I'm starting to think there is a lot more to rigging than meets the eye. On another forum a guy was wanting to do that lifting 1340 type layout on a bigger lathe, but there was basically no open web close to the headstock and he couldn't or didn't want to remove the gap section. When they latched on to the bed opening closest to the headstock & eased it up, the c/g was not working to their advantage. I guess so much more weight on the headstock side (on that particular lathe) & it wanted to tilt that way.
The stand through holes look good to the eye and I'm sure they figured out the math beforehand. But the holes also seem low relative to the vertical c/g, meaning most of the lathe mass occurs above these holes so potential topside heavy situation? That's why I was wondering if the straps should be contacting the lathe a bit just to stabilize it from roll? Anyway, if a new machine comes my way, I want it to be the same outfit that pays if its rolling down the street haha.