Anybody here with a CF475 Power rack able to do me a favour?

Just popped home from work to take delivery of:

245KG of plates
7ft 450KG rated Oly Bar - I was worried as this was cheap the ends wouldn'y have bearings/spin and would be fixed but this isn't the case :)
Bodysolid Olympic weights tree
6ft x 4ft rubber matting
Narrow grip cable attatchment handle.

Came on 2 pallets double stacked :eek:

The rubber matting weighs around 45KG and is insanely akward to carry! I'll have fun cutting that up later!

And I moved my split about so that today is my leg day! So I get to finally use it all later! \o/:D
 
Dear jesus that matting really is very akward and heavy to carry!

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Very impressed with the BodySolid Weights tree. Total bargain at £72, absolutley solid and you can shift the posts to the left or right as you need. No wobble at all, even with 245KG on it!

Matting, again very impressed, absolutley zero flex on it, obviously bends but is still almost sold so VERY heavy duty! So should do a good job of protecting those tiles. Not bad for £59 for a 6 x 4ft sheet. Used the worlds nastiest & cheapest hack saw to cut it, which worked quite well. Also ate through the steel on the powercage pritty well last week too actually!

Impressed with the finish & quality of the plates, all to a high standard considering they are what I'd call budget plates. Gloss finish isn't exactly the same on them all but is still very good and I didn't buy them for the aesthetics or cosmetics! Paid £1.4 per KG which isn't bad at all for new plates!

The bar has some serious knurling on it, got a feeling that's going to callus my traps/rear delts up somewhat! :p As mentioned earlier both ends have bearing so will spin, though could do with an oiling I think.

Overall I'm a happy chappy, leg session in half an hour :D:D:D:D
 
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Was a rather large investment if I'm honnest!

The Rack, Dip Bars & Resistance bands were £330 odd, Weights tree was £70, Matting was £60, Cable attatchment was £15, 185KG of weights was around £285, then another 80KG was best part of £120 and because of the fluff up with power house the pulley attatchment which hasnt arrived (which is for use when I move out) was another £60. Not far off a grand :eek:

Though it can be done for quite a lot less if you didnt have a weights tree, dip bars, bands, matting, cable attatchment & more than enough weight!
 
Psycho Sonny said:
huh? doesn't that override the purpose of a power rack, if you use dumbells they cant get caught on anything, you could use a swiss ball and dumbells anywhere there is no need for a rack in that setup, all you would need is some mats for floor protection
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That comment was to benny specifically as he does not have the need or space for heavy benching at home.
 
As mentioned in the GymRatz thread again my bench & leg ext/curl arrived today. For the meantime it's living in my bedroom. Which means trekking some plates upstairs! However in the new year I'm going to convince mum to finally throw those fricking carpets out and this can live out the back with the powercage! Took advantage of the 25% off at powerhouse fitness :)

Lots of snaps. It's a 'Bodycraft F602 Deluxe' And I'll pop the word 'review' in here so this comes up in google for anyone looking for a review :p

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Initial thoughts:

Decent build quality, feels very sturdy. Pad widths are good, doesn't constrict the arms coming back and isn't too soft or too hard. I imagine it will soften slightly with time. As you can see you don't quite get a vertical incline but this is good enough. If I want a vertical incline I'll sit on it sideways and do stuff without a backrest, or standing. It does have wheels on the far end so you can move it easily. The height/length of the pads are good supporting your head/neck well.

When I eventually move out/have space to use my cage properly: I have no idea what this is rated upto but I imagine it's good for 250-300KG. I doubt it'll see much more than 200-220KG outside of a cage so should have spotter bars there should it collapse.

The leg attatchment isn't bad at all. Height adjustable. The horn will take standard plates, olympic ones slide about a bit durling leg curls but it's no biggie. Can fit about 5 full thickness cast iron plates, my 20's are the same thickness as my 10's. I will probaly take it to a metal works and get them to weld a larger one on in the future. It could also do with some wider bars for the rollers as my thighs are quite large and so is my regular stance. When doing a few curls earlier the rollers were digging in to my thighs abit but currently got some DOMS in them. Can always modify a bit of 18" MDF to lay across it to give a flat platform to spread even pressure on the thighs.

Quite happy with. Will post some more detailed thoughts are a few uses. Back squats, front squats, Deadlifts and SLDL in the passageway and then upstairs (if I can make it up them!) to finish off with some ext/curl :cool:
 
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BennyC said:
Dear jesus that matting really is very akward and heavy to carry!

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Matting, again very impressed, absolutley zero flex on it, obviously bends but is still almost sold so VERY heavy duty! So should do a good job of protecting those tiles. Not bad for £59 for a 6 x 4ft sheet.
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Hi Benny,

That mat looks really thick? - could I ask where you got it from please?
 
I got my CF475 built on sunday, its a really good bit of kit, only problem is my barbell doesnt fit :eek: does anyone spec me a barbell that would fit the rack and also fit existing weights? they are not the Olympic ones, just standard golds gym and tescos ones
 
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Sorry to bump up an old thread....

Was just wondering if somebody with this cage could do me a favour and measure the height of the cage with the lat attachment? My finger is hovering over the 'buy' button but my garage ceiling is 227cm... It's going to be a squeeze.

I was also considering mounting the chin up bar upside down. It'd me a bit more head room when using the bar. I'm 5'7"... Would I need to mind my head? ;)

Thanks in advance everyone.
 
leebo87 said:
Was just wondering if somebody with this cage could do me a favour and measure the height of the cage with the lat attachment? My finger is hovering over the 'buy' button
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Might just be my own experience, but I'd personally advise against the lat attachment. The rack itself is great, but the pulley wheels on the lat attachment are made out of paper and will break within months. The bearings literally just pop out as they can't handle the load. I'm on my third set of pulley wheels that they sent out as replacements, and now I've just stopped using the lat attachment until I can source and buy some third party heavy-duty pulley wheels.
 
Sorry to hear about your experience with the pulley wheels - I'll keep a close eye on them. Pretty set on it as it comes with the package and I don't have the room for a similar machine.

There's a really good set of videos on YouTube by a guy named Dan who has the same cage. He's posted one about making a few adjustments to the lat pull down, might be worth checking out.

Cheers, Lee
 
Added the lat tower to mine around Christmas, I use it all the time with no issues at all. Maybe they have made changes?

All I have done is grease the runners with synthetic PTFE grease.
 
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