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    Can anyone identify this power cage on CL?

    Just saw this cage up on craigslist. Not much detail.

    http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/yrk/spo/767178784.html

    It's pretty cheap but I don't recognize the brand or model. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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    Weider or some sort of Icon equipment?
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    the way it is built, it will be hard to use with most benches

    no holes on the rear posts to hold pins, and most benches will not fit inside in reverse, so you won't be able to use the safety bars when pressing

    i would hold out for a better rack....designed as poorly as it is, it probably has a very low load limit
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    Originally Posted by V5RED View Post
    the way it is built, it will be hard to use with most benches

    no holes on the rear posts to hold pins, and most benches will not fit inside in reverse, so you won't be able to use the safety bars when pressing

    i would hold out for a better rack....designed as poorly as it is, it probably has a very low load limit
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    Originally Posted by V5RED View Post
    ...no holes on the rear posts to hold pins, and most benches will not fit inside in reverse, so you won't be able to use the safety bars when pressing...
    I think its a Weider. I've had two recently that looked a lot like that. Sold both quickly.

    One had the same design, with no holes in rear. You could put the bar holders on the back of the front posts to press. This would allow you to use the safety bars.
    Would certainly have to get used to pulling & racking the bar in the opposite direction though.
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    Thanks V5Red, you saved me from buying junk. I didn't even notice the holes only going up halfway on one side. I've never seen that before.

    Back to plan A, getting the Powertec rack this weekend.
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    for $100 with a lat pulldown I could certainly make it work!
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    Originally Posted by stunmai3 View Post
    for $100 with a lat pulldown I could certainly make it work!
    X2 bro.

    I don't like Weider, but for 1 bill... If I had nothing, I'd get it too. I'd at least consider it.
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    Originally Posted by stunmai3 View Post
    for $100 with a lat pulldown I could certainly make it work!
    i don't trust it to not break if a decent weight is put on it
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    as a machine shop/welder owner I can tell you that you could take 2 of the crappiest racks made and park a car on them.
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    Power Cage

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    Originally Posted by stunmai3 View Post
    as a machine shop/welder owner I can tell you that you could take 2 of the crappiest racks made and park a car on them.
    even the ones rated at under 500lbs?

    also, i meant the parts that make the lat tower such as the cable used and the joints...if they cheaped out on them you could run into the situation bowflex ran into a few years ago with towers snapping on ppl
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    buy an $8 metal bit and you can drill holes anywhere on that rack that you'd like.

    i'd jump on it...for $100 you aren't really going to care if you sell it for $50 when you spot another rack that is nicer.

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    for 100$...You cant pass it up. I bought a C650 cage from CL for 100$ and LOVE IT....
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    Ya know, this thread reminds of the dude yesterday wanting to spend $120-200 on the crappiest of benches.
    This is exactly what I was talking about. You can get something like this off of CL. Find a set of plates for a hundred or less & boom you've spent your $200 and you have a full rack, lat pd, and weights. Plus, you can probably sell that for a hundo when its time to upgrade.
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    Originally Posted by V5RED View Post
    even the ones rated at under 500lbs?

    also, i meant the parts that make the lat tower such as the cable used and the joints...if they cheaped out on them you could run into the situation bowflex ran into a few years ago with towers snapping on ppl
    I can see where moving parts whether cheap pulleys, axles or welds can break, but I don't see the actual rack or sabers breaking... yes of course it could be more 'wobbly' than a bigger/stronger rack, but I also took into account that he is a self professed beginner and not lifting near the weight that you might be... and ya have to give him credit for shopping for a rack vs. a Gold's Gym bench
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    It looks like it's called the Club Weider 540. So, kudos to HardKore for guessing Weider. Here are some other pics:

    http://www.medtopic.org/forsale/gym.html

    And here is another thread on another forum reviewing it:

    http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/s...ead.php?t=8832

    210 lbs max on the cage and 130 lbs max on the pulley according to the user manual attached in the thread. As a beginner/skinny weakling, I'm nowhere near those limits, so I could get some use out of it.

    This whole thread might be moot anyway since I haven't received any reply since I emailed the guy before I created this thread. Oh well.
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    Don't worry about it!!! Another deal will come by and you'll be glad you waited! Trust me on that!
    To tell you the truth, just hearing Weider, makes me throw up, since I had one of their benches when I first started out and I'm glad I'm still alive! What a piece of .... that was?!
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    Originally Posted by stunmai3 View Post
    as a machine shop/welder owner I can tell you that you could take 2 of the crappiest racks made and park a car on them.
    I agree. People worry so much about the max weight capacity of racks around here. Though I have yet to EVER meet one man who's "maxed out a rack" and needs something more heavy duty.
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    Originally Posted by HardKore79 View Post
    Don't worry about it!!! Another deal will come by and you'll be glad you waited! Trust me on that!
    To tell you the truth, just hearing Weider, makes me throw up, since I had one of their benches when I first started out and I'm glad I'm still alive! What a piece of .... that was?!
    Hehe.. yeah, but I've been waiting for about three months now. I've practically saved up enough to buy the rest of the stuff that I need new (rack/bench).

    Besides, you can only read Starting Strength so many times without actually doing anything before you go completely mad!!
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    Originally Posted by samung View Post
    It looks like it's called the Club Weider 540. So, kudos to HardKore for guessing Weider. Here are some other pics:

    http://www.medtopic.org/forsale/gym.html

    And here is another thread on another forum reviewing it:

    http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/s...ead.php?t=8832

    210 lbs max on the cage and 130 lbs max on the pulley according to the user manual attached in the thread. As a beginner/skinny weakling, I'm nowhere near those limits, so I could get some use out of it.

    This whole thread might be moot anyway since I haven't received any reply since I emailed the guy before I created this thread. Oh well.
    LOL 210 max ? Meaning you dont plan to bench or squat more than 210 ?
    If you work out seriously for 6 months or so Im pretty sure you can hit that for reps on the squat and probably bench, within a year at least.

    But Im pretty sure just my looking at it, its more than 210#, probably rated over 500# or something...

    For only $100 thought Id get this rack for sure, you could sell it for a 100 and not loose anything, if you waited this long its probably already gone.
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    Originally Posted by stunmai3 View Post
    ... and ya have to give him credit for shopping for a rack vs. a Gold's Gym bench
    qft; if I had a nickel for every thread started about those Gold's Gym benches, everybody in this thread would be millionaires.
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    Originally Posted by stunmai3 View Post
    for $100 with a lat pulldown I could certainly make it work!
    It's a Weider. I had one. The lat attachment is just about unusable, P.O.S.
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    Originally Posted by stunmai3 View Post
    I can see where moving parts whether cheap pulleys, axles or welds can break, but I don't see the actual rack or sabers breaking... yes of course it could be more 'wobbly' than a bigger/stronger rack, but I also took into account that he is a self professed beginner and not lifting near the weight that you might be... and ya have to give him credit for shopping for a rack vs. a Gold's Gym bench
    yeah i tend to forget that beginner part.....i guess if he has a drill handy and is skilled using it he could modify it to be useful(if he lacks the skill, he will most likely drill some very ugly holes)

    edit:just saw the above post sayin how useless the lat tower is...idk...needs to modify it and u cant even count the lat tower...id still pass
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    Hey guys, she emailed me back this morning and I have first dibs on it. I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on it and if I happen to exceed the weight limits after 6 months of hard training then I'll sell it for $100 and upgrade. Meanwhile, I'll keep refreshing CL like you guys tell me to, waiting for a better rack but still making progress on my Weider. Seriously, I probably won't even use my 45lb plates at first, that's how weak I am now.

    It's okay that the lat is unusable. I don't need it for squats, bench, deads, presses or rows which will be my life for a while. I could use a second bar for dips though.
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    Originally Posted by DiamondDelts View Post
    I agree. People worry so much about the max weight capacity of racks around here. Though I have yet to EVER meet one man who's "maxed out a rack" and needs something more heavy duty.
    That is exactly what I think. I have used cheap Walmart benches my whole life and have benched as much as 375lbs on them and never had a problem.

    I know have a C650 I think its a Weider?...I do heavy shrugs on it and have benched 375lbs on it. Do they have their limits? Sure, but im not going heavy enough to max it out.

    Matter of fact im using my old olympic bench I bought from walmart as the FID bench for my rack...I just cut it up and mad it narrow and took off the uprights.

    Im sooooo cool..
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    Originally Posted by mikieson View Post
    That is exactly what I think. I have used cheap Walmart benches my whole life and have benched as much as 375lbs on them and never had a problem.

    I know have a C650 I think its a Weider?...I do heavy shrugs on it and have benched 375lbs on it. Do they have their limits? Sure, but im not going heavy enough to max it out.

    Matter of fact im using my old olympic bench I bought from walmart as the FID bench for my rack...I just cut it up and mad it narrow and took off the uprights.

    Im sooooo cool..
    Someone gets it. I see guys routinely spending thousands of dollars on high priced almost commercial quality equipment who can't lift 400lbs on any particular exercise. Definite waste of funds in my opinion.
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    Originally Posted by mikieson View Post
    That is exactly what I think. I have used cheap Walmart benches my whole life and have benched as much as 375lbs on them and never had a problem.

    I know have a C650 I think its a Weider?...I do heavy shrugs on it and have benched 375lbs on it. Do they have their limits? Sure, but im not going heavy enough to max it out.

    Matter of fact im using my old olympic bench I bought from walmart as the FID bench for my rack...I just cut it up and mad it narrow and took off the uprights.

    Im sooooo cool..
    Well, I have a different mentality on that. If I buy a gun that is well made like an HK(yeah, I know), I'm not buying it to save money but to save my own life in danger. Cheap guns jam quite frequently and I just can't afford to take a chance on my own life. Same mentality goes for fitness equipment in my book!


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    Originally Posted by HardKore79 View Post
    Well, I have a different mentality on that. If I buy a gun that is well made like an HK(yeah, I know), I'm not buying it to save money but to save my own life in danger. Cheap guns jam quite frequently and I just can't afford to take a chance on my own life. Same mentality goes for fitness equipment in my book!


    You live your life once! Why not just enjoy it and stop being cheap!
    Well I PROMISS...If Im ever benching say 400lbs and my bench breaks...I will hop up and get a better bench..LOL...That is, if I can even move afterwards
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    Originally Posted by mikieson View Post
    Well I PROMISS...If Im ever benching say 400lbs and my bench breaks...I will hop up and get a better bench..LOL...That is, if I can even move afterwards
    I'll hold you to your word!
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