'Look What I Bought Today!' - Part Deux

[Domicron]

I was able to disassemble it, but the way their house was designed, made it super difficult. I had to go through 3 sets of stairs each way, maneuver around tree pots and chairs on a narrow walkway, slalom around large, expensive art pieces in their living room, make sure I didn't damage their nice stone work on the ground or anything else for that matter. Plus making sure I didn't scuff up the machine.
Even without the weightstacks, those sides are heavy, and going through all that with them made it way worse. Furniture dollies weren't really that much help either. It really was tough. I'm super bruised up because there were areas where I couldn't set it down, but it was digging into me hard, and I just had to take it and continue to where I could set it down.
I know it sounds pretty weak, but I've moved ALOT of pieces of equipment and have become pretty good at it, but that really was hard.

i imagine you showing up looking like you do in your avi...so it's surprising to hear that he let you into his house...

honestly though i still don't understand why people allow others to go into their homes and move equipment. when i picked up my ivanko haul i had to go down a flight of steps. most of it was plates, which is fine, but the dude let me move the barbell. one bad move and i could have done some serious damage to the stairs, the railing, any of a number of walls, the door, etc. and that's just a barbell that's knurled and, by design, easy to hold onto. with heavy equipment like that? no ****ing way.

i would have some friends help me move it into the garage before the buyer shows up, but that's as far into the house as i'm willing to go. props to you for suffering bodily harm to be courteous and decent; i couldn't trust someone i don't know to do the same.

This is Equipment Forum!

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right? i have mostly commercial grade equipment and custom built accessories for my rack and i think of my setup as merely average at best around this neck of the woods.

Alright I can tolerate a man showing off his outstanding gym, but the Grand National in the garage was simply too much. You sir are out of line.

**** we need to have a car in our gym now too? **** how am i going to get one into my basement?

[AttyGuy]

I saw a lot of vintage York stuff. Was there something else in the video?

[chadsalt]

**** we need to have a car in our gym now too? **** how am i going to get one into my basement?

I'm sure you'll find someone to move it in for you..... probably paint it for you too.

I saw a lot of vintage York stuff. Was there something else in the video?

You must have missed it at the beginning, reaching for the lotion I would assume.

[jimbuick]

Alright I can tolerate a man showing off his outstanding gym, but the Grand National in the garage was simply too much. You sir are out of line.

LOL!

Yeah, it is a sweet car.

[Domicron]

I'm sure you'll find someone to move it in for you..... probably paint it for you too.

definitely don't want him painting one of my cars...what if i went with one of these?

[EricAtl]

Awesome set up.

[EricAtl]

I just wanted some change plates for my new shoulder press. But why get just some overpriced plates off eBay when you can get 295 pounds plus an extra 25, a York bar and some spin lock collars instead. Everything needs some tlc and one of the 45 has a bit more than surface rust. I'm at about 1000 pounds of Yorks.

[Greybird2]

I just wanted some change plates for my new shoulder press. But why get just some overpriced plates off eBay when you can get 295 pounds plus an extra 25, a York bar and some spin lock collars instead. Everything needs some tlc and one of the 45 has a bit more than surface rust. I'm at about 1000 pounds of Yorks.

Nice! Hey, What is your impression of the Hammer Strength shoulder press?

[chadsalt]

I just wanted some change plates for my new shoulder press. But why get just some overpriced plates off eBay when you can get 295 pounds plus an extra 25, a York bar and some spin lock collars instead. Everything needs some tlc and one of the 45 has a bit more than surface rust. I'm at about 1000 pounds of Yorks.

That's certainly excessive for just a couple change plates.....well done, equipment forum style.

[chadsalt]

CL score. 330# Ivanko OM Cap OB86b , weight tree.

[AttyGuy]

I'm at about 1000 pounds of Yorks.

[Domicron]

CL score. 330# Ivanko OM Cap OB86b , weight tree.

great haul. i'd ditch the 2" a frame for any version 1" pegs. you gonna flip the bar or keep it around?

[gym62richard]

I just wanted some change plates for my new shoulder press. But why get just some overpriced plates off eBay when you can get 295 pounds plus an extra 25, a York bar and some spin lock collars instead. Everything needs some tlc and one of the 45 has a bit more than surface rust. I'm at about 1000 pounds of Yorks.

Nice find, sadly I only have overpriced plates from eBay on my shoulder press.

[gym62richard]

LOL!

Yeah, it is a sweet car.

I'm an equipment junkie, I didn't notice the car That's some set up you have there.

[EricAtl]

Nice! Hey, What is your impression of the Hammer Strength shoulder press?

used it only once so far, thought it was great. Glad I picked it up.

[chadsalt]

great haul. i'd ditch the 2" a frame for any version 1" pegs. you gonna flip the bar or keep it around?

Flipping the bar and tree. A frame trees incite primal rage in me, just having it in the car was difficult.

[pbk3jg0]

Flipping the bar and tree. A frame trees incite primal rage in me, just having it in the car was difficult.

I hate using those A frames at the gym. Takes much more effort to get the weights on and off the rack.

[EricAtl]

Surprised I was not on spread with you. There was an a frame they tried to give me when I picked up the Yorks today. I said not thanks that was not listed in the ad. I get it, but they are not for me.

[Domicron]

Flipping the bar and tree. A frame trees incite primal rage in me, just having it in the car was difficult.

i mean, if the a-frame has 1" pegs i'm okay with it.

olympic pegs? who the **** thought it was a good idea? maybe they could magnetize the frame and make it even more difficult to remove a plate...

[indianbuckeye]

Finally scored an Airdyne

[horsediente]

I hate using those A frames at the gym. Takes much more effort to get the weights on and off the rack.

Not just getting them off the rack, but having to dig to get the plates I want. The rec center gym in my town has about a 50/50 mixture of vintage milled Yorks and newer cheap CAP plates. I often have to offload all of the CAPs to get to the buried Yorks. I always make a point to leave the CAPs buried at the back of the pile on the A-frames, yet somehow they manage to find their way to the front again when I return the next day. AAAARRRGGGGHHHHH.........

[chadsalt]

Not just getting them off the rack, but having to dig to get the plates I want. The rec center gym in my town has about a 50/50 mixture of vintage milled Yorks and newer cheap CAP plates. I often have to offload all of the CAPs to get to the buried Yorks. I always make a point to leave the CAPs buried at the back of the pile on the A-frames, yet somehow they manage to find their way to the front again when I return the next day. AAAARRRGGGGHHHHH.........

That because people want to use those lighter than marked Caps.

[daniel327]

I hate using those A frames at the gym. Takes much more effort to get the weights on and off the rack.

You wouldn't want to have to exert yourself at a gym

[Domicron]

You wouldn't want to have to exert yourself at a gym

the annoyance is high. when the solution is so freaking simple: just use smaller diameter pegs

[a7stringkilla]

I dont even look anything like my avi anymore Dom. I buzzed my head, so now I look like a straight thug! BUT, Im a super nice guy, so once I start interacting, people love me!

And I actually had a pretty good back and forth with the owner of the home before I went up, so things were kinda cool by the time I went up there, and it was just by luck too that I got that thing.

I saw the ad when it was only a couple of hours old, and it was for free, he was wanting to give it away to a non-profit. I emailed him and asked if he would consider selling it, and he said yes, for 500 bucks. I was like "Holy Sh!t"! He said he needed it out of there by that Saturday because he had new equipment being delivered, and I told him Id be there for sure Thursday to get it. After I told him that, he deleted the ad, so no one else got a chance to snag it from me.
He sent me a text the next day saying he had the B-177 that he'll sell for 125 bucks, and I said "Sold"! It was all too easy, and then I got there and realized what I was in store for!

The guy wasnt even there, it was his wife that was there. At one point she said she had to go somewhere, and if she could trust me in their house. Based on the area they lived in and their property, Id assume they were pretty loaded and had cameras everywhere, not that I would have done anything otherwise. I was extremely careful not to harm anything, which of course made things more difficult. It sucked at the time, but now its a bit of a funny story.

[CliveWarren]

I bought a Nautilus 2st pullover with 200lb stack today. Price was around tree-fiddy.

I had a chance to demo it, before having dismantle it to bring home. So no pictures. It wasn't assembled correctly, as it had a couple spare pulleys. The kevlar belts were frayed and the footbar was lost. No plastic side covers either. The frame and upholstery are in very good shape.

It doesn't take too much space, so I think it will be ideal for my gym. So it looks like a mini restoration project is in order.

This is the model:

[HomeGymHungry]

I dont even look anything like my avi anymore Dom. I buzzed my head, so now I look like a straight thug! BUT, Im a super nice guy, so once I start interacting, people love me!

And I actually had a pretty good back and forth with the owner of the home before I went up, so things were kinda cool by the time I went up there, and it was just by luck too that I got that thing.

I saw the ad when it was only a couple of hours old, and it was for free, he was wanting to give it away to a non-profit. I emailed him and asked if he would consider selling it, and he said yes, for 500 bucks. I was like "Holy Sh!t"! He said he needed it out of there by that Saturday because he had new equipment being delivered, and I told him Id be there for sure Thursday to get it. After I told him that, he deleted the ad, so no one else got a chance to snag it from me.
He sent me a text the next day saying he had the B-177 that he'll sell for 125 bucks, and I said "Sold"! It was all too easy, and then I got there and realized what I was in store for!

The guy wasnt even there, it was his wife that was there. At one point she said she had to go somewhere, and if she could trust me in their house. Based on the area they lived in and their property, Id assume they were pretty loaded and had cameras everywhere, not that I would have done anything otherwise. I was extremely careful not to harm anything, which of course made things more difficult. It sucked at the time, but now its a bit of a funny story.

Nice score!!! Was this in sf Craigslist? I live in the east bay and keep checking for quality like that. Great job!

[hockeyplayer45]

Anyone have any info on Schisler plates?

Is $0.50/lb a decent price for these?

The plates I currently have are Fitness Gear from DSG. I'm looking to upgrade.

[urbanlifter]

There are a few different looking Schisler plates. Some with an old school Eagle design, some with both LB and KG markings, and others that generally look more plain and boring IMO. I had the plain Schilser, and I wouldn't consider them an upgrade from Fitness Gear necessarily, but for $0.50lb it's not a bad deal. The change plates may be marked 'Olympia' and were decent looking deep dish, the 45's had sharp edges that I had to grind down because you could almost shave with them LOL. Any pictures?

[hockeyplayer45]

There are a few different looking Schisler plates. Some with an old school Eagle design, some with both LB and KG markings, and others that generally look more plain and boring IMO. I had the plain Schilser, and I wouldn't consider them an upgrade from Fitness Gear necessarily, but for $0.50lb it's not a bad deal. The change plates may be marked 'Olympia' and were decent looking deep dish, the 45's had sharp edges that I had to grind down because you could almost shave with them LOL. Any pictures?