'Look What I Bought Today!' - Part Deux

[RestoringTally]

It was a FB one. I contacted them about 15 mins after it posted, just lucky I was having a lazy Sunday. Oddly, they tried to talk me out of getting it at first, since they were "too far away". If only they understood what we'll go through to get some of these things.

If people understood what we would do to buy some of these things, they would raise the price! Cannot let that happen.

[murphyreedus]

It was a FB one. I contacted them about 15 mins after it posted, just lucky I was having a lazy Sunday. Oddly, they tried to talk me out of getting it at first, since they were "too far away". If only they understood what we'll go through to get some of these things.

I do watch FB, but anything semi-desirable tends to go FAST if it's not at a dreamer price. As for 40 minutes being too far, that does seem odd...it's on the buyer to decide if a distance is reasonable, not the seller. Heck, it takes me at least 25 minutes to get to most places in the local area.

Made a few pickups lately:

Champs speed collars. Not nearly as nice as my York collars, but I won't feel as bad if these rust when I use them outside for strongman stuff in the rain. Wouldn't mind finding another cheap pair:




Parabody 813 power tower. Was cheap and is just as stable as the BFS power tower I used to have, with a smaller form factor:



Last but not least, 1/2 of my Titan reverse hyper. Final box arrives tomorrow. Based on the pieces that have arrived so far, this is probably the nicest Titan product I've seen for fit and finish, and was actually well packaged (I'd call it a solid 5 on the Mech6 1-10 packaging protection scale, with 10 being "buy lifetime supply of bubble wrap, get free monolift attachments"). Hopefully the complete product doesn't let me down, but I think it won't be hard to offload and cut my losses if it does:

[Cleveland33]

I can kinda get it.

I have had people selling old York stuff think it's weird that I am willing to drive an hour for it - in general I try not to tell people where I am, just agree to be somewhere at a certain time.

On the flip side, I have noticed that guys coming farther - like an hour or a little more are more often squirrelly - get a lot of the "I got held up, can't make it" I won't discourage them from it, but I am not going out of my way to make it easier on them

[gym62richard]

And if you ever wondered what arguably the two best benches in the world (according to some) looked like next to each other: (Please ignore the scraps of magic eraser, I forgot to sweep them up before I took the picture)

Seriously good pick up.

[jdforsy]

Picked this Ohio Deadlift bar up on Friday for $125. There is a bit of pitting in a small portion of one sleeve but overall it’s in pretty good shape. Gave it a good scrubbing with some 3 in 1 tonight and I’ll take it down stairs tomorrow morning for a proper Deadlift session. The knurling isn’t messing around haha

[EricAtl]

Picked this Ohio Deadlift bar up on Friday for $125. There is a bit of pitting in a small portion of one sleeve but overall it’s in pretty good shape. Gave it a good scrubbing with some 3 in 1 tonight and I’ll take it down stairs tomorrow morning for a proper Deadlift session. The knurling isn’t messing around haha

Nice pick up. On spread.

[matrix563]

some recent pickups. kept the chunk weights and 120 pins from an ironmaster pickup. i think one of my kb handles had plates so i can make 165 and 70 lb dumbbell pairs
i already had an extra set of handles i got from pias for 50

got the york stands for cheap. they were originally free but the reseller didnt want much. got him to take off 20% ;-). came with the curl bar collars and a few york standard plates.

got the 15 lb globe for 35 shipped. supposed to be 15 lb even but its 15 lb 12 oz.

im up to 200 lbs of globes now for $165. not bad i suppose.

[Bench905]

Rogue Stainless Ohio Power Bar from the Boneyard

[murphyreedus]

Ok, this thing is a tank. No complaints so far; will report back on Titan HIV test results.

[krlafont]

A little something for the wife. Now lets see how this Chinese crap holds up

[C123C]

Picked this Ohio Deadlift bar up on Friday for $125. There is a bit of pitting in a small portion of one sleeve but overall it’s in pretty good shape. Gave it a good scrubbing with some 3 in 1 tonight and I’ll take it down stairs tomorrow morning for a proper Deadlift session. The knurling isn’t messing around haha

Very nice. I may consider adding one of these.

[vhd16]

Cross post for YBBC-II thread. The one on the right is what I got






Also got these hitch pins from TSC to store my Crep SSB. Thanks to Jason. They are perfect for bar storage . Powder coated and relatively cheap.

Might get one more pair . So that I don't have move the bars in and out of rack .



https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...h?cm_vc=-10005











Crep SSB on the pins.

[Hallowedlunch]

Ok, this thing is a tank. No complaints so far; will report back on Titan HIV test results.

Nice!
P.S...as a side note, d@mmit quit posting that York bar!

[murphyreedus]

Nice!
P.S...as a side note, d@mmit quit posting that York bar!

Haha, maybe I'll get some new pictures of the bar on top of a case of Mountain Dew.

[thejosef]

A little something for the wife. Now lets see how this Chinese crap holds up

Nice. I alllllmost bought a few Rep med balls, but opted for Rogue for 3x the price. Hope the Rep one holds up for ya.

[krlafont]

Nice. I alllllmost bought a few Rep med balls, but opted for Rogue for 3x the price. Hope the Rep one holds up for ya.

Ha ha... now that I have both in hand, the rogue ball is clearly better... Especially if using for wall ball work.

[MGM711]

Ok, this thing is a tank. No complaints so far; will report back on Titan HIV test results.

Have you used a Westside Pro or Rogue RH before this one? I'm just curious for a comparative. One thing that always jumps out to me is that the weight tubes seem to be positioned higher on the pendulum relative to the floor than normal, and this obviously would change center of gravity of the pendulum which obviously changes how the movement feels. I wonder if that was one of their ways around the patent? Curious to hear more real user feedback because so far, the info that has come out on this Titan RH seems to be suspicious.

[murphyreedus]

Have you used a Westside Pro or Rogue RH before this one? I'm just curious for a comparative. One thing that always jumps out to me is that the weight tubes seem to be positioned higher on the pendulum relative to the floor than normal, and this obviously would change center of gravity of the pendulum which obviously changes how the movement feels. I wonder if that was one of their ways around the patent? Curious to hear more real user feedback because so far, the info that has come out on this Titan RH seems to be suspicious.

What is the height from the floor on the WS or Rogue units? I haven't used either of those models. The closest I've come is playing with a Dynamic model in the showroom. I'll measure the Titan when I get some time. If the GarageGyms guy can be believed, the Titan and Rogue dimensions were "pretty close", but he didn't give exact numbers.

[MGM711]

What is the height from the floor on the WS or Rogue units? I haven't used either of those models. The closest I've come is playing with a Dynamic model in the showroom. I'll measure the Titan when I get some time. If the GarageGyms guy can be believed, the Titan and Rogue dimensions were "pretty close", but he didn't give exact numbers.

I think Coop from GGR was basically saying the footprint/floorspace of the two was about the same, but not sure about the height of the tubes specifically relative to the floor. I'll have to take a look at mine when I get home to see how far the tubes are from the floor.

[murphyreedus]

I think Coop from GGR was basically saying the footprint/floorspace of the two was about the same, but not sure about the height of the tubes specifically relative to the floor. I'll have to take a look at mine when I get home to see how far the tubes are from the floor.

The video showed him measuring the pendulum depth and length IRRC (because he said that WS told him that the Titan design was "dangerous"), but we may as well do some independent research. I'll measure when I lift tonight and report back.

[murphyreedus]

The video showed him measuring the pendulum depth and length IRRC (because he said that WS told him that the Titan design was "dangerous"), but we may as well do some independent research. I'll measure when I lift tonight and report back.

I wrote down:

Floor to bottom of pendulum: 10.25"
Floor to center of weight horn: 12.75"

I forgot to write down height from floor to bottom of the frame, but I think it was around 40".

[MGM711]

I wrote down:

Floor to bottom of pendulum: 10.25"
Floor to center of weight horn: 12.75"

I forgot to write down height from floor to bottom of the frame, but I think it was around 40".

My Westside Pro RH is roughly 8.5 inches off the floor, so 12.75 inches confirms what I've thought. 4 inches on a 40 inch pendulum is a 10% difference, I'd say that's pretty significant. I'd assume that the shorter distance of the Titan wouldn't be a factor if one is shorter, but I'd think the center of gravity shift would be more signifiant with someone larger.

[murphyreedus]

My Westside Pro RH is roughly 8.5 inches off the floor, so 12.75 inches confirms what I've thought. 4 inches on a 40 inch pendulum is a 10% difference, I'd say that's pretty significant. I'd assume that the shorter distance of the Titan wouldn't be a factor if one is shorter, but I'd think the center of gravity shift would be more signifiant with someone larger.

8.5" height to on center of the the weight horn? Rogue's RH pictures show 45 pound plates at least a few inches off the ground. 8.5" on center would leave less than an inch of clearance on a standard 45. Maybe Rogue's height is different?

[MGM711]

8.5" height to on center of the the weight horn? Rogue's RH pictures show 45 pound plates at least a few inches off the ground. 8.5" on center would leave less than an inch of clearance on a standard 45. Maybe Rogue's height is different?

The Legend Westside Pro that I have seemed to sit a touch lower than the Rogue from memory. My personal RH is sitting on a 4x4 runner (came out of the 49ers weight room and this particular one was dedicated for the big guys), so I'm just approximating the distance. It's possible that it's more like 9 or 9.25, but still, that's still a big difference.

[Mech6]

My Westside Pro RH is roughly 8.5 inches off the floor,

How can it take 45s then? Must be a tad higher than that, no?

Edit: saw answer above, nevermind.

[murphyreedus]

The Legend Westside Pro that I have seemed to sit a touch lower than the Rogue from memory. My personal RH is sitting on a 4x4 runner (came out of the 49ers weight room and this particular one was dedicated for the big guys), so I'm just approximating the distance. It's possible that it's more like 9 or 9.25, but still, that's still a big difference.

I've often heard that a few extra inches is a big deal.

[mrcheeze36]

I've often heard that a few extra inches is a big deal.

twss

[matrix563]

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[ffrink]

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Nice looking collection of smalls.

On spread as usual.

[Asjogren]

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Wow, those are cool. Nice pick up