
| 32 | 22 | 22 | 100% |
| 33 | 21 | 21 | 100% |
| Total | 71 | 72 | 98.61% |